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Can Apprayz give expert advice when to sell a Collectible?

Can Apprayz give expert advice when to sell a Collectible?

Joschik

This is the first app that I saw that would give sale price recommendation “using advanced machine learning and real market data”  –   So of course I had to test that.  First was this Chomp (a hobbyDB Exclusive)  –   So EV of $72 to $88?  With a  PVI or Positive Value Index of […]

Toyzie and all the other Collectible AI apps are still crap

Toyzie and all the other Collectible AI apps are still crap

Joschik

As we are working hard on image matching and other AI deployments on hobbyDB I had somebody recommend Toyzie today and as usual I tried it out.  I wanted to know how this could work without an underlying database.  It looks good:     I had this nice hobbyDB Exclusive on my desk:   And […]

You bought a Fake – what is a Collector to do?

You bought a Fake – what is a Collector to do?

We wrote about what makes an item fake, how to protect yourself, what are red flags etc etc.  You avoided it so far but now you bought one.  Say Jason Voorhees (Unmasked).  At a convention or on Facebook Marketplace or on eBay and you waited a few months to check properly.  You paid $650 and […]

Careful with Ads on Facebook (and why do they not stop these scams?)

Careful with Ads on Facebook (and why do they not stop these scams?)

Saw this ad on the Facebook Marketplace and 80% at GameStop sounded interesting  –     Going there showed me this somewhat believable story  –   and some good deals  –   I knew this could not be true and a quick Google search found that others have come to the same conclusion  –   […]

Got Me Some Funko Harry Potter Kinder Eggs…

Got Me Some Funko Harry Potter Kinder Eggs…

  I found these on a grocery trip on our family vacation in Portugal  –   And thought since the chocolate is good why not get a few.  And yes, the chocolate was good!   So I got 1 POP (these come in two parts that you have to put together) 1 POP-style Pencil Topper […]