- Feb 1, 2006
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I’ve always been a slow dime guy instead of a fast nickel guy when it comes to selling jewelry. But with gold prices up near 1800 again I’m finding my sales are more in the “slow nickel” category or the “extremely ridiculously long slow dime” category. In other words, I’m getting maybe 10% over scrap on quality vintage and antique pieces of gold jewelry unless I have them offered for a year waiting for the perfect buyer. I have a visceral objection to scrapping 100 year old pieces, but not so much so that I want to lose money. Just wondering if anybody else is dealing with this issue. I sell online (Etsy and Ruby lane now) and at a few shows in the metro area. Our regular online business that sells midrange and junk jewelry (mostly silver and costume) is doing wonderfully.
