WorthPoint is the reference sold-price database for antiques and collectibles, and it costs about $27 a month with no free plan. If you only value a few items a year, or you do not know what you are holding yet, there are cheaper and free ways to get to a number.
Disclosure: this site is Value Identifier, one of the tools compared. We say where it loses, and every other price is from the vendor's own page or App Store listing, checked October 21, 2026.
WorthPoint2/5 rows
$26.99/mo or $249.99/yr
Choose it if you price antiques for a living and need years of sold records.
Value Identifier3/5 rows
Free: 1 scan a day. Web pass $4.99/week or $24.99/year
Choose it if you have a photo and no idea what the item is or whether it is worth anything.
eBay sold listings2/5 rows
Free
Choose it if you know exactly what the item is and it sells on eBay.
| WorthPoint | Value Identifier | eBay sold listings |
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| What it is | Paid sold-price database | AI photo scanner | Filter on eBay search |
| Price | $26.99/mo or $249.99/yr (App Store) | ✓ $4.99/week or $24.99/year; 1 free scan a day | ✓ Free |
| Identify from a photo | No | ✓ Yes | No |
| Real sold prices you can check | ✓ Yes, many sources | Estimate, sources not always shown | ✓ Yes, eBay only |
| History | ✓ Years of auction and marketplace sales | Recent sales | About 90 days |
| Account needed | Yes, paid | ✓ No | No to browse |
Why people look for an alternative
Three reasons: price (All Access is $29.99 a month on the website after a 7-day trial, and the App Store lists the Price Guide at $26.99 a month or $249.99 a year; there is no free plan), the search problem (you need to know the maker, pattern or model to find comparable sales), and the apps, rated 2.1 stars on iPhone and 2.7 on Android. For a dealer, WorthPoint is still worth it. For a one-off attic clean-out, it usually is not.
1. eBay sold listings (free)
On eBay, search the item and tick Sold items in the filters. You see what actually sold recently, with photos and final prices. It is the best free source for anything that trades on eBay, but it only goes back a few months and it does not help if you do not know what to search for. Sellers get more: eBay's Product Research (formerly Terapeak) in Seller Hub shows up to 3 years of eBay sales for free.
2. AI photo scanners
When you do not know what you are holding, start with a photo. Curio (iPhone and Android, 3 free scans, rated 4.8) and Value Identifier (browser, 1 free scan a day) identify the item and estimate a value. PriceSnap works on the web and Android with 3 free scans a day and no sign-up, and a $9.99-a-month Pro plan, and Underpriced AI prices from sold comparables on eBay, Poshmark and Mercari, with a free first scan and plans from $5 a month. All of them are estimates; their own pages say so.
Where Value Identifier fits
Value Identifier is the tool on this site. You take or upload a photo, it identifies the item and returns an estimated value range in dollars, based on recent sold prices the model finds online. It works in the browser with no account: one free scan a day. The web pass is $4.99 a week or $24.99 a year; the iPhone app charges more for the same thing ($6.99 a week or $34.99 a year), so the web is the cheaper way to buy it.
Where it loses: it is an estimate, not a database of sales you can browse, and it does not always show the listings behind a number. Its iPhone app is new, with 12 ratings. Use it to find out quickly whether something is worth a closer look, then check sold listings before you sell anything valuable.
3. Auction house archives
For art, antiques and higher-value pieces, the archives of auction houses and aggregators list hammer prices for past lots. Many show results for free after registration. They are slower to search than WorthPoint but cover the top end of the market well.
Which one to use
- You know what it is and it sells on eBay: eBay sold listings, free.
- You have no idea what it is: an AI scanner first, then sold listings.
- You value items every week: WorthPoint is worth its price.
