An online valuation service for antiques, ValueMyStuffNow, has secured £100,000 from two Dragons’ Den investors.

An online valuation service for antiques, ValueMyStuffNow, has secured £100,000 from two Dragons’ Den investors in return for a 40 per cent share of the business.

The company was founded one year ago by former Sotheby’s director Patrick van der Vorst, who now plans to ‘put my service on the map both here and in the USA where there is very keen interest in memorabilia, art and antiques’.

Paphitis comments, ‘We know from programmes like the Antiques Road Show that many people haven’t a clue about the value of their treasured possessions and ValueMyStuffNow goes a long way to protect them for selling at too low a price’

The service offers valuations within 48 hours after users upload photos and a brief description of an artefact.