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Personal property appraisals in South Carolina for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises antiques, jewelry, fine art, collectibles, and furniture across South Carolina, including Columbia, Charleston, and Greenville.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, SOUTH CAROLINA COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
South Carolina's history and active estate market generate steady demand for appraisals of antiques, heirlooms, and decorative arts, particularly in the Lowcountry and historic Charleston. Three of the assets below link to a page written for South Carolina; the rest link to the appraisers who cover them nationwide.
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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 standardsAppraiseItNow appraises household contents, antiques, silver, art and collections in South Carolina for charitable deductions, probate inventories, equitable apportionment and insurance claims. Values rest on completed sales in the market where that kind of property actually changes hands, and those sales stay in the file where a reviewer can be shown them.
Probate
The contents of a home are described and valued as of the date of death, room by room, with single items broken out wherever one of them carries enough value to be argued about later.
Charitable gifts
Charitable gifts are valued at what the property would fetch second hand on the day the donor let it go, not at the receipt in a drawer. The comparable sales are named in the report so an examiner can trace every figure back to one of them.
Family court
One set of values, built from the same evidence for every room, gives both sides something to divide instead of a figure for the pieces one party happens to care about.
The category changes the market, not the method. A sterling flatware service is priced against completed sales of the same pattern and weight, a painting against that artist’s own results, and a room of furniture against what rooms like it bring when they are sold on. What stays constant is that every figure has a sale behind it.
Collections
A matched service, a run of a series or a pair of chairs can bring more as a set than as parts, and sometimes less. Which way the property was grouped is stated on the face of the report, because the grouping is itself a valuation decision.
Insurance claims
A claim on household property asks what it costs to replace like with like today, a different question from what the same property would fetch at resale. We answer the one the policy asks.
Three South Carolina rules bear directly on household property: who may value it, what happens when a figure turns out to be wrong, and which day a family court counts.
Who values it
Named in the record
every appraiser goes on the inventory and appraisement
A personal representative may obtain a qualified and disinterested appraiser to ascertain fair market value as of the date of death, and different people may be employed for different kinds of assets, so silver, paintings and a coin collection can each go to someone who follows that market. The name and address of every appraiser must be indicated on the inventory and appraisement beside the items that person valued. Any interested person may apply to the court, which can then require or approve appraisers of its own.
When a figure is wrong
Filed again
a value that turns out to be misleading is corrected on the record
If property surfaces after the inventory, or the personal representative learns that a value or a description in it is erroneous or misleading, a supplementary or corrected inventory and appraisement must be submitted. It has to show the market value as of the date of death, the appraisers or other data relied on, and the unchanged entries restated, with copies going to everyone who received the original. Guessing early is therefore not cheaper than valuing properly, only slower.
Family court
Date of filing
is the day South Carolina marital property is fixed
Marital property means all real and personal property acquired by the parties during the marriage and owned as of the date of filing or commencement of marital litigation, however legal title is held, subject to the exceptions the section lists. That date fixes the pool, which is why a contents valuation prepared for a family court is asked to describe what was there then rather than what remains in the house now.
What South Carolina clients say we are known for
Across 23 published South Carolina 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:
By triangulating three data types: completed auction results, active dealer offerings, and category-specific price guides, with completed sales carrying the most weight. Asking prices alone do not establish value because unsold listings often sit above what buyers actually pay, so our reports cite sale dates, venues, and realized prices for comparable pieces.
Mostly yes. The Inventory and Appraisement, Probate Court Form 350, is due within 90 days of the personal representative's appointment and lists the decedent's personal property at fair market value as of the date of death. Certain schedules require an itemized description without a per-item dollar value, but tangible items still must be described in reasonable detail, and hard-to-value antiques are where a formal appraisal earns its keep.
Usually the opposite. Original surface, patina, and period-consistent wear are authenticity and value indicators, and aggressive cleaning or modern refinishing can materially reduce desirability. We document any restoration in the report because comparable sales of over-restored pieces routinely show downward adjustments.
Exact dimensions, materials, maker's marks or signatures, production period, and condition including any restorations. Those attributes drive which sales genuinely compare and what adjustments apply, and misidentification can shift value dramatically. Reports that skip them read as guesses, and reviewers at insurers, courts, and the IRS treat them accordingly.