Comments on: Sellling cut jewels in Seattle?

Question: Sellling cut jewels in Seattle?

cgc373 — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:45:18 -0800

A friend inherited a bunch of cut precious and semiprecious gemstones (peridot, amethyst, sunstone, maybe some others) and wants to know how to sell them. This is in the Seattle area. Do we get them appraised? How does that work? Who buys precious gems nowadays?

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:36:29 -0800

I do, on ebay.

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:53:45 -0800

If you think they're really high quality gemstones, start calling jewelers in the phonebook to see who does appraisals. Try to get a few different opinions. Jewelers might want to buy high quality stones. Otherwise try selling them on ebay or to a bead store.

By: stirfry

stirfry — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:55:59 -0800

Peridot, amethyst, and sunstone are not in the "precious" category. Don't get your hopes up as to value. Try a jewelry store for a ballpark figure of value.

By: dbmcd

dbmcd — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:34:42 -0800

If these are still in vintage settings, try Alexandria Rossoff in downtown Seattle (across from the Four Seasons hotel). She buys/sells high quality vintage jewelry, some with semi-precious stones. Amethyst is quite trendy right now.
If that fails, try other jewelers who advertise "estate" jewelry. Downtown will offer the best, in terms of quality and service - there's a much greater concentration of fine jewelers downtown.

By: pdb

pdb — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 09:50:45 -0800

You might also try Michael Wm. Farrell, on Capitol Hill - but as stirfry says, don't get your hopes up too high for those three stones.