Your thrifting partner, in your pocket

Know what you found. Get it listed.

Snap a photo. TIG researches what it is, estimates what it might be worth, tells you what it isn’t sure about, and drafts the listing. Then you decide what happens next.

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Built on the research behind Island Park Vintage, a small Etsy shop of vintage jewelry.

J. Nezzie Inlay Cuff

Sterling silver · turquoise and coral chip inlay

TIG’s estimate$225

Resell · Good conditionFairly sure

Is there a stamp or hallmark anywhere on it? A close-up could change the value.

From the rack to a listing, without the hour of research.

Photograph it

A clear photo, plus a brand, stamp or price tag if you have one. Everything else is optional.

TIG does the research

What it is, what similar pieces sell for, and where it would sell best. When TIG isn’t sure, it says so and asks for the photo that would settle it.

Get a listing draft

A title, description and tags ready to edit and copy to Etsy, eBay, Depop or wherever you sell.

One more photo

The mark changes the answer.

TIG’s first look at the cuff came in at $225 and asked for a close-up. The close-up found the maker’s stamp.

First look

$225Fairly sure

“Is there a stamp or hallmark anywhere on it? A close-up could change the value.”

The close-up

Close-up of the maker's stamp inside the silver cuff

Stamped inside the band: J. NEZZIE. A signed piece by a known maker.

Revised estimate

The cuff after the maker's stamp was identified

$325More sure

Up $100 from one photo. The listing draft now leads with the maker’s name.

From the jewelry box to the china cabinet.

The kinds of things that turn up at estate sales, flea markets and in the back of the closet.

Jewelry

Rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings, from costume to fine.

Clothing

Jeans, coats, dresses and outerwear, with era and label.

Shoes and bags

Handbags, heels, boots, belts and scarves.

Home

Teacups, kitchenware, lamps, pottery and the odd urn.

Collectibles

Coins, stamps, records and the things someone saved.

You decide. TIG just makes sure you know what you’re looking at.

No nudges to buy, keep, sell or pass, and no paid placements. TIG suggests a marketplace for fit, then leaves the call to you.

An open wooden jewelry trunk beside coffee cans and coins — The trunk and the coffee cans. In this one photo: close to $2,000 in finds, sitting next to plastic earrings and a wooden nickel.

Why I built TIG

It started with coffee cans and an old wooden trunk.

My mother and aunt grew up in Island Park, Rhode Island. As kids, my brothers, cousins and I walked to the local flea market to hunt for treasures.

Years later, my mother passed two things on to me. The first was coffee cans full of coins my grandfather had given her. Working out what each one was taught me how to research. The second was an old wooden trunk of my aunt’s jewelry that no one else wanted to look through: pieces that reflected her travels, her skiing, her love of Native American art and handcrafted work.

That became Island Park Vintage, an Etsy shop, and a lot of research. To keep up, I built a simple AI assistant to help me identify and sort everything. It turned up a Standing Liberty quarter in the coffee cans and a solid gold watch in the trunk, pieces I would never have spotted on my own. Even with the research done, listing a batch still took 45 minutes or more. So that assistant grew into TIG: one tool that connects the research to the listing.

Amy Nichols, founder

iPhone beta

Help shape TIG.

We’re opening the beta to a small group of thrifters and resellers, 15 to 25 people to start. Tell us a little about what you sell and we’ll be in touch.

Not selling yet? Keep me posted

A note when we’re ready