Worthpoint...worth it?

[TreasureHunters]

for $20 a month, anyone here subscribed and actually use it? Is it worth it? Thanks

 

[vpnavy]

I have considered it but I can't get past the fact that they gathered the value off the internet and want to charge for it. Yea, I am sure it is worth it but I find just about everything on EBay and other Google search results.

Anyway - here are a few discussions on its value...

Is it worth having a Worthpoint subscription? (Jan 01, 2014, 02:18 PM)

Does anyone here actually use Worthpoint for research? (Jan 04, 2013, 09:21 PM)​

 

[jerseyben]

Based on that logic, Tnet should be $20 per month. Same info available here if you are willing to look.

 

[trdhrdr007]

I can't justify the expense because most of the items I buy to resell are easily researched. However, there are a few items that are valuable that don't come on the market often enough to show up on a regular google/ebay/whatever search. The value of worthpoint is that they archive older auctions that aren't readily available.

 

[gino22]

I don't think a subscription is worth it unless you deal in huge volumes of fairly obscure antiques/art. I have used them a couple of times, since 99% of what Worthpoint gives you that Google can't is old auction values that don't reflect current market conditions, I don't think they add any value that common sense can't. Showing strong WorthPoint auction results might sway a few buyers who are on the fence in face to face situations. I see a lot of booths at the antique market with WP results taped onto their tough to sell items.

My general rule is: if I'm unsure on an item and it's so obscure it can only be looked up on WP, I will pass.