subject: Get Your Jewelry Aprraised By The Right People [print this page] Searching for a Jewelry Appraisal Service
When I married my rich ex-husband, I signed a prenuptial agreement. He gave me a humongous diamond engagement ring, however, so when I filed for divorce, a jewelry appraisal service to get a price for that engagement ring was the first thing I looked for.
Discrepancies of Jewelry Appraisers
In my research to find a jewelry appraisal service, I realized that some jewelry appraisers will value jewelry much differently than other jewelry appraisers. For this reason, if you are selling jewelry, it is very important to choose the right jewelry appraisers so that you can get the most out of selling jewelry--particularly, your diamond engagement ring.
The diamond appraisal is a little bit different than having the other professional jewelry appraisals done, so that is where I started first. I interviewed dozens of professional jewelry appraisals people before I found the one I trusted to give me a high price for my diamond appraisal. The jewelry appraisal cost is pretty consistent no matter who you go with, so when this person charged about the same as everyone else, I felt reassured.
Professional Jewelry Appraisals
The diamond appraisal for my engagement ring was even higher than I expected, and by choosing the right jewelry appraisal service, I was able to easily pay the jewelry appraisal cost and still have more than enough to live on for several years when I sold my engagement ring. I didn't stop there, however, because I still had more jewelry I need to get professional jewelry appraisals for.
Rubies and sapphires have long been my favorite gems, which is lucky because these two stones bring in a lot of money when selling jewelry. I decided to use the same jewelry appraisal service for the rest of my jewels because they had quoted me such a high price for the diamond appraisal. This was a good idea, and I got very pleasant professional jewelry appraisals for my rubies and sapphires, too. Again, the jewelry appraisal cost was very much offset by what I would get for my jewels with those professional jewelry appraisals attached. Now that I had the jewelry appraisal service verification of my jewelry's worth, all I needed to do was sell it.
Selling Jewelry
I decided to host an auction for selling jewelry, because on television the auctions seem to draw the most money for ridiculous things. Very rich people just sit and wave signs that represent large amounts of money, and in just a few minutes, a good deal of money is made by those selling jewelry. I hosted a selling jewelry from my divorce auction, and many people who hated my ex-husband attended. I set the beginning auction prices for each piece of jewelry based on the diamond appraisal and the other professional jewelry appraisals that I'd gotten from the jewelry appraisal service, and the bidding began. My engagement ring was the first to be sold.
In the end, I was very pleased with the jewelry appraisers I elected to use to value my jewels. The jewelry appraisal cost was minimal compared to the profits I earned selling the engagement ring and the other items I didn't want to own any longer, anyways.
