SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trōv®, whose applications help people collect and benefit from the information about every thing they own, today announced it has partnered with leading luxury resale platforms to enable members to easily sell their valuables. Benchmark Wine, Bonhams Auctioneers, Crown and Caliber, Freeman’s Auctioneers & Appraisers, Heritage Auction’s, Lofty, Lyon & Turnbull Fine Art Auctioneers, Paddle8, Rago Arts and Auction Center, RealReal and R.K. Motors will provide streamlined transaction capabilities to Trov members, enabling them to easily sell their property and possessions managed in a personal Trov.
Trov is a private cloud-hosted digital locker where detailed data about individuals’ tangible assets – items ranging from impressionist paintings and vintage automobiles to antiques, luxury handbags, and haute couture – is uploaded, regularly valued, securely managed and selectively connected to partners who offer advantages to Trov members. The information in a Trov includes up-to-date item descriptions, photographs and current fair market values. By connecting its members with the premier auction houses and resellers who specialize in selling luxury goods, Trov is becoming a new medium for reducing friction in selling valuables of all types.
“With Trov, members have all of the information about their possessions, including their assets’ changing values, at their fingertips at all times,” said Scott Walchek, founder and CEO of Trov. “By connecting with these auction and consignment partners, Trov equips members to make timely decisions – selling their pieces or collections with the right partner, based on current market conditions and value.”
“The art world is increasingly moving to digital – both for documenting and managing collections, and for selling these works,” said Aditya Julka, co-founder of online auction house Paddle8. “The partnership between Paddle8 and Trov embraces this trend, enabling art collectors – who have stored all of the information and provenance on their artwork in a Trov – to easily divest art as market conditions change."
“Benchmark Wine Group is one of the largest buyers and marketers of private and commercial wine collections to top collectors, restaurants and brokers," said David Parker, CEO at Benchmark Wine Group. "By partnering with Trov, wine collectors gain transparency into the extent and value of their wine collections, plus a seamless way to sell fine and rare wine when they are ready to part with it. It’s a natural combination that's a win-win for wine connoisseurs."
Trov is creating a large ecosphere in which members, armed with the information in their personal Trov and up-to-date knowledge of their possessions’ value, can connect to partners who help them put their valuables to work. In addition to luxury resale platforms, these partners include insurance carriers and collateral-based lenders who help Trov members protect and borrow against their tangible assets.
Trov is currently in limited release and is available exclusively through the Trov partner network (trov.com/partners). Trov will become selectively available to the public beginning in mid-2014. To request an invitation and reserve your place in line, visit Trov.com.
About Trōv Inc.
Trov creates applications that help people collect and benefit from the information about every thing they own. The data is stored in a personal Trov - a private online digital locker where their information is organized, valued, securely accessible, and selectively sharable. Members receive unique benefits from Trov partners, including the world’s leading insurers, wealth managers, luxury retailers, financial services, auction houses, appraisers, and more. Trov is privately funded, and headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices throughout the U.S. For more information, visit trov.com or follow us on Twitter @myTrov.