All right, so let me paint the picture for you. You have got your stuff correctly appraised without any glitches. Now you go to jewelers to sell it, as I suggested in the previous post on Best Places to Sell your Jewelry. Now, this is the time when most people become careless and take things easy. The dishonest jeweler is like a wolf – he realizes it, and pounces on the opportunity before you knew what hit you. Now, I give you ways in which clients generally lose jewelry – take note and find measures to guard against them. Read the rest of this entry »

It can never be emphasized enough how important it is to guard your diamonds, gemstones and jewelry possessions against any kind of fraudulent practices in jewelry business. And it is also true in jewelry business or in any business for that matter, that there can be countless number of ways to cheat a person. Cheating is an art in itself, and so is the act of preventing oneself from being cheated. Read the rest of this entry »

All right! So we have the jewelry with diamonds and gemstones, we know what its worth, and now we have to find someone who will give the right price for our jewelry. Of course you are thinking nothing can go wrong now, but that’s exactly where you go wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

We continue our discussion from my last blog on All About Diamond Price and Value and come to the valuation of gold.

The artistry of the jewelry piece is practically worthless. So, first find out the weight and purity of the metal – gold, silver or platinum, in the piece. Read the rest of this entry »

So here is the situation - you go to the diamond appraiser to get your diamonds valued, and while doing so, avoid all the kinds of wrong diamond people I mentioned in my blog post Find the Right Diamond Appraiser. Now what remain to be guarded against are the worst kind - the dirty diamond tricksters. These diamond guys will literally try to rob you of your possessions. Read the rest of this entry »