Like a lot of jewellery, many people inherit antique jewellery from relatives and other loved ones, from past partners, or just purchased over the years.
However for various reasons, many people end up with antique jewellery that they no longer wear or need, or simply need the money and are not sure how to go about Selling Jewellery or where to go to do it.
Because the price of hold has increased quite dramatically in the past few months, many people have "raided" their jewellery box to see what treasures they no longer wear or need and this has caused many gold buying stores to open up.
There is of course nothing wrong in Selling Antique Jewellery that will be melted down and refined, however many pieces of antique jewellery have an added value due to its age or era which is not taken into consideration at many of these places.
If an antique piece of jewellery can be on-sold, then many antique stores will often pay a higher price than just going on its scrap value, as the piece can be sold to a customer and therefore the store will want to purchase it for that reason.
Many pieces of beautiful and one off pieces of antique jewellery including pocket watches are being sold for scrap, melted down never to be seen again, and this is a crying shame for any antique dealer.
Auctions have always proven to be another solid way to sell your pieces of antique jewellery, and it is very easy to find an auction house that specialises in particular items such as jewellery and furniture where you can take your pieces to be sold.
Ask the auction house the commission that they take for selling, as this can range from as low as several percent of the selling price to 20% which does quickly add up.
Of course there is nothing wrong with this, as auction houses need to make money, and a low commission does not always mean the best auction house to go to, as some of the high end auction houses that charge more, will usually present your pieces of jewellery in a much higher standard - catalogue quality, advertising etc, and therefore reach a larger target audience.
Now the ease and variety of "self-service" on-line auction sites has opened up a whole new world for people to sell their items of jewellery from the comfort of home, and this relatively “new” trend does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
However for various reasons, many people end up with antique jewellery that they no longer wear or need, or simply need the money and are not sure how to go about Selling Jewellery or where to go to do it.
Because the price of hold has increased quite dramatically in the past few months, many people have "raided" their jewellery box to see what treasures they no longer wear or need and this has caused many gold buying stores to open up.
There is of course nothing wrong in Selling Antique Jewellery that will be melted down and refined, however many pieces of antique jewellery have an added value due to its age or era which is not taken into consideration at many of these places.
If an antique piece of jewellery can be on-sold, then many antique stores will often pay a higher price than just going on its scrap value, as the piece can be sold to a customer and therefore the store will want to purchase it for that reason.
Many pieces of beautiful and one off pieces of antique jewellery including pocket watches are being sold for scrap, melted down never to be seen again, and this is a crying shame for any antique dealer.
Auctions have always proven to be another solid way to sell your pieces of antique jewellery, and it is very easy to find an auction house that specialises in particular items such as jewellery and furniture where you can take your pieces to be sold.
Ask the auction house the commission that they take for selling, as this can range from as low as several percent of the selling price to 20% which does quickly add up.
Of course there is nothing wrong with this, as auction houses need to make money, and a low commission does not always mean the best auction house to go to, as some of the high end auction houses that charge more, will usually present your pieces of jewellery in a much higher standard - catalogue quality, advertising etc, and therefore reach a larger target audience.
Now the ease and variety of "self-service" on-line auction sites has opened up a whole new world for people to sell their items of jewellery from the comfort of home, and this relatively “new” trend does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon.
