Free web service offers collectors powerful management tools for valuables.
Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) May 1, 2007 -- MyThings (
http://www.mythings.com), the leading global online registry of belongings, today announced its partnership with GoAntiques (
http://www.goantiques.com), the online marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. By integrating with MyThings, GoAntiques.com offers every customer automatic registration of their new purchase in a free, secure online portfolio, which provides access to additional relevant information and services. GoAntiques.com customers are invited to register all their valuables free of charge.
The GoAntiques.com partnership represents MyThings' commitment to offer collectors the information and services they need to enjoy their collections. MyThings provides easy access to product materials, accessories, insurance, warranties, reviews, and community features such as forums and messaging. Further, MyThings' sister website, Trace.com, allows members to report the details of lost or stolen property, thereby increasing the chance of recovery.
Once a customer completes a purchase, GoAntiques.com will provide each customer with a MyThings portfolio already populated with the details of their purchased items, including the image, item description, purchase price, and date. Once their free portfolios are activated, customers may take advantage of the wide range of services and information relevant to their new purchases.
Jim Kamnikar, GoAntiques.com President and CEO commented, "GoAntiques.com and MyThings are natural partners, and we are pleased to offer our customers the tools to organize their valuables and easily obtain the additional services and protection that the MyThings portfolio provides."
Benny Arbel, MyThings CEO added, "Our partnership with GoAntiques.com is an important step in our effort to offer collectors all the information and services they need to enjoy their valuables from the moment they buy them, until they resell them or pass them on. As our first channel partner in the US, GoAntiques.com represents our strong foray into the US market."
MyThings.com has a number of channel partners in the UK. MyThings also enjoys due diligence agreements with the world's leading auction houses which, taken together, account for more than 80% of the traditional auction market by value.
About MyThings Inc
MyThings Inc offers MyThings (
http://www.mythings.com) and Trace (trace.com), two unique services designed to help people extract the most value from their belongings. MyThings is a consumer web service that provides private, online portfolios to its members for managing their belongings, as well as tools to access relevant information and services, including valuations, accessories, insurance, and warranties. MyThings serves as a trusted intermediary between buyers and sellers, delivering desired information without compromising the privacy of consumers or subjecting them to intrusive messages.
Trace is MyThings' online database of lost and stolen valuables and the most diverse global registry of lost and stolen items, ranging from art and antiques, to jewellery, watches, and consumer electronics. Trace integrates information from over 50 sources, including local, national, and international law enforcement, as well information provided by the members of MyThings.
Founded in 2004, MyThings Inc has offices in Menlo Park, California; London, England; and Tel Aviv, Israel.
About GoAntiques, Inc.
With offices in Columbus, Ohio, GoAntiques, Inc. (
http://www.goantiques.com) is the largest and only virtual marketplace for art, antiques and collectibles offering an integrated, one-stop solution for storefront and live auction selling plus a host of marketing services for both dealers and buyers. GoAntiques has developed a distribution network providing art, antiques and collectibles to Yahoo Shopping, Froogle and BobVila.com, as well as eBay Live Auctions. GoAntiques also offers a Wholesale Channel for member dealers looking to sell and source quality merchandise at wholesale prices. In addition, GoAntiques.com offers PriceMiner™, the industry's most extensive source for historical pricing of antiques and collectibles with more than 25 million prices and 15 million images accessible using PC's or PDA's. GoAntiques.com offers over 470,000 items from more than 1,400 dealers in 27 countries. GoAntiques.com logs 1 million visits and thousands of transactions each month. More than 250,000 people are registered as GoAntiques.com buyers.
Press Contact: Myles Weissleder
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Website: http://www.mythings.com
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