Showing posts with label Antique. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antique. Show all posts

Friday, November 2, 2012

Antique Jewelry Wholesale

Antique jewelry is typically very valuable, and purchasing such jewelry costs quite a bit of money.But then again, it is possible to buy antique jewelry wholesale as well – if you know where to look.Most people think that online auctions, such aseBay is the way to go. While this is trueoccasionally, you will usually find that the sellerknows the value of what they are selling, and theprice is quite high. There are other ways to findantique jewelry at wholesale prices – or below.Keep an eye on your newspaper for advertisedestate sales and garage sales. Typically, at thesesales, the people holding the sale really don’t knowthe value of what they have. You can literallypurchase hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of antique jewelry for just a few dollars on a typical
Saturday morning.
It is important that you not look too closely at thejewelry when you are buying it. If the piece isvaluable, you don’t want the seller to know howvaluable it is! It isn’t your fault that they didn’t get itappraised – as you will as soon as you leave! Keepa straight face, keep your happiness and joy toyourself, and pay the fifty cents or two bucks thatthey want for the piece, get in your car and head toa trusted jeweler for an appraisalIt is possible that the piece isn’t worth anything –but occasionally, you will stumble across some realfinds! Even if the piece isn’t worth anything, if youmake jewelry, you may be able to disassemble itfor the parts.
Finding antique jewelry wholesale is very exciting.In fact, spending those Saturday mornings at theyard sales and estate sales may even become addicting! Yard sales and estate sales – especially estate sales where grandchildren are not interestedin their grandma’s old ugly jewelry are the bestsources for antique jewelry at wholesale prices – orbelow wholesale prices.
This doesn’t mean that there aren’t some real findon eBay as well, so don’t discount it. Keep an eyeon the jewelry categories, as well as the antique orvintage categories. When you do find somethingyou want to bid on, make sure that the seller has agood reputation. If the piece is very expensive, usethe escrow service that is recommended by eBay.Also talk to the seller quite a bit to be sure that youunderstand exactly what is eing advertised!