Box of Junk Jewelry Yields a Treasure or Two

[diggummup]

Sales were sparse this weekend because of the holiday. I bought a plastic box of costume jewelry for $30. There are a couple hundred pieces I guess, and most of it is cheap costume but there are a few signed pieces as well. I also found 3 real good pieces in there too. The first and best is a Tiffany & Co. sterling Favrile glass scarab beetle stick pin. The other two pieces are 14k and 18k jade pendants. Here are the pics-

 

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[kenstein]

NICE! I'm reluctant to grab those box deals, but I keep reading on here that occasionally good items are found. Good for you!

 

[diggummup]

There were 15 men's watches in the box too. I figured at $30 I couldn't go wrong even if there was nothing special to be found in it. It was a plastic tub not a jewelry box. I've been getting lucky with the jewelry lately. A little gold and a lot of silver. Too many watches, lol. The Tiffany piece was wrapped up in a piece of toilet paper, the two pendants were each attached to a junk chain.

 

[clovis97]

Nice find, Dig!!!

 

[Beachkid23]

Nice finds! Jade is pretty popular. We just sold a 18 lb box of jewelry on eBay for $60. And that was after I had it sit through two weekends of my own yard sale. So after all the good stuff is picked out, even if there is nothing good, there is still the people who buy it for scrap or crafts or whatever.

 

[diggummup]

Yeah, that's mainly why I bought it, because of the volume. I found another stickpin that sold. They took a best offer on it so I don't know what it sold for. I thinl i'll message the seller and ask him/her. Signed Tiffany Co Estate Antique Favrile Scarab Sterling Silver Stick Pin | eBay Mine doesn't have the catch piece though.

 

[jason4kstate]

Love the Tiffany's pin! Don't forget to put "Egyptian" in your description if you decide to sell it. The Egyptian craze was huge back in the 1920-30's. Anytime I see these pieces come up for auction they usually go for big money. Just my opinion though

 

[Dirt Devil]

Hey Dig,
They got 300.00 for the pin. Just click on the print icon at the bottom of the pix and info page. Good Find!
DD

 

[diggummup]

Hey Dig,
They got 300.00 for the pin. Just click on the print icon at the bottom of the pix and info page. Good Find!
DD

Thanks! I didn't know you could do that.

 

[Baltimore]

Hey Dig,
They got 300.00 for the pin. Just click on the print icon at the bottom of the pix and info page. Good Find!
DD

That is extremely handy.

 

[PeteWmass]

if there are enough items..you can never go wrong - I do the flea market and putting all the junk in a big $1 ea. box always recoups the loss..easy..

 

[jerseyben]

That is extremely handy.

Yes... That might be the most useful thing I have learned about ebay from this forum ever! Thanks!

 

[tamaco]

Nice finds! I love the bags of mixed jewelry!

 

[TreasureHunters]

Hey Dig,
They got 300.00 for the pin. Just click on the print icon at the bottom of the pix and info page. Good Find!
DD

You should make a new thread with that info, seriously awesome thanks!

 

[Dirt Devil]

Your Welcome Everyone. Glad to be able to help out. This is a good place to learn some new tricks even for an old dog like me.