Household Contents Pricing and LKQ Research
Item Assist identifies the original item, researches its age and specifications, and finds a supportable current replacement — giving adjusters, contents professionals, and other clients organized, source-backed research without hours of manual lookup.
Built for insurance and contents professionals — and available to anyone who needs documented, source-backed replacement research.
Accuracy-First Market-Pricing Research
Fast research should still account for the details that make one product materially different from another. Every accepted item is researched individually and human-reviewed before delivery.
Precise Item Identification
Available brand, model, age, specifications, photographs, descriptions, receipts, and supporting documents are reviewed to understand the actual item before a replacement is selected.
Age Verification
We research model history, serial information, release dates, receipts, and other available evidence to document a verified age or best-supported age estimate. When age cannot be determined reliably, the report states that the information is insufficient.
Request Professional Age Verification →Current-Market Replacement Research
Current retail products and documented sources are compared against the original item’s relevant size, capacity, materials, performance, features, generation, model tier, and availability.
Clear Replacement Reasoning
The report documents what was researched, the selected comparison, the current price, source links, required assumptions, and confidence notes for claim-file review.
Two Ways to Work With Item Assist
Choose the engagement that fits the assignment — a single focused question, or a full contents assignment.
A focused consultation on one specific item or replacement question — not a lightweight version of a multi-item report.
Multi-item or list-based assignments fall under Contents Research.
- Is this current model actually comparable?
- What is a supportable replacement for a discontinued item?
- Which of these replacement options is the closest match?
- Which features or specifications should drive the comparison?
The broader service for claims, item lists, and multi-item research assignments.
Pricing depends on assignment size, research complexity, and reporting needs. Scope and pricing are confirmed before work begins.
- Item identification
- Age and specification research
- Comparable replacement analysis
- Current pricing, sources, and documented reasoning
Questions or corrections: Every research assignment includes one consolidated round of follow-up questions or corrections after delivery.
Similar Isn’t the Same as Comparable
A quick search can return dozens of products with the same brand, size, or category — but those products can differ by hundreds of dollars because of features, performance, model tier, or specifications that aren’t obvious from the search result. Item Assist researches the original item and identifies which differences actually matter before recommending a supportable current replacement.
Televisions
Same brand and screen size can span very different product tiers and prices.
Refrigerators
Similar dimensions and capacity do not necessarily mean equivalent features or value.
AV Equipment
Older discontinued receivers or speakers may require feature-level research to determine a reasonable modern comparable.
Item Assist helps identify the most supportable comparable replacement and shows the reasoning behind it. Read more about what like kind and quality means for household contents.
What We Research
The current launch scope is limited to common household contents with supportable product and replacement research.
| Category | Common Household Items | Research Focus |
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| Televisions & Home Electronics | Televisions, audio equipment, gaming systems, cameras | Model-year and release-history research, specifications, generation, availability, and current replacement pricing |
| Computers & Related Devices | Computers, tablets, monitors, printers, and related devices | Release history, model generation, processor, memory, storage, display, configuration, and current retail sources |
| Major Household Appliances | Refrigerators, washers, dryers, ranges, ovens, dishwashers, microwaves | Manufacture-date and serial-number age research when supported, model history, size, capacity, features, and current availability |
| Small Kitchen Appliances | Mixers, blenders, coffee makers, countertop ovens, and similar products | Capacity, materials, performance, attachments, product tier, and current replacement pricing |
| Furniture & Household Goods | Standard tables, chairs, desks, storage, beds, and common home goods | Dimensions, materials, construction, configuration, features, and current comparable products |
| Power Tools & Lawn Equipment | Power tools, saws, compressors, mowers, trimmers, and common lawn equipment | Model and release history, power source, capacity, performance, included components, model tier, and current availability |
| Common Personal & Household Property | Other commonly available household products with sufficient identifying information | Item identification, relevant specifications, supportable current comparison, and documented sources |
Specialty items and unusual assignments may require separate review and pricing.
From Available Information to a Documented Report
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Submit the Available InformationProvide spreadsheets, PDFs, photographs, receipts, model numbers, serial numbers, or written descriptions.
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Scope Is ReviewedItem Assist confirms whether the items fit the standard report, identifies missing information, and approves any additional pricing before research begins.
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Research Is CompletedEach accepted item is researched individually, including identity, available age evidence, important specifications, potential replacements, current pricing, and supporting sources.
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Receive the ReportReceive a documented PDF report, with Excel available when appropriate, showing verified age or a supported estimate when available, the selected replacement, price, sources, assumptions, and confidence notes.
Standard Item and Specialty Scope
Standard Household Item
A commonly available household product that can reasonably be researched using the submitted description, photographs, receipts, brand, model number, serial number, or other available information.
Standard examples include televisions, computers, tablets, audio equipment, gaming systems, cameras, household appliances, standard furniture, power tools, lawn equipment, and common household goods.
Outside the Standard Launch Scope
Antiques, fine art, jewelry, collectibles, rare instruments, custom-built property, luxury fashion, and items requiring authentication or formal appraisal are not core launch services.
Specialty or unusual items may be reviewed separately, quoted individually, declined, or referred to an appropriate specialist.
Turnaround and Review Capacity
Standard assignments are generally completed within 24–48 business hours after Item Assist receives the information required to begin. Assignments are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Turnaround may vary based on file size, item complexity, missing information, specialty research, and current assignment volume. Rush work is considered separately and quoted only when capacity allows.
Clear Role in the Claim Process
Item Assist provides product-identification, age-evidence, replacement, and market-pricing research. Exact manufacture or purchase dates may not always be available; when evidence is incomplete, the report identifies the result as an estimate and documents the assumptions used.
Item Assist does not select depreciation schedules, apply policy provisions, determine depreciation or final ACV, negotiate settlements, approve payments, establish claim authority, or replace adjuster judgment.
All coverage, depreciation, settlement, and claim-handling decisions remain with the client.
Contents Research: Starting at $75
Pricing depends on assignment size, research complexity, and reporting needs. Have a single focused item question instead? Item Consultation starts at $25. Specialty, unusually complex, rush, custom-format, or enhanced-review services are available by quote. Scope and pricing are confirmed before work begins.