First Jewelry (sterling) find at garage sale!

[artslinger]

I picked these pieces at a garage sale this late morning. These were leftovers after the likes of Beachkid23 had had they way with all of the loot. :-) The necklace reads TJ-42 925 Mexico Sterling. The other piece just reads sterling. Any idea at what amount I should price it on E? What should I use to clean it? Thank you to all. I appreciate it.

 

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[captain flintlock]

Great job!! I would use wrights silver cream or Hagarty or something like that. Don't use Tarnex!

 

[JimDon]

Great finds. The captain was right. Wrights is great. As for listing prices I would start the pendant at $12.95 and the necklace I'm not sure because I don't know the weight but in the $29.95 range. But that is me.

 

[Beachkid23]

I picked these pieces at a garage sale this late morning. These were leftovers after the likes of Beachkid23 had had they way with all of the loot. :-) The necklace reads TJ-42 925 Mexico Sterling. The other piece just reads sterling. Any idea at what amount I should price it on E? What should I View attachment 1290599 View attachment 1290597 View attachment 1290598 View attachment 1290596 use to clean it? Thank you to all. I appreciate it.

Haha! Are you local in Fort Myers?

I would not have left any of that. LOL however they are very cool looking and very good finds.I'm out of town for 8 days in Disney. I had to bring Morgan Silverdollar with me because looking at all those new expensive stuff is rough! My buddy got a gold bracelet this weekend. I got nothing... But good luck to you and I hope there are several more to come!

 

[artslinger]

Thanks to all, I appreciate it. I actually live in Orlando. Good thing I don't live in the Fort Myers area or else my family and I would go hungry with you around! :-) Joking! Jewelry wise, I always search for high end wristwatches. With so much costume jewelry, it can be a little challenging determining the good stuff. I'll be keeping my eyes open moving forward, and hopefully find some real scores. Thanks again and all the best.

rja

 

[Beachkid23]

I'm in Orlando for the next 5 days. Is there any thrift stores worth hitting? Of coarse I'm in the Disney area...

 

[artslinger]

I'm in Orlando for the next 5 days. Is there any thrift stores worth hitting? Of coarse I'm in the Disney area...

I like the "Community Thrift", they always have high volume of everything. The closest one to you that I know is below. The other one is on Edgewater. Aside from that, I frequent the gw and sa, Habitat, and independents. We do have a really nice swap meet on Sat and Sun at the Orange Co. Fairgrounds west of I4 on Colonial. Good luck, wait, you're Beachkid23 and don't need it.

Address: 5444 S Orange Ave, Edgewood, FL 32809
Address: 6015 Edgewater Dr, Orlando, FL 32810

rja

 

[diggummup]

I'm in Orlando for the next 5 days. Is there any thrift stores worth hitting? Of coarse I'm in the Disney area...

https://www.google.com/search?q=kis...3,0.2403462879767062&fz=12&qop=1&rlfi=hd:;si:


ps- artslinger, you can also use the aluminum foil and baking soda method to clean it. Remove Tarnish from Silver

 

[Metro Retro]

The necklace is a piece of Taxco. Consider not cleaning it, but just wiping the high points with a jewelry cloth.

 

[Beachkid23]

I picked these pieces at a garage sale this late morning. These were leftovers after the likes of Beachkid23 had had they way with all of the loot. :-) The necklace reads TJ-42 925 Mexico Sterling. The other piece just reads sterling. Any idea at what amount I should price it on E? What should I View attachment 1290599 View attachment 1290597 View attachment 1290598 View attachment 1290596 use to clean it? Thank you to all. I appreciate it.

Went to places on 192 today. Bought these for $15 each. Did a thread in the thrift store section. Also got some $25-30 items for cheap. Checked the pawn shops, they were expensive! Off to Disney tomorrow. Hopefully my legs hold out. The one is really sore already.

!

 

[Jayers]

Easiest way to price common Taxco pieces is this: Weigh them. Melt price is .45 per gram (ish, right now). I have a rule of thumb that I don't sell Taxco for lower than $1 per gram. But this is a heavy necklace; for heavy necklaces and bracelets I start at about $4 a gram. Use Buy it Now, with Best offer and list it at $4 per gram for the price. Drop by 10% every 3 or 4 weeks till you come down to $2 per gram price and hold there. Take any offer you get over the $2/gram mark. You WILL sell it. It's a nice piece. Shouldn't take too long.

For common unsigned pieces I put them up at $2/gram, BIN, and then drop by 10% every couple of weeks (gauging on watchers and view, the more you get, the slower you drop the price), until you hit $1 per gram and hold until you sell.

Those are nice pieces.

 

[artslinger]

Easiest way to price common Taxco pieces is this: Weigh them. Melt price is .45 per gram (ish, right now). I have a rule of thumb that I don't sell Taxco for lower than $1 per gram. But this is a heavy necklace; for heavy necklaces and bracelets I start at about $4 a gram. Use Buy it Now, with Best offer and list it at $4 per gram for the price. Drop by 10% every 3 or 4 weeks till you come down to $2 per gram price and hold there. Take any offer you get over the $2/gram mark. You WILL sell it. It's a nice piece. Shouldn't take too long.

For common unsigned pieces I put them up at $2/gram, BIN, and then drop by 10% every couple of weeks (gauging on watchers and view, the more you get, the slower you drop the price), until you hit $1 per gram and hold until you sell.

Those are nice pieces.

Thank you very much once again to all, I appreciate it. I went to WM and bought a nice digital scale. The necklace comes to 87 grams. :-) What does that translate into dollars? Is it enough for a vacation? :-) I appreciate the feedback.