Is it a good choice to...

I see alot about a website called worthopedia to look up values of antiques. I also see a hefty (I think) price of membership for a year. Is it worth it (no pun intended)?. Are there any other sites that are better than this that anyone uses?

 

Not worth paying for. Their information is not accurate. Often the highest bids were never actually transacted - not paid for. I've never found a list that is worth anything.

 

A lot of results can be found on ebay sold listings.

 

I know ebay had an option for sold listings that was given to its power sellers. I understand what you mean by Terry. Thanks for the tips.

 

Anyone can search Sold listings - just click on "Advanced" next to the search field - then you can select "Sold Listings" under the search bar.

 

I was just starting to write something about that!

 

Ok I was thinking of the marketplace research option with Ebay. That you have to pay for.

 

I would not pay a lot of attention to any 'market research ebay might have in the antiques field. They may know a lot about cell phones or soap bars, but I sincerely doubt they have any search model than can tell a replica from a genuine item, or maybe they'd allot it to look over the coin listings, which are littered with Chinese fakes.
Typically a pair of antique opera glasses can fetch from $20 to $500, ebay would probably add up all prices, divide and say that opera glasses are worth $100.

Only a human can say which are common, routine examples, which are better than average and which are really finest kind.

Sold listings are the best guide, but it is from helpful to essential to have the correct item name or terminology to search for and some idea of what makes one set better than another.

There is no real substitute for experience.

 

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