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Personal property appraisals in Ohio for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises antiques, jewelry, collectibles, fine art, and household contents across Ohio, including Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, OHIO COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsThree Ohio households that gave property away and needed the value on paper. What each gave is here; who they are and what we concluded is not.
Charitable donation
Given away with a secretary desk, marble tables, silver, and art glass. Fair market value for the charitable deduction, read off auction results.
Charitable donation
A professional range, refrigeration, a dishwasher, and furniture left one house together and were valued as categories for the deduction.
Charitable donation
New double hung units, some still crated, valued at what the same stock trades for rather than at the price on the original invoice.
AppraiseItNow values furniture, silver, appliances, instruments, and collections across Ohio for probate and estate administration, charitable gifts, divorce, and insurance. The intended use fixes the standard, and documented sales carry the figure. Photographs and a list start most Ohio assignments, and we ask for the filing behind the request before we quote, because the filing is what the report has to satisfy.
Probate and divorce
Executors and divorcing spouses need a figure per item that survives a second reading. We value the contents as of the date the filing requires, in a report a probate court or a domestic relations judge can be handed. Where a house has been closed up for a year and nobody living has seen what is in it, the inventory starts with photographs and a walk through the rooms.
Donations and coverage
Property given to an Ohio charity is measured at fair market value for the return; the same property staying where it is gets replacement value for a policy schedule. Owners are regularly surprised by how far apart those two numbers sit, and by which way the gap runs on furniture that was expensive when new. We say which standard a report uses, and why that use requires it, on the first page.
Ohio measures two thresholds in the value of what a family owns: the support a surviving spouse and minor children take first, and the size at which an estate escapes full administration.
Allowance
$40,000
allowance for support, in money or property
Ohio gives a surviving spouse, minor children, or both an allowance for support of forty thousand dollars, and the statute lets it be satisfied in money or in property. Furniture, a collection, or a piece of equipment set off against that allowance has to carry a value the probate court will accept, and the allowance is reduced by the value of a second automobile the spouse has already selected.
Threshold
$35,000
the release from administration ceiling
An Ohio probate court may release an estate from administration when the assets are worth thirty five thousand dollars or less, or up to one hundred thousand dollars where a surviving spouse inherits everything. The test is applied to the value of the assets, so a household of furniture, tools, and collectibles that nobody has priced can decide which path an estate takes.
What Ohio clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Ohio appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how much research is visible in the report, and how quickly we answer.
AppraiseItNow Inc. is the best company I was lucky to find by accident. I was looking for someone to appraise cabinets for a donation to charity. I asked for multiple referrals, called multiple appraisal services, etc., and no one could help me. I found AppraiseItNow and from the moment I started working with them, they were wonderful! Joe guided me on what I needed to send him, what needed to be done and stayed in touch with me the entire time. Their customer service is OUTSTANDING and a welcome surprise in today’s world where good customer service is an anomaly! They returned an appraisal in a timely manner, it was clear, concise, cost-effective and exactly what I needed. They followed up with me multiple times to ensure that I received it and everything was OK. My CPA is also thrilled to have them as an accredited appraisal service he can use for other clients. I rarely leave reviews, but I could not pass giving them 5 stars and I’d give 10 if possible! THANK YOU JOE AND ALL AT APPRAISEITNOW!!👊🏼
Personal Property Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
I was skeptical at first, but the company exceeded all of my expectations. The team responded quickly to every question, and the service was excellent. They’re now my go to source for my collection. I’ve used them twice already, and I plan to use them several more times.
Firearms Appraisal for Personal Use
Joe made the process to have my piece of furniture appraised extremely easy, efficient and quick. My experience was great and I'd recommend AppraiseItNow to anyone looking for an appraisal.
Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
I asked AppraiseItNow to value a piece of sports memorabilia for purposes of a charitable donation. The item is rarely sold. Their research unearthed an important recent sale of a similar item, which I had not found previously, and which the first appraiser I used had not found either. AppraiseItNow was a good deal more expensive than the first service, but they crafted a detailed report in which I have much more confidence. They also helped me make sure the correct tax forms are used. Thank you!
Sports Memorabilia Appraisal for Charitable Donation
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
Realized prices, not asking prices. We work from recent arm's-length sales of materially similar items, matching player, item type, authentication status, and condition grade, drawn from auction archives and documented marketplace sold data within roughly the prior 12 to 24 months. Card values are checked against grade-specific references like the PSA SMR Price Guide and Beckett publications.
Often, yes. Certificates from PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett Authentication can be the single largest driver of price differences, and unverified autographs are typically heavily discounted. Our reports document the authentication service and certification number for each signed piece.
No. Several Ohio probate courts waive formal appraisal when household tangible property falls under a local threshold, such as $5,000 in Brown County or $6,000 in Butler County, unless the court orders otherwise. Higher-value or hard-to-value memorabilia must be appraised by a disinterested person who signs the Form 6.0 inventory.
A qualified appraisal is required when the claimed value of donated property exceeds $5,000, reported on IRS Form 8283, and donations over $500,000 require attaching the full appraisal to the return. Mass-produced commemorative items rarely support the values owners expect, which is exactly what an appraisal sorts out before the IRS does.
