Auction Houses

How did we capture 80% in value of the auction market in fewer than two years? By providing a state-of-the-art due diligence service, Trace.com, that protects auction houses and their customers from unwittingly dealing in stolen property.

The Dorotheum is one of the world's oldest major auction houses. Founded in 1707, the Dorotheum is headquartered in Vienna, a city renowned for its art and culture. Close to 300 years after its foundation, the Dorotheum has grown into the largest auction house of German-speaking Europe, and one of the leading institutions of its kind anywhere in the world. Tradition, expertise and market know-how, individual service, diversity and international connections, all contribute to the popularity and esteem The Dorotheum continues to enjoy among its many clients.  

The South of England's leading provincial auctioneers uses the latest technology to bring worldwide buyers to their sales rooms. 

When the two long established firms of Hunt and Greenslade merged in 1992, Greenslade Hunt Fine Art became one of the most prominent regional firms in fine art auctioneering and the subsequent amalgamation with R B Taylor & Sons has further enhanced the reputation of the firm. We have specialist and intimate knowledge in all works of art and chattels, providing not only a comprehensive auctioneering facility but also a complete range of related services. 

As the largest Swiss auction house, Galerie Koller offers an exceptionally broad spectrum of art works, unique in Switzerland. The works at auction range from contemporary art to paintings of the Middle Ages; from 18th century furniture to Asian art; from jewelry and precious stones, silver and porcelain to Art Deco and Art Nouveau objects; from wristwatches, Old Master prints, drawings and books, to tribal art. 

MacDougall's is a fine art auction house, specializing in Russian Art, based at 33 St. James Square, London. 

  

Porro & C, a young company founded in the spring of 2002, was established with the aim of operating in the highest segment of the art market in Italy, in the sale of important works of art, as well as in the management of important collections and the organization of high profile and quality auctions. 

Sotheby's is one of the world's oldest and largest auction houses; with a global presence and sales spanning a large variety of subjects.

Police

MyThings is teaming up with the police force to make sure your things are protected.

“You can help Hertfordshire Constabulary reduce crime by being pro-active and making a list of your valuables on MyThings. If they’re ever stolen, you can report the loss and help us catch and prosecute the criminal.” 
Frank Whiteley, 
Chief Constable of Hertfordshire Constabulary

“The Boston Police are partnering with citizens, the FBI and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to better share stolen property information to aid in the speedy recovery of Bostonians’ valuables and to allow citizens to protect themselves from purchasing stolen property by searching TRACE before they buy.”
Edward F. Davis,
Boston Police Commissioner

“Trace demonstrates how the Richardson Police works to strengthen the partnerships with our citizens. Everyone should take advantage of Trace to protect themselves from buying stolen property. By registering your valuables online, you can protect your property and help put criminals out of business.”
Chief Larry Zacharias,
Richardson Police Department

“Through Trace.com's global database of stolen property you can project yourself from buying stolen goods. Then help us put thieves out of business by registering your valuables online.”
Chief William McManus,
San Antonio Police

“Technology is vital to the San Jose Police Department in assisting us and the community to solve crimes. “Trace” gives victims the ability to document their property electronically so that law enforcement may access this information to assist in their investigations.”
Robert L. Davis,
San Jose Chief of Police

Retailers

It’s frustrating when you forget where you bought something…never again! Together with our retail partners, MyThings offers pre-populated portfolios to help online buyers keep track of their purchases, and their purchasing relationships, in one secure place.

Ampalian offers the best value quality jewelry money can buy. Ampalian doesn't have the massive overheads of the jewelry store chains, just simple, well equipped workshops and 40 years experience in the trade. Ampalian passes on these savings and also offers fast, free delivery and a no quibble 30-day money back guarantee.

ASDA.com is our biggest store with an even wider range of non food products than your local ASDA Supercentre. From Televisions to Washing Machines, Flowers to Contact Lenses, Gifts to Holidays you'll find it all at ASDA.com. And all with ASDA price and service that you can rely on. Come online and take a look today.

 Beaverbrooks' passions are jewelry and people: Jewelry design that makes eyes bright with desire and service from people who truly want to make you want to come back, even if it’s just to say hello.

Casio offers a wide array of products to make everyday life more convenient and fun. This includes everything from calculators for a myriad of commercial and educational applications, to electronic musical instruments that even beginners can easily master, to portable LCD televisions that can be enjoyed anywhere.  Casio is constantly developing new industry-leading products in the rapidly expanding markets for digital cameras and electronic dictionaries.

ComputerActive is the best-selling computer magazine in the UK and features everything from reviews to how-to features to reader-submitted questions. Its website, like the magazine, offers “simple clear advice” to fix computer users’ problems.

Currys is the UK's largest electrical retailer. Currys' extensive product range includes digital vision, DVD, home theatre, audio, photographic technology, cooking, laundry, refrigeration, computing, communications and small domestic appliances. The Currys chain, including Currys.digital has 514 stores in a combination of High Street and out of town locations. Currys' annual sales in 2005/06 were £1985 million.

A family owned and run business with over 100 branches across England & Wales, F. Hinds has provided a friendly professional service for 150 years and today the 6th generation of the family is continuing the business. F. Hinds has grown to become the leading independent jeweler in the U.K. because they care about customers and are committed to offering exceptional value and quality.

Fragrance Direct sells branded, discounted perfumes, aftershaves, cosmetics, hair care, skincare, cosmetics and beauty products. Our success is due to our ability to offer products at great prices, whilst still concentrating on a high level of service. Involved in direct sales since 1993 Fragrance Direct has always taken the product to the customer rather than the customer having to go from shop to shop to find their fragrances at the best price. Without the overhead of a shop or middlemen, we are able to offer highly competitive prices.

GOL is Geraldonline, the U.K.’s largest online jewelry retailer, selling high quality diamond jewelry, direct from their own workshops, and hall-marked gold and silver through a secure site at exceptionally low prices.

 With offices in Columbus, Ohio, GoAntiques, Inc. 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. GoAntiques.com offers over 450,000 items from more than 1,500 dealers in 27 countries.

The Goldsmiths Group is the largest quality jeweler in the UK, with stores in every major town and city from Aberdeen to Torquay, and five in Northern Ireland. By the end of 2006, there were over 170 showrooms in the country, each offering the high streets finest selection of premier and designer watch brands, and gold and diamond jewelry. As well as shopping at 170 Goldsmiths stores throughout the U.K., you can now buy our beautiful jewelry and watches from our website – 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 Halfords is the U.K.'s leading auto, leisure and cycling products retailer with over 400 stores and nearly 10,000 employees. The Group sells 11,000 different product lines ranging from car parts and cycles to the latest in-car technology, alloy wheels, child seats, roof boxes and the latest outdoor leisure and camping equipment. Halfords' own brands include Ripspeed, for car enhancement, and Bikehut, for cycles and cycling accessories, including the Apollo and Carrera brands. Stores offer a "We'll Fit It" service for car parts, child seats, satellite navigation and in-car entertainment systems, together with newer concepts such as Kidszone and Active Leisure. Halfords is a FTSE 250 company. It was established in 1892 and was successfully floated on the London Stock Exchange in June 2004.

Jessops is the largest photographic retailer in the U.K. offering customers a huge range of cameras, camcorders, camera phones, accessories and developing and printing services. There's also a variety of ways to purchase with over 290 stores nationwide, a dedicated mail order service and a comprehensive online site. Practical Photography and Digital Photo magazines have voted Jessops their Photo Retailer Of The Year for the past ten years, and Best Processor Of The Year for the past three years.

PCW features news, reviews, and tutorials every month in its magazine and daily online at PCW.co.uk. Keep up on the latest computer trends with a trusted source that has been around since the birth of the personal computer.

Tesco Direct allows consumers to buy a wider range of products at great Tesco prices. Shoppers can order online at www.tesco.com, or by phone, or at selected stores and request next-day home delivery. It's easy to choose what to buy, from sofas to bikes, MP3 players to kids' toys, there are thousands of products online at Tesco Direct.

The Hut are entertainment specialists selling pre-order, new, chart and back-catalogue CDs, DVDs, books and games—up to 70% off high street prices and all delivered to you for free. Their ever-growing product range includes perfume, lingerie, sports and leisure, electronics and computing equipment. With their wide choice and great selection you are sure to be entertained!

When you shop with TigerDirect.com, you'll choose from brand name computers—the industry's top names—at prices simply not possible anywhere else. But that's just the beginning. We also carry a vast inventory of components: motherboards, processors, hard drives, optical drives, cases and more. You'll find emerging technologies as well, because at the end of the day, we love what we sell.

 Wilkinson has a fantastic range of products for you to buy including many low cost goods, such as Furniture, Home Living products, Garden & Outdoor, DIY, Stationery, Cleaning Household & Pets, Health Beauty & Babycare - (which includes Prams, Pushchairs & Cots), Toys & Games and much bigger items, such as Washing Machines, Bikes, Sheds and Greenhouses. Since our first shop opened in 1930 we have remained family owned and family focused. Now in our third generation of Wilkinson family ownership, our aim has always been to give you great value and convenience whilst remaining true to our simple, honest, family focused values of passion, teamwork, and thoughtful ambition.

Service Providers

MyThings is always on the look out to find and offer our members more relevant services for their things. That's where these third party service providers come in.

 Antiques.co.uk have created a site to allow sellers to either list their items individually or have direct links to their own Web sites, allowing them to be seen 24 hours a day 365 days of the year throughout the entire world.

 Become.com is a leading comparison shopping and search engine, helping people to make better shopping decisions. Become.com provides consumers with both relevant product reviews and competitive price comparisons in one easy to use, integrated solution.

 CNET.co.uk provides reviews, news, gadget gossip, newsletters, and prices about the world's best personal technology products, as well as free downloads for telephones and PCs.

 CNET Channel, a property of CNET Networks, is the world's leading independent source of product information, supporting both online catalogs and traditional sales processes with detailed and rich product content on over 2.9 million technology products — adding over 50,000 SKUs each month. Our content is maintained in 15 languages and supports online catalogs in 35 national markets, giving us an unmatched global presence. More than 2,100 companies rely on CNET Channel to power their e-commerce platforms worldwide. In addition, the company's ChannelOnline solution combines this content with sales, order management, sourcing and e-commerce storefront tools to automate the complete sales cycle for nearly 3,000 professionals.

InsureMe is a free referral service in the U.S. that helps consumers find the most competitive homeowners insurance rates available. Since 1993, InsureMe has helped millions of consumers save money, time, and effort on their home insurance policies. InsureMe is a service based in the U.S. and therefore is not available in the U.K.

LTU Technologies is the global leader in image search and recognition solutions. The product suite includes Image-Seeker, the world's most widely deployed visual search engine, and Image-Filter, the leading image recognition platform.

Quoteline Direct is part of the Wilsons Group. We are professional registered insurance brokers in the U.K. with a direct approach to customer satisfaction. With perhaps one of the most comprehensive online house insurance quote systems available, you will get our cheapest quote immediately, all with leading insurers like AXA, Legal & General, Lloyds of London, Royal Sun Alliance, Norwich Union and more. Quoteline Direct is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Quoteline Direct is a service based in the U.K. and therefore is not available in the U.S.

Robinsons International is one of the leading specialists in U.K., European and international moving. With a network of branches throughout the U.K., Robinsons prides itself on providing a professional, efficient, cost effective and reliable service tailored to meet the specific needs of its customers.

Seymour's team of valuers act on behalf of the clients of leading auction rooms, insurance companies, solicitors and banks. Drawing on many years of market experience Seymour's offers an efficient, accurate and discreet service for insurance purposes, market valuation, assessments, probate, corporate auditing and inheritance tax.

Shopping.com, an eBay company, pioneered online comparison shopping and today is one of the fastest growing shopping destinations on the Internet. With millions of products, thousands of merchants and millions of reviews from the Epinions community, Shopping.com empowers consumers to make informed choices and, as a result, drives higher conversion to sale and value for merchants.

Terapeak’s online research tool enables eBay sellers to review closed eBay listings to determine future sales strategies. Using the site, sellers can assess average pricing, determine effective listing strategies, review category trends, research the competition, create personal sales reports, and keep an eye on up and coming hot sellers. An eBay Certified Provider, Terapeak provides a wealth of information in an easily accessible format.

V.I.P. Protection has a team of government-trained professionals who are able to manage situations with proficiency under difficult and at times sensitive circumstances. V.I.P. has invaluable experience in helping executives live their lives in a safe and secure environment, freeing executives from complex security problems that can plague a business, and leaving them to concentrate on the tasks at hand. For the most complete protection of our clientele V.I.P. also operates with the DNA Print Kit, the first DNA fingerprint kit to protect personal and business property.

We are the industry's leading provider of direct personal warranties in the U.K. Protecting your car or electrical appliances against the cost and hassle of unexpected failure couldn't be easier. Warranty Direct offers you complete protection. You can be secure in the knowledge that we will be handling your claims and that our policies are underwritten at Lloyd's. Warranty Direct is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Since the launch in 1999, WhatsItWorthToYou.com has grown from providing simple online valuations to being the Web's most trusted resource for expert opinions and related services. Host to over 200 experts worldwide, wiw2u.com is the leader in online item valuation and resource information.

Trade Associations

We believe in community. That's why we support our partners' trade associations.

The British Jewellers’ Association is the national trade association which promotes and protects the growth and prosperity of U.K. jewelry and silverware suppliers. With over 700 member companies, BJA represents manufacturers, bullion suppliers, casting houses, diamond and gem dealers, designer jewelers, silversmiths, craftsmen and women, equipment suppliers, wholesalers, galleries, Internet retailers and traders

Wilkinson has a fantastic range of products for you to buy including many low cost goods, such as Furniture, Home Living products, Garden & Outdoor, DIY, Stationery, Cleaning Household & Pets, Health Beauty & Babycare - (which includes Prams, Pushchairs & Cots), Toys & Games and much bigger items, such as Washing Machines, Bikes, Sheds and Greenhouses. Since our first shop opened in 1930 we have remained family owned and family focused. Now in our third generation of Wilkinson family ownership, our aim has always been to give you great value and convenience whilst remaining true to our simple, honest, family focused values of passion, teamwork, and thoughtful ambition.