A Quick Guide For Finding Antique Jewelry Deals
Antique jewelry is typically very valuable, and purchasing such jewelry costs quite a bit of money.
However, you can find antique jewelry at wholesale prices, if you know where to search.
A large number of people feel that eBay and other online auctions are the best places to start.
While this is true occasionally, you will usually find that the seller knows the value of what they are selling, and the price is quite high.
There are other ways to find antique jewelry at wholesale prices - or below.
Keep an eye on your newspaper for advertised estate sales and garage sales.
Typically, at these sales, the people holding the sale really don’t know the value of what they have.
You have an excellent opportunity to buy hundreds or even thousands of dollars of antique jewelry for pennies on the dollar.
Be sure that when you find a piece of jewelry you are interested in buying, don’t look to closely at it.
After all, if the piece is worth big money, you don’t want to let the seller know just how expensive it is.
It is not your problem that the seller didn’t bother to get the jewelry appraised.
Go ahead and spend a few dollars for the piece you are interested in, but keep a straight face. Once the deal has been made, drive to your jeweler and get the item appraised.
It is possible that the piece isn’t worth anything - but occasionally, you will stumble across some real finds!
Not only that, if the piece has little or no value, you could break it down and use it for parts if you like to make jewelry.
It can be fun and exciting when it comes to locating antique jewelry at wholesale prices.
For myself, I enjoy spending weekend mornings visiting yard and estate sales. It is addictive.
Yard sales and estate sales - especially estate sales where grandchildren are not interested in their grandma’s old ugly jewelry are the best sources for antique jewelry at wholesale prices - or below wholesale prices.
This doesn’t mean that there aren’t some real find on eBay as well, so don’t discount it.
Keep an eye on the jewelry categories, as well as the antique or vintage categories.
When you do find something you want to bid on, make sure that the seller has a good reputation.
If the piece is very expensive, use the escrow service that is recommended by eBay.
Lastly, make contact with the seller before you purchase so you can be sure of exactly what you are getting.
