Selling designer jewellry

salboy

I have some very expensive designer costume jewelry that I want to sell to raise some hard cash. I thought about putting it on eBay but it is pretty valuable and I'm afraid it won't fetch a decent price. Nor will eBay let me list it without faffing about certification of the jewellry. I live in London. Where should I try selling it?

lincroft1710

Your jewellery whether designer or not is only worth what someone will pay for it. Therefore you may receive much less than you expect. Bricks and mortar auction houses are worth trying, but you need to find the right one(s). Also many jewellers buy jewellery, but don't expect good prices.

salboy

I took the jewellery down to Hatton Gardens and was told quite honestly that it isn't likely to generate much interest in the dealers there. The gentleman offered to have it melted to seperate the silver and the stones if I wanted.

I think I will have a go at eBay again on one of those free insertion weekends, although the 14-odd% that eBay and Paypal end up charging just just annoys me. I've also looked at these websites. Has anyone had any experience with them? Though they aren't cheap either.

http://clothesagency.com/

http://www.hardlyeverwornit.com/

paddyrg

'Designer' isn't a synonym for 'good quality', 'fashionable', 'rare', 'tasteful' or 'valuable'. It may be all of those, but it doesn't necessarily follow.

Of course you could argue that Lizzie Duke herself is a designer...

playingthegame

You could try gumtree or craigslist. they are quite popular in London and they are free to advertise.

lincroft1710

An auction house would probably charge you between 10% and 15% commission, a jeweller would probably only offer 50% of the retail value, so eBay charges aren't that excessive.

SilS

lincroft1710 wrote: »

An auction house would probably charge you between 10% and 15% commission, a jeweller would probably only offer 50% of the retail value, so eBay charges aren't that excessive.

Yep, I do think so. eBay is not so bad idea.