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As we're decluttering and shedding material items that we don't have any use for, I came across a bag of my mom's jewelry. When she passed, her things were distributed to my siblings and me. I put the bag they gave me in a closet and forgot about it until now.
I have no idea if the jewelry pieces are real or costume, etc.
Would a jeweler or someone offer a service to quickly go over the pieces to determine if they have any value?
As we're decluttering and shedding material items that we don't have any use for, I came across a bag of my mom's jewelry. When she passed, her things were distributed to my siblings and me. I put the bag they gave me in a closet and forgot about it until now.
I have no idea if the jewelry pieces are real or costume, etc.
Would a jeweler or someone offer a service to quickly go over the pieces to determine if they have any value?
I'm sure if you called a jeweler and explained your situation, you could make an appointment to go over your stuff, and tell you what's real and an estimate on the value.
As we're decluttering and shedding material items that we don't have any use for, I came across a bag of my mom's jewelry. When she passed, her things were distributed to my siblings and me. I put the bag they gave me in a closet and forgot about it until now.
I have no idea if the jewelry pieces are real or costume, etc.
Would a jeweler or someone offer a service to quickly go over the pieces to determine if they have any value?
Yes. Look for a jeweler who advertises they will buy gold, silver, watches, etc. They will assess what you have but you could even get a head start on it and look for gold and silver markings. They will tell you if something is costume jewelry and may not be worth much.
I sold a bunch of random jewelry and gold 'remnants' (old broken chains, etc) and made $900.
If those are family heirloom pieces, l wouldn't sell unless you are in need of cash.
Generally, when you sell pre-owned fine jewelry, you can expect to get around 20 to 50% of the original purchase price.
If you don't know anything about worth of gold you could be scammed.
Gold has quite stable worth. I wouldn't hurry with sale.
For pricing and appraisals, selling to jewelry stores is better than pawn shops. Pawn shops have high overhead costs and typically resell items at a lower price. Jewelry stores have in-house master jewelers who can provide accurate appraisals and higher prices for your jewelry. https://mimisjewelryinc.com/jewelry-...lling-jewelry/
As we're decluttering and shedding material items that we don't have any use for, I came across a bag of my mom's jewelry. When she passed, her things were distributed to my siblings and me. I put the bag they gave me in a closet and forgot about it until now.
I have no idea if the jewelry pieces are real or costume, etc.
Would a jeweler or someone offer a service to quickly go over the pieces to determine if they have any value?
Go to a reputable jeweler, and he can tell you right away which ones are costume at no charge. As for the real pieces, he can give you the appraisals for a small fee.
Don't go to a pawn shop for the appraisals.
They apparently have a formula for how much they will give you for gold and silver. And correct, it's not what an 'ounce of gold' would be worth because they can't really use it 'as is.' I was happy with what I go since these were things sitting in my jewelry box for years that I had absolutely no use for.
If these pieces have gemstones, it's best to have a jeweler look at them. Older stones are often of better quality than the junk being sold today, and a significant portion of the value may lie in the stones. Don't just sell the gold and silver as scrap pieces without checking. If these are old pieces of fine jewelry, have someone who specializes in antique jewelry look at them.
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