Price the items that matter before the sale
Most of a house can be priced from experience. The few pieces that might be worth real money deserve evidence. Run them through Lotbook to see comparable auction sales with dates, hammer prices and source links, export the CSV into your pricing sheet, and hand the family a PDF that shows where your numbers came from.
Not for: Families with one inherited object. Send them to the inherited-objects guide or a signed report instead.
How it fits your sale. Walk-through: Photograph the pieces you are unsure about: signed art, silver, jewelry, studio pottery, anything with a maker’s mark. Pricing: Compare each piece against dated auction results and export the CSV straight into your pricing sheet. Client handoff: Give the heirs or the executor a PDF of the evidence, so the price conversation starts from sales rather than opinion.
What each Lotbook case contains. Comparable auction sales: Each comparable shows its sale date, price, auction house and a link to the source listing. Prices stay in the source currency, and the price basis (hammer or with premium) is shown when the source records it. Match notes and limitations: Notes say why each sale was kept, and the packet states what the set cannot support, such as a thin market or a weak match. Charts you can export: Price and sales-over-time charts export as PNG, SVG, PDF or CSV. Enter your own figure to see where it sits among the sales. A PDF workfile: Every case produces a PDF workfile with the comparables, charts, notes and limitations. A saved research trail: Photos, notes and evidence stay on one case, so you can come back to it without starting over.
How it works. 1. Upload: Add photos of the object, plus maker, marks, size or provenance notes when you have them. 2. Review: Read the comparable sales, match notes and limitations. Keep what fits and set aside what does not. 3. Use: Export the charts or CSV, and keep the PDF workfile with the job.
When a client needs a signed report. Some families need a signed appraisal for records, division or insurance. Lotbook does not provide one. Send them to the $59 Standard Appraisal: they upload photos and receive a signed report.
Start free. The preview is anonymous and does not use a report credit. The 7-day trial includes 1 report and needs no card.
Limits. Lotbook is research. It does not sign, certify or state a value conclusion for you. Lotbook organizes the market evidence you choose to keep; you remain responsible for your report, your price and the standards that apply to them. Every comparable shows its sale date. Check how current the set is before you rely on it. Lot images are not always shown. Open the source link to see the original listing.
Questions
Is this an estate appraisal?
No. Lotbook is pricing research for your team and does not produce a signed appraisal. When an executor, attorney or insurer needs a signed report, use the $59 Standard Appraisal.
Can I export results to my pricing spreadsheet?
Yes. Charts and the comparable set export as CSV, and charts also export as PNG, SVG and PDF.
How do I know whether a sale is too old to use?
Every comparable shows its sale date. Check the dates before you price; an older sale is a weaker guide in a market that has moved.
How many items can I run?
The preview is anonymous and does not use a report credit. The 7-day trial includes 1 report and needs no card. After the trial, Core includes 100 Lotbook reports a month and Growth includes 1,000. Both can be billed monthly or annually; current prices are on the plans page.
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