ISBN:
0943763290
Complete Book Title: Jewelry and Gems at Auction the Definitive Guide to Buying and SellingAuthor: Antoineette Matlins, P.G.Binding Type: Soft CoverCopyright Date: 2002Number of Pages: 310Size: 6 x 9Book Subject: JewelryInternational Customers: This item WILL fit in a Global Priority unpadded flat envelope.Domestic Customers: This item ships in a padded envelope mailer. We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of Contents 1 - 2 - 3 - 4Everything 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 -- 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.Payment Methods AvailableCheck, Money Order, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, PayPal.Shipping and Handling Cost: $2.84About UsCollector Bookstore the internet's leading retailer of reference books for the collecting community. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. Our books are ON HAND, ready to ship. We are a direct-from-the publisher retailer; we also welcome author published specialty titles. Shipping PolicyWe ship worldwide! Methods available include US Postal Service Media Rate, Priority, Airmail & Express. We also ship via Federal Express. All shipments are packed professionally and tracked electronically. Most orders ship within 24 hours of payment. Please use the shipping calculator for rate quotes!Return PolicySatisfaction guaranteed! Returns accepted, minus a 10% restocking fee to cover our advertising expense on said item. Shipping is NON-REFUNDABLE. (Main street retailers don't reimburse gas or drive time; it is unreasonable to expect this of online retailers, in our opinion.)
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