Pricing from a photo
Identification is only half the job. These guides cover what a photo can tell you about value, where identification tools stop short, and how to get from a picture of a thing to what it actually sells for.
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 →Can an AI app tell you what something is worth?
It can tell you what the thing is. Whether it can price it depends on whether the number came from a real completed sale or from a model’s impression of one, and most apps will not show you which.
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.
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