On an almost weekly basis, Mearto’s customer support team receives an inquiry from a potential customer with a large collection of related items with the following question: Do I need to purchase an appraisal for every single item in my collection? Fortunately for most, the answer is often no. At […]
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Everything you ever wanted to know about buying and selling at auction
Whether you are new to the world of auctions, or have participated in one before, there is a lot to know. Here are some of the basics of how auctioning works and some information about different kinds of auctions. We’ll also get into the history of auctioning and talk about […]
75 Items You Have at Home that Could be Worth a Fortune
Get a headstart on your spring cleaning and earn some money in the process! Whether you decide to organize your attic or garage, the hunt for buried treasure could be much closer than you imagined. We’ve prepared this definitive list of sometimes surprisingly collectible items that could be in your […]
12 of the Most Unusual Items We Appraised Online in 2020
After the Covid-19 pandemic turned the world upside down, it’s safe to say that 2020 was an unusual year. We all felt the effects of the virus through surreal lockdowns, travel restrictions and homeschooling demands. Fortunately, with our services offered 100% online and our team of specialists already accustomed to […]
23 “Hacks” for Taking Better Photographs of Your Stuff
Do you want Mearto’s fair market valuation of your item to be as accurate as possible? Are you interested in selling something through an auction house or online marketplace like eBay? There’s one important thing that you can and should do to get the most out of your investment in […]
Where to sell your antiques
Where are the antique shops near me? and where can I sell my antiques? Should i sell my antiques online or to a local antique dealer? This is probably the questions you have if you are just discovered something valuable in the attic and want to sell your antiques. Selling […]
What is your antique Singer sewing machine worth?
Antique singer sewing machines is one of the items we keep getting appraisal requests for. Over the last year we had more than 10 machines through our online appraisal system. In this overview of “how to determine the value of your antique singer sewing machine” we will go through each […]
Banksy’s ‘Girl With Balloon’ – A higher post-destruction price is inevitable
For an appraiser, situating a work of art within its historical context is an essential process in establishing value. Naturally, if and when this framework changes, the impact on the artwork’s value can be affected. In a now infamous moment during Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening sale in London last week, […]
ART ÉLYSÉES – 18th-22ND October 2018
ART ÉLYSÉES – ART & DESIGN: A MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR A TIMELESS AND UNIQUE ART AND DESIGN EVENT | 18TH —22ND OCTOBER 2018 — PARIS Art Élysées–Art & Design is one of the major events during the Parisian Art Week, which takes place every year in October, it […]
Chihuly glass for sale
Chihuly began working with glass in 1965 and studied under Harvey Littleton. By 1968 Chihuly earned his Masters of Fine Art from the esteemed Rhode Island School of Design and with a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation grant and a Fulbright Fellowship he apprenticed at Murano glass studios in Venice, Italy. […]