If you have an item of jewellery which you want to sell, it’s worth putting in the research. Achieving a higher price than the melt-down value can be tricky, so the more you shop around, the better your knowledge will be. This will give you more options and provide you with the best possible chance of making a good sale.
Do some initial research to see whether you can find out about similar jewellery pieces to yours and how much they have sold for. This will give you a good overview of how the market is performing and the kind of ballpark figure which you might be looking at.
Get several valuations for your jewellery. Just because one comes back lower than you’d hoped for, this doesn’t mean that others will too. You may be able to find someone who specialises in the type of jewellery which you have, and they’ll be willing to offer a better price.
If you have lower value jewellery items, try selling them on online auction sites. You might be surprised by the speed at which they sell – sites like this will give you access to a large market of interested people who are happy to buy second-hand items.