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How to Sell Your Jewelry: Get the Best Value with an Expert on Your Side

La Jolla Gem Appraisal

This provides: A baseline value to compare against offers Clarity on market value vs. liquidation value Insight into stone quality and metal purity A professional’s perspective on where to sell An appraisal is especially helpful if you plan to sell to private buyers, go through consignment, or consider auction.

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Office Hours Information from March 2025

International Society of Appraisers

Is it the orderly liquidation market, retail market, retail replacement market? In general, pre-owned diamond jewelry is most commonly sold to the public on the orderly liquidation market; however, the marketplace is going to depend on the specific property. For instance, Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry (i.e.,

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Anxious collectors are increasingly turning to freeport havens, experts say

The Art Newspaper

A lot of them are choosing to store items they have bought in Europe, until the tariff situation is resolved—they’ve bought a piece from a Paris dealer or auction house, for instance, they ask them to store it until the tariffs have lifted, they hope,” Petit says. They’re trying to hedge the situation by buying time.

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Understanding the Different Levels of Value: It’s Worth What Where and When?

Artifactual History Appraisal

Most people selling items on the secondary market who aren’t professional dealers or without access to the assistance of professional dealers will find it difficult to obtain retail prices in a sale, and can more realistically expect future sale prices to be closer to the Fair Market Value and Liquidation Value levels of the market.

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Guide to Selling Pre-Owned Jewelry for Maximizing Returns

La Jolla Gem Appraisal

Conversely, for multiple gold pieces aimed at quick liquidation, an appraisal may be unnecessary. Auction Houses: Auction houses provide another avenue for selling your pre-owned jewelry, offering the potential for higher prices through competitive bidding. Where to Sell Your Jewelry?

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

Invaluable

Sold for $1,300 USD via Rapid Estate Liquidators and Auction Gallery (July 2018). Nearly all auction houses have open exhibitions when you can personally inspect items and ask questions to the firm’s specialists. Register to Bid Several Days in Advance Each auction house has its own registration requirements.

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Selling Your Jewellery

Imperial Gem Lab

Where to sell jewelry A popular avenue for selling pre-owned jewelry is through auction houses. They provide you with a simple and efficient means to liquidate your jewelry. Auction Houses Dupuis Auction and Maynards Fine Art Auction are two Canadian auction houses that hold regular jewelry auctions.