Stories from the field, notes from the trade.
Practical playbooks, case studies, and field notes from scouts, resellers, and the Value Scout team.
Featured storyValue Scout vs. Google Lens: Which app is better for finding an item's value?
Google Lens is excellent at identification. Value Scout is built to help you decide whether to buy, how to price, and what it will actually sell for.
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Reseller storyJun 24, 20269 min readHow learning Fair Market Value helped me build a $200,000/month eBay business.
I didn't grow my eBay business by finding better inventory. I grew it by learning how to value inventory — and that started the day I began using Value Scout.
By The Value Scout TeamRead → - 02
GuideJun 24, 20267 min readWhat is Value Scout? The AI app that tells you what anything is worth.
An AI-powered valuation and resale research app that identifies items, estimates fair market value, and surfaces recently sold comps — in seconds.
By The Value Scout TeamRead → - 03
Case studyJun 03, 20267 min readFrom flea market vase to $2,840 Han Dynasty jar: why valuable items get missed every day.
Hundreds of shoppers walked past the same jar. One person didn't — and walked away with a remarkable find. The difference wasn't luck. It was information.
By The Value Scout TeamRead → - 04
Field notesJun 18, 20266 min readIs grandma's bag actually worth something?
Every year, countless vintage handbags get donated or tossed for a fraction of their true value. Here's how to tell what you actually have before you let it go.
By Devon ParkRead → - 05
The huntJun 11, 20268 min readSource smarter at every estate sale.
How professional resellers sweep a shelf in two minutes — the pattern recognition, the price gut, and the tools that make it repeatable.
By Jules AhnRead → - 06
PlaybookJun 24, 20267 min readWhy Fair Market Value matters more than asking price.
Asking prices are wishes. Sold comps are facts. Here's how professional resellers separate the two — and price like the market, not the listing.
By The Value Scout TeamRead → - 07PlaybookJun 24, 20268 min read
Fair Market Value is where the money is made.
The best resellers aren't hunting for valuable items — they're hunting for mispriced ones. The difference is Fair Market Value.
By The Value Scout TeamRead →