A little expert
in your pocket.
For the things that make you stop and wonder. Photograph it. Find out what it is, what story it carries, and what it honestly is worth.
Some things need
more than a guess.
Sometimes the first answer is only the beginning. WIW tells you what it sees, where it’s unsure, and what to look at next. Have a conversation with your expert and keep exploring until the picture gets clearer.
It identifies what it can
Start with the object in front of you. Here: an 1882 German Lutheran confirmation certificate, read off a single photograph — script, date and all.
It shows what still matters
If a mark, an edition, an inscription or a condition detail could change the answer, it says so rather than pricing past it.
Then you keep exploring
Turn it over. Add a photograph. Share what you know. Ask another question — the answer moves with the evidence.
We started with an object.
Then things got interesting.
Have a conversation with your expert. A question, a second photograph, a mark on the bottom — and the estimate changes.
Start with the object
A multi-figure porcelain sculpture on a wooden base. Recognizable, but the first photograph can’t answer everything that matters.
Your expert knows what to ask
Turn it over. Is there a brand, model number or date? How tall is it? The right details can change the answer.
You send back a clue
A photograph of the underside reveals an inscription, maker information, and another piece of the puzzle.
The estimate gets sharper
Better evidence. Better comps. A narrower range. Keep talking and the answer keeps improving.
Everything on the table.
Estate sales. Flea markets. Antique shops. Garages. Attics. The things worth stopping for — each one a one-page find.
16 on the table, in 7 categories
Curious about the object.
Honest about the money.
Ask for the Full Breakdown and your expert goes to work: real sold comps, buying and selling ranges, condition, edition, notable factors, and the risks that could change the number.
A fascinating object can still be worth very little. WIW will tell you that too.
Watch it think.
A real scan from identification to Full Breakdown. WIW searches the market, checks what actually sold, weighs the details that matter, and builds the answer you see on screen.
Objects with stories.
A prayer book nobody at the sale could read
It started as a $5 prayer book nobody could read. Then other books, stamps, and an inscription pulled us deeper. Piece by piece, the clues began pointing toward a Chaldean priest or someone in that world. The value came last.
Fabric flowers, an embossed oval frame, and a name written in old German script. One handwritten clue changed the whole investigation.
Twenty-one young men, a lettered sweater, an old frame. We’re still working through what can actually be established.
Know what to look for.
Get better at the hunt. Follow your curiosity, learn which details matter, and know when an object deserves a closer look.
All guides →Take the rabbit hole with you.
The interesting stuff never waits until you get home. At the sale, in the shop, or digging through a box — your expert goes with you.
The pages were brittle and the script was unfamiliar. The first answer was a name, not a number.
A little expert
in your pocket.
The next time something makes you stop and wonder, take your expert with you.