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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 6735674, member: 8267"]Welcome, [USER=79739]@Capita[/USER].</p><p>The first step is making sure your objects are correctly identified. That is often what we can help with here. The next step is to look for comparisons - similar objects that have been sold in the past. The internet has made this task much easier than it used to be. There are several websites with records of auction results that you can search for comparisons. Some require you to sign up (for free), while others require a subscription. Ebay is often a good starting point, if you look at completed sales. Here are a couple of other sites:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.icollector.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.icollector.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.icollector.com/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/auction-results" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/auction-results" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/auction-results</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can also search for similar items currently for sale - but you need to remember that these will be asking prices that may not be realized. Records of things that have actually sold will be more useful.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is very important that you compare apples to apples - the closest objects in terms of age, condition, and other factors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 6735674, member: 8267"]Welcome, [USER=79739]@Capita[/USER]. The first step is making sure your objects are correctly identified. That is often what we can help with here. The next step is to look for comparisons - similar objects that have been sold in the past. The internet has made this task much easier than it used to be. There are several websites with records of auction results that you can search for comparisons. Some require you to sign up (for free), while others require a subscription. Ebay is often a good starting point, if you look at completed sales. Here are a couple of other sites: [URL]https://www.invaluable.com/[/URL] [URL]https://www.icollector.com/[/URL] [URL]https://www.liveauctioneers.com/auction-results[/URL] You can also search for similar items currently for sale - but you need to remember that these will be asking prices that may not be realized. Records of things that have actually sold will be more useful. It is very important that you compare apples to apples - the closest objects in terms of age, condition, and other factors.[/QUOTE]
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