I’m really sorry you had such an awful experience. Last summer I acquired a lot of antique jewelry from the 1800s and early 1900s. I was going to ask her to appraise the jewelry for me, but after watching her a few times, I was put off by her condescending remarks to her “guests”. I, in turn, hired George the Antique Nomad for a video appraisal. Boy, I was glad I did. I don’t think anyone knows more about antique and vintage anything than George. His fees are really reasonable and he’s a sweetheart.

Thanks for the video. I resell and know that her appraisals are often way too high. I would never get what she claims people can resell things for - impossible. I feel sorry for people who comb thrift stores and spend even $100 on stuff that she promises are valuable to resell and they really aren’t. I’m sure she has a crew of her students going through those emails and trying to appraise it themselves or competing to get an answer from her - when she’s already spread too thin. The best thing is to research yourself and if you really can’t find anything, move on to another piece because it’s probably not worth much. Not finding anything on a piece doesn’t mean it’s a secret treasure.

My impression is that she is a grandiose narcissist with a pattern of abuse to her clients. Who needs that?

Firstly, I know that others have already said so but I'll say it again: thank you for making this video, it takes a lot of courage to stand up to someone with quite a lot of powerful backers. I'm an antiques dealer and have been in the field for about two decades. I also have a master's degree in art and art history. I've been watching Dr. Lori for a while now and have been thoroughly disgusted by many of her practices. It's a strong word, I know but hear me out. Firstly, expertise: Dr. Lori claims to be an expert in pretty much every single field of antiques and vintage collectables. She literally claims to be one of the foremost experts in the world about Faberge but has written little to nothing about them (big red flag) other than one small article for tourists. First and foremost, nobody but nobody can know everything about all of those fields. It's just impossible. That's why big auction houses have experts. Dealers often specialize in a given field or maybe a couple or have friends who can help us out if we have questions about a piece. For this reason, she gets a lot wrong. I can't talk about stuff such as American pottery as I know nothing about it but here are just three examples in domains I can comment about that I've seen where she's been way off (all can be found on KZfaq): 1- Katana valued at 2000$: not actually Japanese, likely a tourist piece from another Asian country. Rusted to pieces. Likely less than 100 years old. Actual value: 100$ or less. On a side note, even if it was authentic 1600s Japanese, in that condition, it would be worth no more than 500$ unless it was by a very famous swordsmith. 2- Auguste Renoir painting: Well, the original is well known about and can be found in the Orangerie. You can purchase this painting from China any day of the week for 80$. Still told the owner that it was a genuine piece worth a fortune. I could go on. I suspect that some of this is done for showmanship but it can have a terrible impact on people's lives. For starters, the heartbreak when they can't get that promised price and/or learn the truth about the value. Secondly, it can be really problematic for insurance purposes if you need to make a claim. My main beef however is that she doesn't accept any form of criticism. I know a few concerned colleagues and I have done the same, who politely questioned a few of her appraisals. By which I mean questioned how/where she got her valuation from and listed reasons why they had some doubts. All comments are very swiftly deleted. If you have any doubts, I suggest you try questioning her politely on one of her videos. Within five hours, it will be down. So she definitely has a team, I doubt she has the time to watch all of the comments herself. I also strongly dislike her criticism of the rest of the trade. She puts a lot of time and effort into claiming that antiques dealers, auction houses and other experts don't know anything or are con artists. Just to be clear, some art but not all. They also offer their services at a far more reasonable cost or in some cases, for free (noticeably auction houses). I have no idea why she is so popular and nobody seems to be criticizing any of this other than you and a very few others.

to me, she's amazing, i have gotten many appraisals from her and made thousands of dollars based on her knowledge. She's helped WAY more people than not, that's for sure. She does so much for the world by sharing "for free" tons of info. She has to make a living too and i feel she's very fair in her prices for online appraisals. With that said, I do agree that i would have been a little upset to ask many questions for each item and receive a reply of "value" and nothing not much else or clearly not actually looking at everything well i.e. tube hinge piece. At least, she could have written "i did not find the maker" and "i'm having to make a guess on value",..by writing nothing, i don't feel you got what you paid for on a lot of these individual items. She should elaborate. I think she needs to tweak her "plans", rather than have people pay up front, she should review all the items ahead of time and decide if she can help and if not, tell client she doesn't know certain ones so they can remove it from pile. Then charge the client based on the ones she actually knows info about. Let's face it, she can't know everything about everything, she won't ever say that but we know that. I think customers should have the ability to write back and debate, for example your tube hinge silver piece, i would have been livid, written back and exposed it right then because you are 100% correct, it's victorian. The chinese charger thing would have affected me same as you.....Wow. She did do a very poor job with you. Sorry you had such an experience. I have not thank god, I love her, i have learned SO much from her and i do my own research as well to try to make sure it aligns with her. I hope i never experience anything like this.

I have had a couple things appraised that were right on. I agree she can sound condescending. I grew up in CT about 30 miles from her. If you aren't from CT it's hard to deal with that attitude. I never noticed it until I moved away. Then after a bad marriage moved back and my 18yo daughter made the comment one day " the people here are so rude"..living in Florida now I see the difference. New Englanders can sound condescending. Not all, But it's very common and I've learned not to take it personally.

I’m not surprised by your experience. I have tried to watch her videos but agree with several other comments…she seems so condescending. Plus, no one can be an expert on everything…there is just too much! It’s really hard to believe she is reliable.

Let me tell you people who defend Lori V. something. I used her appraisal services (if that's what you want to call it.) And I will never ever ever use her again. I love Art and was starting to find Art to hang in my home. And I found a neat picture and I wanted to know about it. I did a one on one video with her and she didn't know anything about anything that I asked concerning my Art. In fact when I asked her who the artist was she said some name and said "Oh I know all about his work. So after the phone video conversation that I paid for, I started REALLY looking at my Art but I missed the Artist Signature the 1st time around. That is why I called Lori V., But there was an Artist signature a hand signed signature! I then realized that Lori V. COMPLETLEY gave me a totally different artist name, this was NOT the artist that did & signed my artwork! I later got it appraised by a REAL Appraiser and he confirmed the artist and work to be the artist that signed it.Not who Lori V. told me.She was totally inaccurate. So I asked for a refund from Lori V. and at 1st she refused and I was nice and she kept refusing so I threatened to expose her. She then did give me a full refund but she still stood by her stupid unknowledgable appraisal information. She said she stands by her appraisals and does it all, (different types of Art appraisels that is). Antiques Roadshow has an appraiser for each category, NOT a Jack of all trades. I am so glad she is being exposed now. She is abusive, rude, and not worth the paper she writes on, along with her staff. The public is NOT her punching bag, if she has past trauma then she needs to seek counseling. So shame on anyone who can't handle the truth about Lori V. This is what America is... Freedom,....of speech, good, bad or in-between! I was sooo bummed when I experienced that with her. Fortunately I have done my own research and help from other knowledgeable people especially Olives Vintage Jewelry identification website. She has helped me Soo much with accurate info and doesn't have to talk down to anyone. Why use someone like Lori V. When the whole world sees how nasty she can be, It's very unnecessary and definitely unprofessional. Thank You!

I understand your apprehension in doing this video because she can be very defensive when anyone questions her or says something negative. I think her 2nd appraisal on your charger went from being $350 to $20 purposely. You were very brave to share your experience and I'm sure there are many that are grateful for the "warning." Don't absorb anything negative... you are on an awesome path in life! Along with the others, I am learning so much from your research and appreciate the time you spend sharing! The best to you and your family. --Brenda

There is thousands of Makers mark, a appraiser is not gona know all of them. A appraiser goes by the material it's made off and the way it's made, not always by whom the maker is. A makers mark can be by a guy down the street who makes his own pottery and he Mark 's it as his own does not mean it's valuable. You can not depend on the the information thrown at you from the internet, many times it's very wrong. Dr. Lori has a PHD who taught at Penn state and has many years experience in Antique appraisal, and the incredible experience of traveling around the world to famous museums and learning about Art and vintage and Antique items.

I don't mean to stick up for Dr Lori, but as someone who started collecting over a decade ago, I found websites that identified all kinds of collectibles. There are dozens of different marks for Noritake China alone. There are hundreds of different manufacturers of porcelain and ceramics and each one may have changed their mark many many times during their lifetime. What I'm trying to say, is that no one person could possibly know even 1% of the different marks on porcelain out there. You will always be disappointed if you think any single person could do that. Especially when she also has to be knowledgeable about jewelry, sculpture, paintings, glass, and so many other things. She would have to know millions of marks to provide each one. I've sold dozens of things without knowing what the mark meant (maybe I should have kept them). What she does is to have a large broad knowledge of many things and makes her best guess which is better than someone without her background can do.

Appraisers are like everyone else. They are as good as their efforts. I believe your complaints are valid. It seems she was very lacadistical about your appraisals...Many of the marks should have been recognizable by her if she had put some effort into her appraisals... However, I believe she is more entertaining and is very informative to most who have no or very little knowledge in these areas, You have to admit she is fun and interesting to watch... Perhaps paying someone in advance without getting a real benefit is the lesson learned here for you and for others. Your experience is certainly not similar to her in person performances. She does represent well in the videos she has posted. I am sorry this happened to you. But you know you saved me and probably many others, a lot of time and money...Thank you, for a dose of reality presented in a professional manner...

I watched a video telling a live guest that her Louie Vuitton was fake! She said it was fake because the logo on the back side of the purse was upside down. Omggg! I own several small bags and the reason for this being "upside down " is because they cut smaller purses with one piece of material! She then said it wasn't an LV color??😂😂 Unbelievable and sad for the person she screwed out of 2,000.00.

I had 2 bad experiences with her. She appraised 3 items for me on Facebook. The first 2 seemed ok but the third I believed was possibly capodimonte. She said oh that’s um that’s I’m yeah. It’s only worth 25 bucks. She couldn’t tell me what it was. Then I had a string of pearls appraised “live”. She told me they were real and worth 800 dollars. Something just didn’t seem right so I took them to a jeweler the next week. She told me they were plastic beads!

I am glad I watched this video! I was considering getting a Dr Lori appraisal. ..you know after watching so many videos of her you kind of get"programmed"into thinking she's going to tell you something that'll make you rich!LOL!you get lulled into it talking yourself into thinking she's going to be awed by your stuff(crap)!You can't help hoping!Just last nite I was going thru my DR & out of my eye's corner I noticed a small plaque on the 4 drawer wooden filing cabinet I got out of trash!(should've seen me"dollying"that thing home holding dog leash,how I got it up my porch steps Im not sure! It's heavy!Guy paid $25 at house sale so I assumed it wasn't worth much but I loved/love it!So,u inspired me to do research online & I found prices from $600-2500, solds. I was shocked!Ofcourse other "crap"(LOL) I thought were valuable aren't but I love my antiques. It's all over the place like an"appraiser"who did my Mom's house sale was a miserable loser & sold everything for almost nothing!She'd priced a very old charcoaled pic of Lincoln in a big old oval frame at $50!Thankfully a gal called me nite before to say antique collector had remembered it & offered $1300(which I accepted)& the house sale lady had a fit next day!So there are many either crooks or total idiot amateurs out there that get their info from Dr Lori or just are stupid. I'd suggest never to do "pro" house sales as they know most people are either kids that just want to quickly dump the stuff(or crap that's not crap!LOL!)or in desperate circumstances & will sell at any price. It is not only buyer beware but seller too! I read KOVELS a lot & you can get almost any book by well known antique dealers,appraisers etc....books of marks,furniture,glass,art etc used for really cheap at thriftbooks.com!Anyway sorry so long to just say thanks!Really good"crap"in ur video!LOL!(we call everything crap in Pgh PA! Just means "stuff" or "good stuff")😁

I want to share my experience with Dr. Lori and it has been really great. she appraised a painting. I sent to her three pictures. The appraisal I got was it was on two pieces of paper very detailed where it came from. I mean a bunch of information and I was very pleased with that. I had a question and she called me back herself. Her schooling is just is awesome and her experience with with antiques I can't even describe. . She does know what she's talking about and for her to offer this free service on KZfaq by showing people selling tips. And appraising objects for those of us who did not go to school to have a degree like hers, it is nice to get some of her knowledge. Take care.

Thank you for sharing your experience with this powerfully promoted appraiser. I think your assessment of her performance after hiring her for her professional services is detailed, well-documented, and fair. I'm very new to the world of treasure hunting. My mother passed a year ago and left us a large bin of what we thought was old costume jewelry. Upon inspection, I found the bin was a mix of genuine as well as costume jewelry, antique/vintage, some dating back to the early 17th century, some to the early 20th century. My first lesson learned was quality jewelers are not the best to ask for appraisals. I found them rude, and insensitive. It seemed no piece, regardless of age, design and purity was good enough for their approval. One even asked me if my goal was to waste his time. Yet he still made offers to buy some pieces. That was my introduction to the world of appraisals. I've since taken to youtube for a first step. However, as this is all new to me, when I begin to research an item from the bin, without fail, I find myself watching yet another one of Dr. Lori's videos on youtube. She has quite a monopoly of videos on this topic. As I don't really know where else to look at this point, I begin to take the knowledge she shares as unquestionably accurate. I am very grateful to you for helping me understand that is not always the case. I see now there are various options available to me to do my own tracking, including finding a friendly community of treasure hunters I can turn to for help. Your willingness to share your experience is inspiring and very helpful to this rookie. I appreciate it very much.

The thing I dislike about dr lorie is how she is so mean to all the callers

Interesting video thank you…isn’t one of her catch phrases “ don’t buy it unless you know what it is” I’ve heard her say that many times on the videos I’ve watched and I’ve always found Dr Lori to be rather condescending. You only have reaffirmed what I thought so thank you for that. I’ve learnt far more from your videos so please do keep them up. Warmest regards David from England

Good for you, that experience is what you pay for and 1000 dollars is not a little bet of money for her opinion basically. You should send it to the Better Bureaus Office because that was a rip off and poor customer service response for 1000 dollars.

You are such an amazing person. It's like everything you do is so genuine and real. Not just when you're talking about jewelry and the history of a piece, backed up with how the little historical details of a particular era had an effect on a certain piece of jewelry.....but also when you talk about your relationship with your father....all the responsibilities and struggles in raising your beautiful, beautiful daughter...and then being brave enough to be so honest about yourself with all of us. You are always respectful and considerate of others, even when they might not deserve so much of it, but that's YOU. I am sure that any one of us who watches your channel would agree to all of that about you and tell you to not change being who YOU are....even when it gets painful (it will pass and you will get thru it) but don't go thinking you need to change.... you are an amazing woman and I am so happy that I met you. Oh, and Kacie if you ever need to talk or cry or whatever....real late at night when the rest of the world is asleep...call me. I'm always up late and would love to talk. Even if it's 3,4,5 am...Im probably up! I've been wanting to show you a few things Ive accomplished recently. Let's talk soon

Thank you for this! In one of her videos, a women asked for book recommendations for appraising antiques and she said, nobody needed books because we all have Dr Lori ! LOL It’s a shame because she’s so knowledgeable in many things, but she claims to know everything. I’m guessing there’s some kind of personality disorder there. Lots of red flags!

Hello! You & I connected a few months ago over issues w/ Dr. Lori. You had done a video about jewelry, which is why I'm reaching out now. A friend found (stashed away in her house) a watch marked Gucci that she bought 40-50 years ago. She is interested in selling it. My question is about authencity. Is it easy to tell a fake? I haven't seen the watch and she doesn't remember what she paid for it way back when. If you could point me in a direction to test it I would appreciate it! Thanks, Kathy

This is very helpful information. I haven't hired Dr Lori mostly because the appraisals are a little expensive and I want to make sure I'm ready to sell my items right away (I don't want the appraisal to get out of date). Your experience definitely creates some questions for me. I would have been disappointed too.

I think your review was informative, kind and unbiased. I was surprised as her shows gives so much information on items in her videos. That is what I would expect one-on-one. I have much respect for how you handled this situation. You were careful not to be offensive and displaying examples of your experience. Anyone that took offense is ignorant. Good job and thank you.

Of the total number of items you submitted, how many are there where she was, as you say, “totally wrong”? Fortunately, there are innumerable appraisers who will gladly appraise items for a fee.

I don't sell jewelry and I don't have much knowledge about creative brands and especially the era in which certain jewelry was made. However, I began to investigate a bit because I have pieces that I inherited. I don't sell jewelry and I don't have much knowledge about creative brands and especially the era in which certain jewelry was made. However, I started to do some research on my own because of some pieces that I inherited. I started doing this out of curiosity because these pieces that I inherited are old and well I went to Google and I saw dr.lori I started to watch his videos to investigate and add myself to FB groups. and learned a lot seeing dr.lori and in the groups and I think that all people through time learn from each and every one of these people that we seek information and something that I did see and it was very clear to me is what dr.lori said there are many imitation jewels out there, I say this from my own experience some jewels are fake made in china imitating pieces of recognized brands what dr.lori said there are many imitation jewels out there, I say this from my own experience some jewels are fake made in china imitating pieces of recognized brands I have some earrings totally similar to imitation pieces, the difference is that the earrings that I have have a brand and are marked with the name of the creator or the brand and this makes a piece have more value without However, some that are also marked are imitation in that I verified it in these earrings, they are identical when looking at the naked eye, however, as Dr. Lori has said, it is not always so, so do you. Whether the piece is expensive or cheap depends on seeing what it is, it is not imitation and it is original. Pieces made in China are sometimes plastic, not semiprecious stones or pearls or silver and gold. the earrings that I have I took them to evaluate and indeed they are real originals marked with a value that Dr.lori said and I saw them in abay or mercari for 10 dollars it said imitation stones not marked it only said the style that seemed to be nothing more. With my curiosity to clear up doubts I bought the abay and indeed they were not semiprecious stones they were gold tone and bla bla in a few words they were not original to the ones I have.So somehow one is disappointed by oneself of these things that are usually bad for us but for some small difference out there there are a lot of expensive and cheap imitation jewelry and I am disappointed of this myself with the advice of dr.lori and many people who are in FB groups who, like me, seek to know and investigate more than we have. I do not deny that at first I looked at dr.lori how someone who does not know and only evaluates things as if they were anything but as far as I am concerned your advice and the advice of many people in the FB groups are useful to us some way or another positive and I am here because I believe that we can all take good advice from each other who are experts or have more experience than apprentices how I need to learn.

I came across your video on my feed. You are describing your experience and feelings, which is courageous in the social media world where anyone can criticize you, and they will! Full disclosure: I have paid for three video calls with Dr. Lori and got on her live KZfaq free appraisal show twice. I think many of the concerns you have are valid and no one can dispute your feelings. I’m sure that Dr. Lori has a team of people to help, as she is likely inundated with requests. It’s quite possible that one of her staff appraised some of your items, and that’s why the info. was scant or incorrect. I’m not making excuses for her; just trying to think of a reason why some of your appraisals were questionable. I have had great experiences with her on video calls. She has accurately identified objects and values for me. Her personality takes some getting used to, as she is blunt and sarcastic. But I’m not paying for her personality; I’m paying for her expertise. Thanks for sharing your experience. I think the title of your video is somewhat misleading because you do actually present the pros and cons of Dr. Lori’s appraisal service. Thanks!

Thank u for this. Definitely need more details from her. Anyone can do this

She’s a single woman who is very well versed but being single and well educated and that’s her life. I like to watch her show. I have collected since I first got married in 1963 but am not an expert on all the things people collect. I have been interested in different things at different times.

Oh my goodness Kacie! You sure saved me a lot of pain. I have a lot of things I have acquired & want to sell, but something about Dr Lori has been such a turnoff to me. Lately she does videos she calls Rants & it is so negative that it’s a turnoff. I literally have been too intimidated to even start the process & it would have been the unlimited month of appraisals. I’m so grateful to you for speaking up. I already watch your videos multiple times & learn so much from you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I hope you & your family are all well. I miss you here in KZfaq very much. Is there somewhere else I can follow & support you? 💜

Smh. Thanks for this input. I have a beanie baby that I believe to be pretty pricey. Anyone know where I may possibly get this appraised? Thx.

I am so glad you made this video, I have always been quite skeptical of Dr Lori's appraisals. How can anyone know so much about so much. I have been studying costume jewelry for 10 years very seriously for the past five and I can't imagine anyone knowing as much as she claims to. I love your videos I think your information is so much more informative than anything I have seen on her appraisal videos she seems more like a stand-up comedian I'm sure she knows things but she's kind of like a bully

Just now seeing this, but wanted to say thank you for sharing.

I am so sorry for your experience. I am certain that I will not use her. I absolutely had the view from her evaluations that were just off the cuff.

Hey there precious from 4/29/23. Im proud of you! Thank you SO VERY MUCH!!! Thx for being a great Mom as well (we could tell :)) God bless you & yours abundantly & keep you safely w/in His wings. Psalms 91 ✝🕊

Thank you for this information. I was considering paying her for appraisals. I don’t think I’ll be doing that. Thank you for putting yourself out there and your experiences.

Wow, what an eye opener. I guess you caught her

Thank you for this. I’m in agreement. Her appraisals on Beanie Babies are way higher than they actually are.

Late looking at this video but agree. She can't do every appraisal and if she does, it is a quick glance like she does on her KZfaq pricing off the cuff without looking at the item closely or doing any research. Purely for entertainment and even then gets old with her trying to get people involved in things not related to appraising (hair, nails, weather, clothes, etc...) and like she needs some Ritalin!

She just posted the Kenneth Jay Lane collection as if it was her find. I'm certain that was done several years ago on Antiques Roadshow. I could be wrong, or OMG, did she just take credit for that?

You did good. Thank you for being brave. Facts are facts and I'm thankful you showed them.

I think I can help. Similar figurines appears in Miller's 2018-2019 Antiques Pricing Guide. The Guide also includes Dynasty marks for Chinese and many Japanese items. All with full color pictures and prices acheived at auction, including the action houses who sold them. I bought my Guide used online for cheap. Also, there is a website for identifying jewelry makers marks ... the list is quite extensive.

Thank you for doing this

GREAT, true video!!! No one can know the value of everything that’s put in in front of them! Much better to deal with an appraiser who specializes in a certain field! She makes so many mistakes but she has this following that just keeps drinking the kool-aid. There should be legal recourse when she gives a bad appraisal. Watched one if her videos where a lady brought in a rare bitters bottle. She appraised it as a bottle for spirits worth $60.00 and then said some bottles can be worth big bucks like a bitters bottle !! Shame on her

I love Dr Lori and people need to cut her some slack. She is only human and has “off days “ like everyone else. Perhaps She was sick or tired? She never claimed to be perfect. She does a lot of things for free and more honest then most. East Coast people are blunt, to the point. We (i am from the Boston area) don’t sugar coat things, we tell it straight up. Why would i spend 10 Minutes telling you something when i can sum it up and tell you the same thing in a minute? People that ramble on and on about something drives me nuts! Now imagine the rambler being on national TV, with several people waiting for their long winded question to end…because they have questions also. Dr. Lori has to cut the rambler off because its not fair to everyone else. People should appreciate her sharing her knowledge for free, and don’t be so judgmental. Its easy to criticize someone when you are not in “their shoes”.

On the ring the maker is an early Trifari mark. There is a crown trifari and like two others as well as this one. Like you sign your name different than you did at 14 years old it changes over as well as it’s a ring so not a lot of space to put things.

I've been watching some of her videos and while I have only been at this about 5 years and have a LOT to learn, I watch in astonishment as she passes up things that I regularly sell for very good money and picks up other things and mis identifies them. now, George the Antique Nomad is almost always able to identify the pattern and the date of any given item and she very often doesn't have the foggiest idea what the pattern is or who made it. In one I saw her pick up some Johnson Brother's plates and HAD NO IDEA! Wow.

I stopped watching Dr. Lori a long time ago, she became rude to ppl on her Live's. I think she's a fraud and doesn't really know the real value of things. Sorry you had to go through this.

Are the candlesticks Meissen???

Well done video. I am completely convinced you're fair, honest and knowledgeable. I've subscribed.

I think she is actually very knowledgeable, but no one knows everything, even her (although she does seem to suggest that she does). I also find it strange she can "see" whether something is gold or not, or pearls or not, via video. Without testing, how could anyone know these things? I would not trust that. I do really appreciate her knowledge about eras of jewelry and things to look for. Her self promotion is over the top, constant and irritating. I like the clips where she shares her wisdom more modestly. I wonder if I would be so irritated by the self-promotion if she was male? Maybe it is a sexist impression that I get because it is unusual to see women be so self-promoting, but men seem to do it on television all the time. Overall, like anything else, get a few opinions if it really matters. Learn from others, but never take what they say as gospel. I'm grateful to her for sharing her knowledge, but I would take everything with a little grain of salt. I would do that no matter who the "expert" is.

I was thinking when watching this: perhaps when you get the unlimited appraisals Dr. Lori feels that you are mostly interested in the retail value since you’re probably reselling the items. Dr. Lori is from the East Coast I believe which is also something to keep in mind; sometimes people from there have a blunt way of speaking. She says her staff doesn’t do the appraisals so it’s kinda weird that some of the info is incorrect. That sucks that it wasn’t what you thought it would be. I would caution you from listening to people on Facebook though. There are some people out there who might tell you the wrong thing.

Have fun treasure hunting with your dad! I understand your frustration, that's a huge drop in value in such a short period of time and that's a lot of money to spend for unanswered questions. 💞

I don't like how condescending she is to people. She is mean to people at her shows, thanks for this info, I will not be using her! Thanks for speaking up!

I was thinking about getting her to appraise some antique paintings for me but after I watched your video. She doesn’t even seem like she gives you a appraisal certificate. Did you ever get valid appraisal certificates? Yeah, I’m going to find another appraiser after hearing your story. Thank you for letting me know before I wasted all of my money.

I'm glad this came up in my YT feed. I've been gathering all my things to get the latest appraisals and was going to spend a lot of money using her. Now I'm definitely going to reconsider

Hello, STS meaning: STS stamped on any ring band or any piece of jewelry means it was created by an STS Jewelry company which has its headquarters on Austin Texas. They are quite reputable and have been in business a very long time. They are most well known for making affordable prices real pieces of color genuine gemstone jewelry. I hope this helps Cheers, Willow

That necklace is Winnie-the-Poo.

I can imagine you thought she could help you, that is the whole myth that is build around her. I stumbled upon Dr. Lori on you tube and thought, oh, fun let's see! She made a few impactful mistakes right away, and that caught my attention. She had a porcelain vase with a portrait, she said it was Madame Recamier, ( I think it is an altered portrait of Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun) who was the mistress of king Louis the 15th. Well Madame Recamier was 4 years old when Louis the 15th died so that certainly is rubbish. She said he was born in 1715, but that was the year he was crowned. These people lived 100 years apart but to Dr, Lori it's all the same to her. And on that misinformation she appraises and dates that vase. In another video she had the dates wrong about when the word NIPPON appears on (in this case) ceramics. She said it ended in 1891, but that is the year Japan started adding it, because that was readable in English on export products. Museums have specialized curators for individual departments. Nobody can be knowledgeable about everything as Dr. lori claims. Research takes time. She knows a lot, but because of her mistakes you can't trust what she says, and that is a shame. Personally I think her behavior is awful, she believes in her own ramblings and is aggressive to people who doubt her answer. In the meantime she makes a lot of money from people who fall for her industry. I think it is very brave of you to make this video that she can't delete :-) and it will help other people too.

Thanks for sharing your experience. You're right, we can research for ourselves. 95% of the time my research is fruitful, 5% I reach out to fb groups. Can't believe she overlooked that victorian tube hinge on that silver brooch. Her wording too @ I think...no you should know.

Thank you for posting this. I was about to submit some cut glass I found to her!

I really have benefited from the loop bought on her website. And learned alit of tips. Like so many people, you appreciate the good you experience,not flaws.

I appreciate your honesty and vulnerability! Don’t let the haters get you down 💕💕

I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. I hope it brings you comfort to know you have helped many of us .... I was just about to take the leap, but now I know better and won't waste my money, efforts and time. Thank you for your honesty and your kindness. Best wishes to you and your family.

Great video and thanks for posting! Your large charger is Chinese and modern. You can tell because it's printed or transfer-printed and not hand-painted. The bright color of the white glaze, and the rounded perfect foot also suggest it's modern. The mark is 龍泉窯 which means "Longquan kiln". But it's very obviously not a real Longquan piece, as they made mainly green celadons. Hope that helps!

Wow I’ve been watching her for years and I think she is way over her head and I remember that she used to charge about $400 monthly. Now prices are outrages and she’s is just cringy to watch her videos and uncomfortable when she’s being rude to guests. Thank you for the heads up… and hope that Dr. Lori sees your video and updates her business or she will be loosing customers. As a reseller, I really felt your honesty and could relate. Hope you are doing good in your own business.

I concur with others here. You did not get the entire service you paid for. The request to resubmit is ridiculous, especially when the provider claims to have such a wealth of knowledge and should have done the contracted service correctly the first time. If there is an extreme volume of work to catch up on, then halt taking on new business (out of the office) for a while. You didn’t do anything to condemn the person - just comment on the service, and in fact you paid her a compliment - and I hope the folks who ask for your credentials realize that you took what knowledge you have (we all have some knowledge on something… we don’t have to justify our knowledge, and you were not doing it to teach others, but to make your point.) to make a point on the replies you received. I wish you and your family well, and I wish Dr Lori well too. I hope she finds a better balance and if she is using staff, that she goes for quality, not quantity.

Can you not reply with another question? Cuz it’s unlimited, right? Did you try to ask your “most important questions” after she gave you short value response? I mean we all know she doesn’t know every maker mark.. I mean there are thousands of jewelry and ceramic artists and more. She teaches us to find the value without considering the marks or signatures. Worthpoint has a wonderful trademark library we can access for about $20/month. I realize she didn’t give you all info for each submission, but at unlimited appraisals she may not have the time to cover it all. She probably wanted to get to all your items with values, more than being thorough with each piece and NOT getting them all done. 🤷‍♀️I like her a lot. I guess I haven’t seen what this other guy does for appraisals but she seems super affordable for her abilities. And as far as being short, or rude, or faceitious…that’s her personality. Did you not size her up for this before paying her?

How awful. You have my full support. AND then you had. the grace and bravery to follow through and do research! There are books regarding Antiques as well as magazines. And II have one on all the silver, gold, etc. and the maker's mark is duplicated in this small book to. check and learn from! Get the magazines-even antique dealers wan to buy those from you--if they'r 'pickers' and will drive around and look at what is in peoples window, then house, then storage shed-when that was in good shape. He bought 2 or 3 of my big, paperback books, that come in ready habit and There were a couple of items, one in particular that I had taken such good care of. So a piece of pottery, that I still wish I'd kept, because of it's history, it's beauty and it's sheer size (Large). If I don't follow that ten year rule--if you feel that in ten years this will make a difference, DON'T DO IT! That was 26-30 years ago. It is this: If one feels strongly or even have that funny feeling in your 'gut', take a fe steps back and give yourself time! They came back and were persistent. Very polite but got me to sell these items. Quite unfortunately. So sorry I got taken. Dumb me. I will say that I was recovering from cancer surgery. And in chemotherapy, which they could obviously see when I met them.Later,regret,regret,regret! You have definitely proved your point! And you "know stuff" and I, for one, believe you-you gave the receipts to prove it, with I'm sure her signature on them.I've been ripped up- in many different ways.Bless you and thank you for saying AND showing us visible proof. She's apparently a mess. These buyer/seller relationships ought to be more orifepssional-did I sat "more?" My parent's got ripped off by om hiring the very people I had waned her away from. I had some experiences with the daughter, while she ran her "vintage clothing" and the n it expanded a bit. Her Mother ran the Antique Mall.Her husband ws living at the time-fin'y know about now. They promised all egos wonderful pitches if Mother would just pick her. Yhere were just 3 proper there the day before of the people running it. And, they had certain things price extremely low. BecauseI had been in the antique business with a partner and then by myself, I studied, learned and enjoyed very much what I was doing.Long story short(er), When certain big ticket items had not sold, she told my parent's that she had friends that would by them. And they did! The day of the sale, we went over early and I;, glad because it was only that one woman working and she just sat outside, at a table with an umbrella an never left thatszpot. Mother was being realistic about what big items must go-as they were headed to a small, church-run home-in time to make friends and to do many of the outings and fun things they had for them to of! And vespers were every day at four. They were really happy there.And these people here knew they had to drastically downsize-so it a great and horrible opportunity to take advantage of my Senior Citizen parent's. They also had not done a good job of seeing rooms with signs also posted, Off Limits- or some such. Some of the kitchen drawers should have been taped closed and were not, so a woman from OUR church came a day early--I politely told her that it didn't sart until tomorrow& asked her to come back. She did and went rummaging through the untaped and unsigned drawers until she came up with what she called, The most valuable thing here." It was just awful. So my family stayed and blocked doorways, pit some signs up=generally ran the thing! And as if by magic, the things that were beautiful, large and expensive didn't sell because they had priced them wrongly, on purpose, I', sure. When the people bean to fan;;dwindle out, I think is the n she lowered the price on those-but not so much as someone would buy them. Softening the Earth! She then told Mother she could get those sold if she could call her "friend(s)" and they would definitely buy them-which, unfortunately what happened. Mother was very disappointed in the outcome,e! I hated it but I did say, "Mother, now you know first-hand why I was so concerned about them running it! She agreed and later said she had checked around and they are notorious that way. They also claim to be so religious and close to God---right. I know I've gone on too long, but I thought it bore repeating. I hate thinking about it to this day! Best Regards AND stick up for people like you were just doing when O was looking aound. Thank you- a big, old -fashioned and heartfelt Thank you kindly, I remain, ts

You have a right to your feelings. But don’t waste more time being angry, instead feel blessed that you are so intelligent. Love you! I get why you made the video and grateful for it. Don’t second guess yourself.

It does make me wonder if she had staff helping her since that appraisal changed so much. I can see why you were upset over the experience. You had a lot going on and then get frustrated with what was promoted as a service you didn’t fully get. Maybe the price has gone up so much to keep from being overwhelmed so she can actually do it herself and do it as advertised. I do enjoy watching her and will just take with a grain of salt. I think she knows a lot more about some things than others. You look exhausted. Hope Olive starts sleeping better. It is so hard to break a habit once it gets started. I may try to get my son to look at the back of the charger. He has a minor in Japanese and could probably read as long as it is Japanese and not Chinese. Have fun at the sales.

Thank you for such an informative video. You mentioned that facebook provides a lot of information about the makers marks and the value of of vintage items. Can you do a video on how to do the research? I don’t know how to navigate facebook and would so appreciate learning how to. I think a lot of viewers would watch along with me.

Hi there! As I previously said when I first found your channel… thank you for doing these videos. There are so many here on KZfaq that just get annoying. You make me want to watch yours! Your approach and knowledge amazes me 😊 As for good ole Doc Lori…. I couldn’t take much of her narcissistic behavior in he videos. I actually blocked her channel from showing up on my feed. I’m sorry you trusted her! Thanks for the video speaking out on the farce!

I’ve paid attention to her throwing out prices certain vintage jewelry can fetch. As a collector and dealer of signed vintage costume jewelry for the past 30 years, I have kind of amassed my own sense of what certain pieces will sell for. I haven’t agreed with any of her estimates. I really like what you have to say in your channel. Keep being honest!

I see a strong and courageous woman.. More power to you!

Wow, good to know as I’ve been considering her for appraisals. Thanks for this information even though I could not read email responses you were showing so quickly. I’ve learned from your expensive mistake before it became mine.

That was very interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience. I was wondering about that process. 💕

So when she asked you to "resend them so she can look again" she meant..."resend them so I can look at them" lol! Rather than some kid she hired from craigslist because she was overwhelmed with so many apraisals!!!!!!! So what I picture is a room full of high school kids in front of a computer answering these requests who she instructs to go to Google to research and screams at them to do their best!!!

hi there .... i think she has already had a bad review and did a youtube live to get all her subs to pat her on the head unless this is a new review.. if it is ...this weeks dr lori live will be a dont miss as she will be begging all her subs to please keep on believing lol ...for what its worth i found your channel to try to identify some clasps etc on jewelry as i know very little....i did try dr lori but to be honest the woman thinks she knows to much and from what i have seen //(reselling/salvaging for over 35 yrs).. have never heard such rubbish in all my life... if the valuations given were all correct i would be living on my own private island....people need to realize it is what it is..she is a saleswoman selling...her fans are her fans which is just fine...get yourself ready for the woe is me live stream about your video and ignore all the lori fans that are for sure going to be here very soon...The Minuit someone thinks they know it all is the Minuit people need to run away and fast..but to then have her brainwashed fans all believing without any question is the reason it will carry on...i think if she did specialize in say art/wall hangings etc which from what i see she knows a little about and stayed from jewelry/pottery/glass etc which unless it has WATERFORD or Lalique etched into it its all a guessing game...had to unsub from the channel as i found the rudeness smart replies and ganging up on others with her pleas of please people please tell me i am great a little to hard to listen too...if it helps you there is a you tube guy here in the UK called antiquesarena who is quite good at chinese pottery and marks with lots of reference books .. his name is walter he may help...he is a dealer of many years with a lot of knowledge .. and!!! if he doesnt know which is possible is honest enough to say i dont know let me try figure that out for you.... good luck with your channel and your FREE!!!!! help...rant over .. whew !!!! how many DR lori fans will thumbs down your support hmmmmm lol

I watched Dr. Lori 2 or 3 times and I just got a negative vibe. I don’t have a PHd, but I knew enough to know that she was wrong or possibly just misinformed. I stopped watching her. Your video is a needed resource to help people become successful and self reliant. The truth is light!

Did she respond if you said the mark is clearly there?

Very eye opening….thank you for taking the leap! Enjoy your thrifting trip…..sounds quite overwhelming and adventurous!!

I love George The Antique Nomad. He has a KZfaq channel and does appraisals. I think he’s great.

WHO can I get to give me price for two antique jewelry pieces that a jeweler gave me excellent prices to buy it and dr. Lori said was not that valuable. This jeweler said I should put them on auction because they were very valuable.

Thank you.. The frustration of obtaining information plus personal monies involved… is greatly appreciated for sharing your experience…thank you..thank you.❤ P.s. Happy to have found your channel. Just subscribed 12/8/2023 Happy Friday🎉 Expert definition: a person with a high degree of skill in OR knowledge of a certain subject. *** experience**** 😂.. your now an expert. Who needs a PHD certificate/ Diploma when only 3-10 handwritten references of satisfaction others have experienced with you / company advise.. either by personal opinion..or professional opinion..( personal is not getting paid.. professional is getting paid).. God Bless.

Wow you just saved me a lot of money & stress. Thanks so much for posting this!!

I would agree with you … she only did her research when you contested her original appraisals.

She totally misidentified turquoise in a bracelet as Kingman mine (Arizona). It was from the Royston mine in Nevada.

Hello Kacey, you have nothing to regret by doing this video because you are just expressing your bad experience. Just because Dr. Lori has a celebrity status, it doesn't mean she can take people for a ride. If you're going to provide a service regardless cost, you better have the integrity to own up to what you claim you are going to provide. I would have been discusted and disillusioned, if I was in your place. I would have felt ripped off. Thanks for sharing and being always so generous with your knowledge. Just love ya!!❤❤❤

Thank you, you saved me money.

Kacie, thank you very much for your honesty and bravery to share your experience with us. All these information is very valuable to us. I used to watch Dr. Lori’s videos, but then stoped when she didn’t attributed couple of items properly. One of them was piece of pottery marked Nippon. Even with my little knowledge I knew that it was made in Japan and antique since they stopped using this mark in 1921. She attributed it differently. Her pricing can be quite questionable. I still think her videos can be useful to see and learn something new. Nobody can know and remember everything, but when you quote that you are the expert, we expect more. Besides some of her comments… and the way she puts some people down in front of others on her shows is more than not nice.

I’ve collected glass/Indiana glass/carnival glass for a few years nothing serious. I stumbled upon dr Lori and she rubbed me wrong. Every single video every single interaction. And I’ve watched a lot of her videos. But I tried to really dissect WHY she bothers me and why her bedside manner is so off. When a woman is loud and knows her value as a society we feel threatened. That’s the first conclusion I came to. But I am still bothered. I’ve long held the theory that when you are good at what you do, you’ll never have to tell some one. They’ll know. She beats people over the head with how great she is. How she knows it all. How no one any where knows as much. She strikes me like a “cure all” and if you know anything about a cure all they cure nothing. And when you have the doctor diagnosing treating and selling you the medicine and insists you don’t need a second opinion something is wrong. She sells the paper to tell you you don’t need to buy a paper from anyone else. And then sets her fans on “trolls”. I’ve watched her make fun of an autistic persons room, people who don’t know how to use a camera and bowl over a person trying to talk over and over and over. My dr is a busy woman who is often short on time but also high in information and she is kind and courteous and considerate. It’s not ok to be rude, and when a person is giving you money it’s NEVER ok to be rude. Marks matter, research matters, and people matter. People are what make objects matter and she seems honed in on the money not the people. Keep your head up

I like your videos and learning alot I was gonna do a video call with her and now I don’t think so could you help me out with my questions

Don't worry about negative comments about your experience in this particular case or others really. Never will anyone get 100% agreement from people. That is for sure in online situations. If someone doesn't experience something in real time by your side throughout, there will, no doubt, be something they view differently later. Also, some people are just stubborn haters and you can't get affected by those types. It's futile. Like bashing your head against a concrete wall. You seem like a bright young woman who expected an influencer who made certain claims to be able to do what she stated she could do. That is NOT unreasonable. Nevermind her rotten attitude and condescending manner. At the very least she should have included a note of apology and an acceptable reason she could not do what she stated she could do. Hope your days are full of wonder and beautiful people from here on. They are getting fewer but they are out there and finding one makes it all worthwhile. xo

I had thousands of items appraised by her for 3 months before the prices went up . I do sell most of them close to the prices she stated, after watching your video of her responses I had the exact same thing . Not enough information to re-sell . Each of my emails ask the right questions as well . I do believe she has a team and it’s not only her , because how could she go through that many at one time . I believe if you question something and you get a response that it is her answering . I too have been going back and it’s too late to ask her since the service expired that are questionable.

I like her, but I also use sites like Ivaluable to see what items sold for. Regarding the makers, plenty of marks were never categorized so this is why she does not know the maker. Small FYI, Bonham will give you this information for free. Sotheby's as well. Just do their online free appraisal and replay back with questions once you get it.

At least if you don’t appraise you learn a whole lot when she goes thrift shopping and she does explain a whole lot what gets me is if she makes mistakes because you can make a mistake say it’s worth so much or it doesn’t look like such an such thing I mean everybody’s entitled to mistakes and the reason why I look at it when she tells you an appraisal is she’s not over exaggerating or giving you a lesser price because she doesn’t plan on buying it other appraisers when you walk in since they believe maybe you’re coming in because you’re going to sell it after you appraise it they give you a less value but you still learn a lot a whole lot from her from Dr. Lori

Completely agree with your assessment of Dr. Lori! Her jewelry knowledge is incredibly sub par. I remember in one of her videos she indicated that lower karat gold is SOFTER than higher karat gold. The inverse is actually true and this astounding, rookie error is what prompted me to disregard her jewelry assessments. Her diamond weight estimations are incredibly high as are her jewelry appraisals in general. She really does not have a clue about jewelry at all. Its really sad though because so many people love and adore her and feel that her assessments are accurate because of how they feel about her as an antique personality. I cannot imagine the upset that comes with the let down of such false appraisals. This just makes me think that its all show and no substance.

Dr. Lori is way too impressed with herself. Maybe back in the day she was on top of her game. Now - with Ebay, etc. - the market is very fluid. She needs to do better. You would be better served with Facebook sites on vintage and antique items. Check out YT- Crazy Lamp Lady. She shows you where she gets info, etc. I've learned a lot from her. I appreciate creators that want others to learn. Dr. Lori wants to be "the only one" with the info. Her rudeness put me off on her YT channel. Why be so rude to people? Why? You have some beautiful pieces - I subbed today!