ValueMyStuffReviews 853

I am a grandmother who just moved out of California where I was born. I am downsizing and am giving a lot of family treasures (sterling silver, Chinese, African, and American Indian art pieces, original paintings, limited edition prints, antique furniture, both English, French and early American) to members of my family. It is important to know the value of my "STUFF" to make my gifting fair and for shipping insurance fees. Also, what I chose to keep needs to be insured, not only for my protection, but for future distribution.

So far I have had 16 evaluations done out of the twenty purchased. I plan to get another ten or more, depending on what I decide is necessary as I unpack. To date, I must say that I have been more than presently surprised with the evaluations and the explanations as to how they are based on auction value and second market sales. All my questions were answered immediately, professionally and with patience so that I clearly understood their answers and explanations.

To date, all my correspondence has been with Ruth. She has been totally accommodating, caring and exceedingly friendly and knowledgeable, and right from the beginning she has encouraged me to ask questions and to share my thoughts. I am grateful for the friendly and professional way I have been treated. I am happy to highly recommend the service provided by "Value My Stuff".

I am just beginning what I feel will be a beautiful friendship with ValueMyStuff. As the current keeper of the family chattels, I was feeling more than a bit bogged down by possessions I have inherited, but am not sure I want. Finally, the ghost of Wm. Morris whispered in my ear, "Useful... beautiful..." and I am now able to let some things go. But I needed to know more about everything I was parting with and that's where ValueMyStuff came in. I have had two quite diverse valuations so far, both family pieces--a cut glass pitcher and a 19th c. Painting--about which I knew little, other than family lore and some interwebtubes searches. I am so pleased with the results from the ValueMyStuff specialists. Right away, I was relieved not to be laughed at, for my "facts" about both pieces were a bit fanciful. VMS experts diplomatically corrected my misconceptions and gave me history, proper facts, and practical advice on both pieces. I feel empowered now to make the correct decisions for the future of these items. This is a terrific service (fast, polite, and they do what they say they will) and I'll be using it more often as I dig myself out from under All My Stuff!

I needed a valuation on a vintage guitar and could not find anybody locally with the requisite knowledge.
I was wary of using an online company but
ValueMyStuff has exceeded all expectations.
After sending a dozen photos and a short description of the guitar (the website is very easy to use) I received a report of the history of the guitar (with a pdf download) and a lower and upper estimate of the auction value within the 48 hours stated.
All at a very affordable charge.
They are currently looking into possible ways for me to sell the guitar in my area -
A welcome bonus I didn't expect.
ValueMyStuff is 5 star ++

I always debate whether I can list an item for sale without an appraisal... I never get it right on my own. I just found some jewelry that I couldn't find anywhere to compare but was going to guess at what I thought it might be worth. I found out I was way off on just what it was... and way off on how much I thought it was worth. I am glad I got them appraised... as I would have looked so unprofessional listing them as I had planned and for too high a price.

**note to whoever sees this. I have a real hard time putting out a new review. It keeps updating an old review with old photos. I had to go in and delete the previous reviews photos to match the new review. Shoudn't have to keep doing this unless you are only allowed to leave one review.

I have always wondered about a little wooden shoe that I found during the remodel of our old farmhouse. It must have fallen between the walls that were made up of plaster and lath. My facebook group told me it was an old snuff box. After looking at other photos of snuff boxes, I decided to have experts tell me what it was. I was very happy to find out it was a late 19th century pin cushion, without the pin cushion. In their report, they also gave a fascinating history of pin cushions, including why so many are shaped like tomatoes! I have recommended their service to my FB group for items they simply cannot identify. Thank you so much!

I have used this service multiple times to evaluate my collection for insurance purposes, and also to appraise potential additions. Not only is the service very fast, the information and comments from these experts is above and beyond what you'd expect for the cost involved. Also, the customer service is super. I recommend this one of a kind service to anyone who needs to value an existing collection or get an appraisal for potential buying / bidding purposes.

I submitted a few photos of a rug my parents gave me and they got back to me within a day or two with detailed explanations of the origin based on the patterns, colors, etc. I even followed up with an extra question and they responded within the day to that as well. Ruth was very nice--I highly recommend working with them.