Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on the Internet Ausction Sites: The Definitive Guide to ... Auction House and on Internet Auction Sites - Brossura

Matlins, Antoinette L.; Newman, Jill

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ISBN 10: 0943763290 ISBN 13: 9780943763293

Casa editrice: Gemstone Pr, 2002

Riassunto

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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Book by Matlins Antoinette Contributions by Jill Newman

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Gemstone Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0943763290
• ISBN 13: 9780943763293
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 309