Find antique jewelry at wholesale prices
Antique jewelry is often very valuable and costs a considerable amount of money to buy. On the other hand, you can buy antique jewelry, also wholesale, knowing where to look.
Most people think that online auctions, like eBay, are the way to go. While this is true, you will often find that the vendor knows the value of what they are selling, and it is sometimes expensive. There are other methods to obtain antique jewelry at wholesale prices or less.
Be on the lookout for advertised estate sales and garage sales. Usually, in these sales, the people making the sale do not know the real value of what they are selling. It is virtually possible to buy hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of antique jewelry for just a few dollars on a typical Sunday morning.
It is crucial that you do not look too closely at the jewelry when buying. If it’s valuable, you don’t want the owner to know how valuable it really is! It’s not his fault they didn’t appraise him, as he often will when he leaves! Keep a straight face and save the satisfaction to yourself, and pay the fifty cents or two dollars they want for the item, hop in your vehicle and go to a trusted jeweler for an appraisal!
There’s a chance the piece might be worth nothing, but sometimes you’ll stumble upon some real finds! Even if the piece is worth nothing, you will still be able to take it apart for parts if you make jewelry.
Searching for wholesale antique jewelry is a nice thing to do. Spending your mornings at garage sales and real estate can sometimes get very addicting! Garage and estate sales, especially estate sales where the grandkids aren’t interested in their grandmother’s ugly old-fashioned jewelry, are the best places to buy antique jewelry at wholesale prices—or less.
This is by no means to say that there aren’t any real finds on eBay, so don’t dismiss it. Search the jewelry categories as well as the antique or vintage categories. Once you find something you want to bid on, make sure the seller is reputable. If an item is very expensive, use eBay’s recommended escrow option. Also, start a conversation with the seller to understand exactly what is being sold.