Join FAIR — Free Directory Listing for Art & Antique Appraisers

Apply to join the FAIR registry with a public appraiser profile, plain-language fee disclosure, a path to verification, and member asset guidance.

• Use the page summary to confirm whether this FAIR resource matches the appraisal question.
• Open the directory or match page when the next step is finding a fee-transparent appraiser.
• Check policy, trust, and standards pages when the question is about verification, complaints, or disclosure rules.

FAIR gives eligible art and antique appraisers a public registry record that buyers, estates, insurers, and professional referrers can inspect before outreach.

• Show location, specialties, credentials, public status, and fee model context in one shareable profile.
• Give clients a neutral profile link instead of relying only on a firm website or private referral.
• Appear in a standards-based registry that does not sell pay-to-rank placement.

The application asks for a plain-language fee model statement so buyers understand how an appraiser prices work before engagement.

• Use your own wording for flat, hourly, per-item, project, or capped hourly models.
• Confirm that appraisal fees are non-contingent and not based on the appraised value outcome.
• Update the statement later as your profile or service mix changes.

Joining starts with a Listed profile. Verified status is a later trust layer based on documented identity, credential, public-presence, and fee-disclosure checks.

• Listed means the profile is public with pledge acceptance and fee disclosure.
• Verified means FAIR has completed additional checks against available evidence.
• The verification policy explains what FAIR reviews and how status can change.

After a profile is public, eligible members can use approved FAIR badge, copy, and profile-link assets in a way that keeps claims checkable.

• Use the member asset guidance before placing FAIR badges or copy on a website, email signature, or profile.
• Point users back to the FAIR profile or verification page when making a status claim.
• Avoid language that implies a paid designation, guaranteed ranking, or client outcome.

• Does it cost anything to join FAIR? No. FAIR does not charge listing fees, membership dues, or pay-to-rank fees. The public profile path is free for eligible appraisers.
• What does my public profile show? A FAIR profile can show your name, business, location, specialties, credentials, public fee model statement, listing tier, and profile or verification link.
• What is the fee disclosure requirement? FAIR asks appraisers to describe their non-contingent fee model in plain language. The statement can cover flat, hourly, per-item, project, or capped hourly pricing without forcing a public rate card.
• How does verification work after joining? Listed profiles can request Verified status through identity, credential, public presence, and fee-disclosure checks. Verified status adds a stronger trust signal to the public profile.
• Can members use FAIR badges or assets? Eligible members can use approved FAIR member assets and profile links in line with the asset guidance. Claims should point back to the public FAIR profile or verification page.

• Browse public profiles
• Read the fee-transparency pledge
• Review verification policy
• Preview member assets
• Listing policy
• Member login