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Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Intern

Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Intern

by Matlins, Antoinette
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Everything you need to know before you buy--or sell--gems and jewelry at auction.

A source of expert guidance to help you enter today's fastest-growing marketplace for gems and jewelry. This definitive guide to buying and selling at auction covers both the unique risks and opportunities to be found--how to make a profit on yesterday's treasures or find a valuable treasure of your own.

Entertaining, informative and packed with tips from an "insider," this practical, easy-to-understand guide makes available--for the first time--detailed information on:

  • What distinguishes auction buying and selling from other methods
  • How to buy and sell at auction: The rules of the game
  • What you need to know before bidding on:
  • - Diamonds
  • - Colored gemstones
  • - Pearls
  • - Gold and platinum
  • Design and style: Great jewelry periods and great jewelers
  • Special concerns when buying and selling on Internet auction sites
  • How to avoid the pitfalls when buying and selling at auction
  • What auctions do guarantee, and how to protect yourself against what they don't
  • ... and much more.

With comprehensive price charts and auction results, as well as resource information on auction houses and websites, Jewelry & Gems at Auction is a book no potential auction buyer or seller can afford to be without.

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BrandGemStone Press
Pub dateJul 1, 2002
ISBN-101683361407
ISBN-139781683361404
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions9.5 × 1 × 6.25 in
Weight1 lb
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