How to get a fair price for your old, unused, scratched, broken, or damaged jewelry and gold.
How long has it been since you opened that jewelry box that has been sitting at the bottom of your closet. It may very well have been several years since you put it there and forgot about it. After all, what is there to remember? Most of the items that you placed in the box were a bunch of old jewelry that you no longer use. So, why should you open it up and care what is in the box? The answer is that there is a lot of jewelry that may still be valuable and fetch a solid sale price. Really, if you are not using the jewelry then why not sell it can recoup some of your money back? You would be surprised to discover how much money you might be able to sell those items for.
With the variety of buyers out there, comes a variety of jewelry that has demand in the market. Some examples of items that have parties interested in purchasing them would be rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, charms, and even class rings. Even items like gold fillings have an interested party somewhere willing to pay for it. You might ask What if my jewelry is old, damaged, or even broken? Is there still a demand? The answer is absolutely yes. As stated above, there is a market for all types and forms of jewelry. How much can you expect to get for your old, broken, or just unused jewelry? This all depends on an estimate you can have prepared by a jewelry store.
Needless to say, your next step after recovering some of your old jewelry will be to take it to a jewelry store and see how much you can sell it for. The jeweler will examine the jewelry and quote a price. You could sell the item then and there or you could shop it around to different venders. The choice is up to you and will be based upon how quickly you would wish to sell the jewelry.
If you dont like the price quoted, you have the option of having the item refurbished. This will increase the luster of the item, and the probability of fetching a higher price. (Online auction sites might be an avenue to pursue in this instance) Also, lets face it; getting a higher price for a certain piece might ease the separation if there is still a little fondness to that piece of jewelry.
If you are considering skipping the jewelry store part, and just heading straight for the information super highway, this may not be the best route. Even though selling online might sound easier and faster, the resources you find might not have your personal interests in mind. In almost all cases the prices will be rock bottom, and possibly you could run into people just trying to scam you. So why take the risk of either of those scenarios when simply taking the time to go to a trusted neighborhood jeweler will probably prove to be just as easy and much wiser in the long run.