How do I get the most money selling a few pieces of jewelry? Meaning, how can I avoid getting scammed?
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The appraised value is what you would insure it for, and is usually more than the selling price.  \n\nIf they're really valuable, try going through an auction house.  They'll take a cut, but you'll get the highest price.  Butterfields is good.  \n\nIf not so valuable, check out auction sites to see what kind of prices similar pieces are getting.
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Sell something. Local ads might work. Or, go to a pawn shop. You won't get near what the items are worth, but if you need the money that badly, it is a way to do it.
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many jewelers can use gold to make a new piece. you shoul find reputable jeweler in your area, and ask them if they can do that.
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You have to be old enough (18 I think), and then set-up an account. Make sure you have pictures of the things you want to sell. Have good explanations of the quality and what kind of shape the item is in. Then set a reasonably good starting bid, then hope for buyers!
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I sell alot on ebay. I've found that to be successful, you must have good photos, good descriptions, a good product, and good service. Even if it means you have to put out a little money up front before you start to make money. Also make sure  to use as many describing  or cross referencing words in the title as possible.
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If you are thinking of selling jewelry online -- which means you are starting an ecommerce site -- then it is NOT $2.99 with Yahoo. Yahoo's ecommerce hosting starts at $39.95/month http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/merchant/\n\nTo be able to sell items on the Web via a website, below are the requirements you need:\n\n1. Website - Your online connection to your prospects and customers. \n\n2. Merchant account - Bank authorized account which allows you to accept major credit cards, electronic checks, etc\n\n3. Payment Transaction Software - Software which actually processes customer order information, address, credit card number, etc. \n\n4. Secure Server Connection - https:// - Link to a special computer which encrypts confidential ordering data for customer protection.  \n\n5. Shopping cart - Software which allows you to accept product orders for multiple products from your website.
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I've got a friend who makes and sells custom jewelry on eBay. She specializes in earrings, necklaces and bracelets. She's pretty much eliminated half the population (men) from even visiting her site. If a person wanted to see what kinds of earrings are available on eBay and did a general search, they'd be able to look at 101,000  + earrings just under the major category of Jewelry & Watches. Plus another few thousand earrings under the sub-categories of hand made, artisan, etc. As the seller, my friend is facing some uphill battles because not many people have the time to look through 101,000 + listings. Sure, you could list an item in multiple categories to increase your sales chances, but with insertion fees, final value fees, gallery fees, etc. the seller might spend more to list than the winning bid brings in.\n\nSame problem with NWT items. Handbags, clothing, etc. are gender specific. And in many cases the bidder would like to see the item in person, touch it, hold it up to a specific article of clothing or accessory to see if it matches. Add to that the shipping costs and optional insurance fees most sellers tack on and bidders might be more likely to visit a local store unless they  get a really, really good deal.\n\nMy friend also tried listing Sunday to Sunday, weekends only, middle of the week, Buy It Now, Best Offer, ending her auctions after midnight Pacific time so west coast buyers had more time to look.  You name it, she's tried it.  The only thing she's learned with absolute certainty is there's no guarantees an item will sell. You can have an exquisite, one of a kind  "whatchamacallit" listed on eBay, but if nobody's interested, or if nobody finds it.....\n\nplrr
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Ok, you want to know what to sell: CLOTHING!\n\nWhy? Because it is in high demand and will always be.\n\nAnd it's very easy to get clothing at 70-80% off retail and resell them at 25% 40% off on ebay.\n\nShort description but a lot of pictures for each item. People who do the opposite don't sell for high and don't get bids...\n\nPictures! And get them all for cheap.\n\nI went 3 weeks ago at Timberland factory outlet store and bought 110 items at 9$ each, up to 90% off! I sold so far 27 items and the money I invested is payback... So the rest, guess what? Everything at 1 cents starting bidding plus i cover my paypal fee and ebay fees with the shipping handling.\n\nEasy.\n\nBut you need to be organize and have good picture.\n\n10 items a day at 20 bucks profit and you make 6k a month...\n\nI'm getting there.\n\nGood luck!\n\nQuestions? Email me!
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ill sell em for you 75+ positive feedback on ebay, also there is a whole bunch of stores called isold it on ebay that sell ur stuff but take large fees.\n\nbut ill sell them for a very low commission.
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You will never get full appraised value. You will get the most money for your diamond if you manage to sell it yourself or find a consignment jewelery store. The problem is diamonds are like new cars as soon as you walk out the door its value drops in half. I have a wedding set from my ex husband valued at $10,000 and nobody wants it because it is too expensive to resell as used. I have been told I will get more if I take it to a jeweler who will pay me for the diamonds as a loose gem and the give me the value of the platinum just by weight. It sucks but sometimes diamonds make better heirlooms than they do investments.
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I have my own eBay business.    The first thing I would do is buy some inexpensive things on eBay, just to get some positive feedback.  The first thing I bought was a VHS tape for $.99.  The trick to being successful is to pick a category that doesn't have that many sellers, and is something that people want.  If you pick a category that comes up with 500,000 items up for auction, people just aren't going to browse through that category to see what everyone has.  Even when you refine your search on a category that big it usually comes up with 30,000...still too many for browsing.  I always ship USPS Priority Mail because there is a flat rate box (12x14x3) that is one price, no matter how much it weighs....so if you can fit it in that box it's only one price. The Post Office will also come and pick your shipment up for free with Priority Mail, so there's no going to the Post Office and customers get their product in 2-3 days.  (I've found that people don't want to wait for their stuff longer than 3 days.)  I don't want to tell you what I'm selling because I don't want the category to get overloaded with sellers.  But I do well, I am able to support myself, no problem.  I actually started out with only $500.  When you put your product up for auction you have a choice of a 7 day or a 10 day auction.  I always do the 10 day auction starting it on a Friday.  That way you have 2 weekends for people to look at your stuff.  Some sellers don't accept PayPal as a method of payment because you have to give a percentage of your profit of a sale to them if it is used by your buyer.  I personally won't buy from people that don't take PayPal because you have protection against a seller that is trying to rip you off.  I have only had good experiences with my customers and  with PayPal, and I have a 100% positive feedback rate.  If you have any more questions you can email me at:\n\nebayenigma@luv2kre8it.com
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Oh, God, that just sucks that you have to go to a pawn shop to buy gas.  They will not give you very much on the jewelry.  Can you do some sort of odd jobs instead to earn cash?  check out www.craigslist.org for your locale and check the "etc" job listings.  They often have one time gigs like maybe working a day helping to cater a wedding or a weekend helping someone move and you might be better off getting cash from that.  Good luck!
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First off it all depends on how you market your jewelry. If you want to sell this for $1,000 or more you need to make your customers precieve that kind of value on your product. \n\nFirst if you know that your jewelry is one of a kind you need to show that it does. Your own style and label. Labeling your jewelry is your name to fame. Especially the ones you see in the art galleries. Make your jewelry unique, creative, your style, your design. Make your name as a Brand. Market your name as a Brand. So when people hear your name they know it's your jewelry.\n\nExample: When you say McDonald's...people think of Big Mac\n\nI'm gonna give you a tip that I learned from my father he used to buy old cars and resold the car himself. This is what he used to do to get more money for his car. He used to place flyers in local stores sending customers to my brother's house, to see the car for a high price, which didn't say how much the price of the car this flyer states that we accept any offers. Then in a few days later he place another ad which sent customer's to his house, which this flyer has a lower price on the same car advertise.  So in the end he was selling his car for more, but price was cheaper than from my brother's house. Without Negotiating any pricing on the car.\n\nKnow you can use the same system to resell your jewelry. For example you can set up a website selling it for really high. And you can set up an account on Ebay where your going to sell it for less. Now remember whatever price you sell on your website your going to sell it on Ebay for 1/2 of the price.\n\nYou can also create a blog about jewelry art. And you can talk about your designs. This will increase your Branding.\n\nGood Luck and I hope this will help you in your jewelry business venture.\n\nLuis Galarza,  Business and Telecommunication Consultant\nfor communication tips go to http://www.cogni360blog.co.nr\nand for free business tips go to http://luisgalarza.blogspot.com
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Well, it is pretty easy.  But you need to get photos of the items that you are selling.  If these are common items, simply SNAG the phots from elsewhere.   Otherwise, you will need a digital camera. \n\nIt is probably a good idea to get a PayPal account.  That does not mean that you shouldn't be a trusting fool.   Be very careful.  PayPal does not really support you if you LOSE. \n\nBuy you MUST have a good rating to get anyone to BUY from you.  So I recommend that you immediately buy some really cheap stuff, in hopes to get a good rating.  Aim to get 5 or more POSITIVE feedbacks as quickly as possible. \n\nAlso, try other auctions that don't charge a posting fee. \n\nhttp://www.bidville.com\nand\nhttp://www.eptop.com\n\nGood luck
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Pawn shops generally pay by what the gem stones and the gold or silver or platinum are worth by weight only! almost NO consideration is given to the actual "look" of the piece. Then they will pay you 1/4 of what they think they can get for it if they have to re-sell it.
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it's gonna be rough. you'll either have to choose between volume or quality. you can sell all the cheap aftermarket stuff for electronics and such or you can be an "elite" seller who sells stuff that people actually want like art, antiques, name brand electronics etc.  either way, what i've seen on ebay is that people will buy just about anything, crap or not on ebay.
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Yes money really can be made by selling on e-bay. As with any endeavor, it is wise to research prior to jumping in. Make sure that the product you are selling is doing well on the site. Figure in the cost of fees. Read all of the fine print. Start off with just a few items to give you a chance to learn the intricacies of listing, collecting, shipping. Then once you feel comfortable, go for it. I did, don`t regret it one bit. You`ll also find that many of the people you deal with there are very helpfull.