selling your jewelry
Digital Photographs and a detailed description of your jewelry are invaluable assets when it comes to selling your jewelry.
Quality Analysis Report
Imperial Gem Lab’s jewelry Quality Analysis Report and photography service will facilitate your quest to realize the best return for your jewelry. Although we do not buy or sell jewelry, our advice and services will help you save time and effort for a task that at times, can seem daunting.
Book My Quality analysis reportHow much is my jewelry worth?
While the majority of the appraisals we do are for insurance purposes (Retail Replacement Value), a Fair Market Valuation (FMV) is more appropriate when it comes to determining what you might expect to sell your jewelry for.
Two basic methods for determining jewelry value are the cost method and the comparison method.
Cost Method
While this method is usually used for insurance purposes the comparison method is the most appropriate when determining the FMV.
Comparison Method
While the latter is usually used for insurance purposes the comparison method is the most appropriate when determining the FMV.
Auction Results
Historical auction market results are used as a basis for comparison in determining your jewelry’s FMV. These values reflect what like items to your jewelry have sold for at auctions, being the most common market place for reselling pre-owned jewelry.
Where can I sell my 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. Among their services, both houses offer limited on line pre-auction estimates of your jewelry’s potential hammer price.
A link is provided here to access the input screens of Dupuis Auction and Maynard Auction
What you need for the auction?
- digital photographs
- data from IGL’s Quality Analysis Report
Keep in mind that some auctions are reserved for particular types of jewelry. For instance Dupuis prefers to auction diamond jewelry containing carat and over diamonds, period pieces and high end brand watches
