Invaluable.com
Powered by Thesaurus and located in the UK, Invaluable.com's unique auction search service locates antiques and collectibles coming up for auction at over 650 of the world's traditional and on-line auction houses. No item is too great or to small, be it a Picasso, a Rolex or the latest Pokemon, you won't ever miss out again when the item you are seeking will be offered at auction. With over 20,000 items added to the database daily, users can subscribe to an automated daily search service.
Users can also browse through Invaluable's collector channels, each one dedicated to the various fields of collecting, providing the latest news and reviews, features, recent significant sales results and forthcoming auctions. You will find useful tips on a variety of topics, for example, how to identify items, and how to distinguish factories, makers, and producers.
Invaluable Finder is only part of the services the company offers. Invaluable Protector enables professionals and private collectors to protect their most valuable items, pre-loss, or recover them, post-loss. For a small annual subscription, Invaluable Protector allows users to create a confidential record of all their valuables, either within a secure online environment or as a simple hardcopy file. In the event that any items are stolen, records are transferred to the stolen items database a short time after notification.
Daily searches are made against all new items on the auction lot database and any matches passed directly to the police. In addition, details of the stolen items are sent to Interpol, The FBI, insurance companies, auction houses, dealers, museums, sections of the press and the heritage sector via Invaluable Magazine and the Invaluable website.
Invaluable's recognized successes in the protection and recovery area stem from the expertise of its art recovery unit which is comprised of three senior ranking ex-police officers. Dick Ellis, the former head of Scotland Yard's Fine Art Squad, leads the team and they are in continual contact with law enforcement agencies around the world and often support the police by attending raids. Over the past six years, it is estimated that the company has aided in the recovery of over 50 million worth of stolen items.
Recovered: Edvard Munch's "The Scream"
