Wearing jewellery has always been primarily something that woman like to do, but nowadays, more and more men have started buying and sporting jewellery too. From watches and necklaces to rings and more, be it for fashion, function or just sentimental value; a higher percent of people wear more jewellery than ever before.
If you have out-of-date jewellery that you don’t wear anymore and you might be thinking of throwing it out, think again! Did you know you can find websites to start selling jewellery? Here’s a few common reasons and best way to sell jewellery you already own.
Easy Money
Selling jewellery online is one of the easiest and quickest ways to earn some extra cash. Precious gems and precious metals like silver, platinum and gold are some of the most valuable materials around. If you sell enough of these materials or even a small collection of jewellery equalling a lot of grams, you could be looking at a large return on your money.
No Longer Used
Over the years, you’ve probably piled up quite the collection of jewellery in your drawers or jewelbox. Likely, many of these pieces haven’t been used in years. Don’t throw it away! Find a jewelleryseller and online buyer that can take needed or unused jewellery off your hands.
Broken Jewellery
Almost any item can be fixed, but sometimes it’s just not cost efficient to do so. For example, if you bought a necklace for $100 and it’s going to cost $150 to fix it, well, that doesn’t make much sense, right? If you have any jewellery with broken links, clasps or parts, you can still sell this!
How Do I Find a Reputable Place for Selling Jewellery?
If you’d like to sell your jewellery online or otherwise, it’s imperative that you find a website or business with a good reputation. It might also be a good idea to follow these tips to ensure you know the history behind the type of jewellery you’re trying to sell and find out if it’s really worth selling in the first place.
The More Precious Metals the Better
When selling jewellery online you need to realize that no matter how important the piece was to you at one time or how “good” it looks in terms of quality, each piece will either have no, some or a lot of precious metals in them. That’s way it’s always a good idea to know the price of gold and silver at present buying time.
Find A Buyer
A good buyer will also know the current price of gold and silver as well as precious gems like diamonds. They’ll be able to tell if there’s any special value to the specific item at hand and if it has a collectability or not.
Be Realistic
If you take a piece of jewellery to get valued and it’s below what you originally paid for it, don’t worry. It’s completely normal. You’re almost never going to get back what you put into it. What you need to remember is that you were going to give it away anyway, so if you can get some extra money from your jewels, that’s what matters most.
Looking to sell jewellery you never wear anymore? Visit us in store at 2570 Yonge Street – easily accessible via TTC at the intersection of Yonge, or simply contact us online today!
