GoAntiques.com's PriceMiner is now available on handheld devices and SmartPhones, including palmOne's Treo 600 and 650, Sony's Clie, Dell's Axim and HP's iPAQ models as well most Web-capable SmartPhones. The new service allows antique dealers, collectors and consumers to use PriceMiner to check detailed historical pricing information directly from the floor of antiques shows, auctions and anywhere else there is access to the Web.

The product is the first of its type to combine historical data from multiple external sources - thanks largely to GoAntiques.com's vast archive of merchandise sales information - perform analysis and then present findings on price averages and ranges. In addition to GoAntiques.com's historical price information, PriceMiner includes auction results from eBay's historical database and online storefront sales provided by TIAS.com.

PriceMiner aggregates pricing information from a variety of internationally recognised sources, claims the company. By simply keying in attributes of the item you wish to buy, sell or value, PriceMiner then searches millions of prices and presents historical pricing information for the same or similar items. In addition, the service should analyse the data so you don't have to sort through massive amounts of numbers.

The software is completely HTML-based, so the same detailed pricing information delivered to desktops is reformatted for easy reading on handheld computer screens. The handheld version of PriceMiner also takes advantage of PDA colour capabilities to present statistical data, graphs and photos of antiques and collectibles for easier reading and merchandise identification.

'Now, owners of PDAs and SmartPhones can check antique pricing on the spot while they're looking at merchandise, anytime, anyplace,' said Jim Kamnikar, president and chief executive officer of GoAntiques.com. 'Accessing PriceMiner from handheld devices eliminates the delay of waiting to sit down at your desktop computer to check pricing information.'

Once a search is performed you can sort criteria by price range, category, sale date, data source and currency. Other PriceMiner features include the ability to use photos to closely match the item you are pricing, the option of saving individual searches for later reference, links to merchandise for sale that match the search criteria, no-cost use for GoAntiques.com member dealers, as well as subscription program for non-GoAntiques.com members.

PriceMiner subscriptions start at $9.95 a month or $99 annually, both for unlimited use. The mobile version of PriceMiner is available for $14.95 per month. An affiliate referral program is available for offering PriceMiner directly from any Web site.

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