Guides
Practical, specific answers to the questions people actually have before they price something: what to charge at a garage sale, why an asking price isn't a real price, how to find what your stuff is actually worth, and what the condition grades mean. No fluff, just what to do.
Selling & pricing basics →
What to charge, what a real price is, and how condition moves it.
How to price garage sale items
What to charge so things actually sell, not sit on the table all day.
Read the guide →Sold price vs. asking price: which one is real?
Why the number on an active listing and the number a buyer actually paid are two different things.
Read the guide →Item condition grades, explained
New, open box, refurbished, pre-owned, for parts — and how each one moves the price.
Read the guide →Thrifting to flip: how to spot a find worth buying
Not every underpriced thrift find is a good flip. Check what it actually resells for before you check the price tag.
Read the guide →Pricing an estate sale when nothing has a tag
Estate sales price hundreds of items at once, and grief or nostalgia makes a bad pricing guide. How to price by what things actually sell for.
Read the guide →Appraisal vs price check: what's the difference
An appraisal is a formal opinion of value. A price check is what similar items actually sold for. They are not interchangeable.
Read the guide →How to sell used items for more
The listing decisions that move the price once the item is already in your hands: photos, titles, flaws, completeness, and the number itself.
Read the guide →What it's worth, by category →
The marks, variants and flaws that decide real value, one category at a time.
How to tell if your cast iron is valuable
Griswold and Wagner marks, gate marks, and the condition flaws that separate collectible from ordinary.
Read the guide →Vintage Pyrex patterns worth money
How pattern names, rare colorways, and print condition decide what a piece is actually worth.
Read the guide →What old film cameras actually sell for
Why a working shutter and a clean lens matter more than a shiny body.
Read the guide →What vintage audio is actually worth
One-minute tells that separate valuable vintage receivers and turntables from the lookalikes: the flywheel test, the bounce test, and what condition matters.
Read the guide →How to spot a valuable film camera
The physical tells you can read from two feet away: the roofline, the viewfinder windows, whether the lens comes off, and whether it fires without a battery.
Read the guide →Pricing from a photo →
What a photo can tell you about value, what it can’t, and how to close the gap.
How to find out what your stuff is worth
Identify the exact thing, find what it sold for, and take the median — not the best case.
Read the guide →Why Google Lens can identify it but not price it
Lens can tell you what an item is. It can't tell you what it's worth, and identification is only half the job.
Read the guide →Why a barcode won't price a used item
A barcode looks up a product, not a condition or a market. Why the same code returns the same number for a mint item and a wrecked one.
Read the guide →Apps & tools compared →
Where to sell, where to research value, and which app actually fits what you have.
Best reselling apps in 2026
An honest comparison of where to sell — eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Mercari, Poshmark, Depop, Whatnot, OfferUp — plus the research tools that tell you what to charge before you list.
Read the guide →eBay vs Mercari vs Poshmark: which to sell on
A decision guide by item type: which of the big three actually fits electronics, everyday goods, and fashion — and why the answer changes with what you have.
Read the guide →Best apps to find out what something is worth
The tools that answer "what is this worth" before you list: sold-comp lookups, Google Lens for ID, and Price×Point for a real number. What each is good at, honestly.
Read the guide →Which selling apps price your item for you
eBay, Mercari, Poshmark, Depop, Vinted and Whatnot will all suggest a number when you list. What each suggestion is built from, and when to override it.
Read the guide →Looking for one specific item?
The guides above are the method. If you already know what you have, we also publish what particular items actually sold for — the median, the range, and every completed sale behind it with a date and a link.