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Philadelphia Fall Home Show Attendees Invited to Visit American Presidential Experience for Collectibles Evalu

By Mary Brenneman on 24 Sep | Wed, 09/24/2008 - 21:17 — Mary Brenneman - Member since Mon, 05/14/2007 - 18:44 comments

ATLANTA, September 24, 2008 - WorthPoint a leading online source for information about art, antiques and collectibles,
is inviting attendees to the upcoming Philadelphia Fall Home Show to stop by the American Presidential Experience exhibit for a collectibles evaluation.
The American Presidential Experience is an exciting addition to the Philadelphia Fall Home Show. It offers visitors an opportunity to experience first-hand the inspiring power of the presidency. Among the highlights, the public can climb aboard a replica of Air Force One or sit behind the desk in the Oval Office display.
Visitors can also receive evaluations of their own political memorabilia collections as well as their art, antiques and collectibles from noted WorthPoint Worthologists Jim Warlick and Thom Pattie. Warlick is an American Presidential memorabilia expert and owns the Political Americana store on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. Pattie has an extensive 40-year background in the appraisal, antiques, and auction industries and is
WorthPoint's Chief Worthologist.

WHO:
Atlanta-based WorthPoint Corp. is an Internet-based data-and-media company that offers a vast database of sales records on art, antiques and collectibles. Founded in 2007, WorthPoint has quickly become the world's largest social network for researching the worth of antiques and collectibles. WorthPoint helps collectors understand the worth of their items and provides expert advice from its team of Worthologists on how to preserve or sell antiques and collectibles.

With 700 exhibits, the Philadelphia Fall Home Show is the largest home event in the area.

WHEN:
September 26, 27, 28th

WHERE:
Philadelphia Fall Home Show Hall A
Pennsylvania Convention Center

Contact:

Dan Greenfield
WorthPoint
Dan.greenfield@worthpoint.com
(404) 549-6979 x9029
(404) 310-0023 cell

WorthPoint Corporation Announces Innovative Advertising Network To Reach the Art, Antiques and Collectibles Market

By Bernard Ferret on 08 Sep | Mon, 09/08/2008 - 18:44 — Bernard Ferret - Member since Mon, 05/14/2007 - 18:44 comments

ATLANTA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- WorthPoint (http://www.worthpoint.com), an Internet-based data-and-media company that offers a vast database of sales records on art, antiques and collectibles, on Monday announced the formation of the Art, Antiques and collectibles Media Network (AACMN).

This first-of-its-kind centralized online media network will help companies, agencies and media buyers market to leading online art, antiques and collectibles Web sites through a single point of contact. Founding members WorthPoint, GoAntiques and TIAS.com believe that the AACMN will provide a unique way to target an upscale, hard-to-reach population with disposable income, as well as a wider middle-income demographic.

The AACMN currently reaches 1.5 million unique visitors per month and is expected to grow rapidly as other businesses join the network.

"The goal of WorthPoint is to help our customers make money," said WorthPoint CEO Will Seippel. "The same is true for the AACMN. Our online network will help advertisers use existing resources to reach fans of art, antiques and collectibles. As our network expands, we anticipate the AACMN will deliver even more value through even greater economies of scale."

"The average GoAntiques user is successful, well educated and has an appreciation for the arts," said Jim Kamnikar, president of GoAntiques. "The AACMN will help advertisers target a highly valued audience."

"Our new partnership with WorthPoint and GoAntiques creates an unprecedented opportunity for advertisers seeking to connect with high-end consumers," said Phillip Davies, president of TIAS.com. "The AACMN does not only benefit merchants, auctioneers and show promoters. Advertisers such as automotive, insurance and pharmaceutical companies can cost effectively target this sought-after audience."

For more information about the AACMN, send inquires to sales@worthpoint.com

About WorthPoint

Atlanta-based WorthPoint Corp. (http://www.worthpoint.com) is an Internet-based data-and-media company that offers a vast database of sales records on art, antiques and collectibles. Founded in 2007, WorthPoint has quickly become the world's largest social network for researching the worth of antiques and collectibles. WorthPoint helps collectors understand the worth of their items and provides expert advice from its team of Worthologists on how to preserve or sell antiques and collectibles.

About TIAS.com

TIAS serves approximately 160,000 unique customers a day. About 510 merchants sell through the TIAS system, listing well more than 600,000 items for sale online. The company has been building e-commerce systems for merchants who sell antiques and collectibles since 1995. Sites affiliated with TIAS.com include CollectorOnline.com, Curioscape.com, Earthling.com and AntiqueArts.com.

About GoAntiques

Founded in 1994, by Kathy Kamnikar as Antique Networking, GoAntiques is the oldest antiques and collectibles site on the Internet. It offers more than 600,000 items from more than 1,300 dealers in 31 countries and the world's largest antiques-and-collectibles price guide, PriceMiner(R). GoAntiques logs nearly a million visits and thousands of transactions each month and has more than 350,000 registered members. WorthPoint recently announced plans to acquire GoAntiques.

News Contact:

WorthPoint Corporation
Steve Johnson
(877) 734-7735 x9019 (O)
(703) 798-5236 (C)
steve.johnson@worthpoint.com

WorthPoint Teams Up with Heritage Auction Galleries

By Bernard Ferret on 03 Sep | Wed, 09/03/2008 - 13:29 — Bernard Ferret - Member since Mon, 05/14/2007 - 18:44 comments

World's Third-largest Auction House Joins WorthPoint, a Social Network and Search Engine for Collectors

ATLANTA, GA, September 2, 2008 -- WorthPoint Corporation, the premier website for art, antiques, and collectibles, announced on Tuesday that Dallas-based Heritage Auction Galleries, the world's largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house, has selected WorthPoint as a data publishing partner.

Under the new agreement, Heritage will provide WorthPoint with upcoming and historical auction data to be published on the WorthPoint website. With information provided by Heritage, WorthPoint is now able to provide more comprehensive data than ever.

"Heritage Auction Galleries is the undisputed Internet leader in its field," said WorthPoint Founder and CEO Will Seippel. "Heritage's nearly 400,000 registered online bidder-members in 164 countries are a testament to the usefulness of its website, its reputation for professional business practices and its vast expertise in the field of art and collectibles."

"WorthPoint's cutting-edge technology, its visionary management team, its roster of 'Worthologists' -- men and women who share an expertise in and a passion for collectibles -- and its planned acquisition of GoAntiques.com, make WorthPoint a perfect partner for us," said Heritage Auction Galleries Co-Chairman Jim Halperin.

About WorthPoint

Atlanta-based WorthPoint Corporation (www.worthpoint.com) is an Internet-based data and media company that offers a vast database of sales records on art, antiques and collectibles. Founded in 2007, WorthPoint has quickly become the world's largest social network for researching the worth of antiques and collectibles. WorthPoint helps collectors understand the worth of their items, and provides expert advice from its team of Worthologists on how to preserve or sell antiques and collectibles. WorthPoint recently announced plans to acquire Dublin, Ohio-based GoAntiques, the oldest antiques-and-collectibles site on the Web. GoAntiques offers 600,000 items from more than 1,300 dealers in 31 countries and the world's largest antiques and collectibles price guide, PriceMiner(R). GoAntiques logs nearly a million visits and thousands of transactions each month and has more than 350,000 registered members.

About Heritage Auction Galleries

Heritage Auction Galleries (www.HA.com) , established in 1976, offers a wide range of U.S. & World Coins, Rare Currency, Fine & Decorative Art, Western Art, Illustration Art, Vintage Comic Books & Comic Art, Movie Posters, Entertainment Memorabilia, Jewelry & Timepieces, Vintage & Couture Handbags, Sports Collectibles, Stamps, Historical & Political Memorabilia, Rare Books & Manuscripts, American Indian Art, Air & Space Memorabilia, Civil War Memorabilia, Vintage & Contemporary Photography, Natural History Specimens and more. Headquartered in Dallas Texas, Heritage Auction Galleries has representatives across the United States, as well as agents around the world.

News Contact:

WorthPoint Corporation
Steve Johnson
(877) 734-7735 x9019 (O)
(703) 798-5236 (C)
steve.johnson@worthpoint.com

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