$26 at the thrift store

[Rented Mule]

Stopped by a local church affiliated thrift store today and spent $26. Was able to get the following:

Monet necklace with a large pendant


Bonetta charm watch. Ran fine with a new battery


Sterling tie clip. 4 grams


1/20 14k GF tie clip. 3.6 grams


Napier clip earrings


Crown Trifari clip earrings


Trifari clip earrings


Accessocraft NYC screw back earrings


Robert Rose clip earrings

And the big win:

Two sets of 14k clip earrings - one 4.6 grams and the other 5.2 grams

 

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[Spartcom5]

Those earrings should be an easy sell over melt! Nice pickup! Any maker marks?

 

[JimDon]

Do you have luck selling Trifari? I struggle to sell sterling jewelry for good money and can't imagine trying to sell non-precious metal items. Just curious.

 

[Rented Mule]

Spartcom - one pair was marked with a stylized JTL which I identified as JTL JOTALY Trademark of RICHLINE GROUP, INC.. Serial Number: 75473322 :: Trademarkia Trademarks. The other pair had no maker's mark, just the 14k marking.

 

[Rented Mule]

Do you have luck selling Trifari? I struggle to sell sterling jewelry for good money and can't imagine trying to sell non-precious metal items. Just curious.

In all honesty Ive been acquiring stuff at thrift shops the last 12 months and I am just starting to sell some stuff off on eBay. Right now I am selling cheap things like key rings that came in jewelry jars for whatever they go for so I can build my seller rating. But looking at the sold listings I think I might get $5 a pair for the Trifari at least. I paid around $1 for each pair so I should make a small profit as I continue to build up my seller's rating so I can finally flip some of the valuable things I have picked up over the last year.

 

[trdhrdr007]

Do you have luck selling Trifari? I struggle to sell sterling jewelry for good money and can't imagine trying to sell non-precious metal items. Just curious.

I'm with JimDon. Unless it was sold as a lot I wouldn't have picked up anything besides the 14k earrings. I've got a shoe box about half full of sterling jewelry that won't sell for enough over melt to make it worth listing. I sell an 11" x 7" x 5" box of costume jewelry a few times a year from left over lots. Would love to make enough on those kind of things to make it worth the time involved with selling.

 

[Rented Mule]

I'm with JimDon. Unless it was sold as a lot I wouldn't have picked up anything besides the 14k earrings. I've got a shoe box about half full of sterling jewelry that won't sell for enough over melt to make it worth listing. I sell an 11" x 7" x 5" box of costume jewelry a few times a year from left over lots. Would love to make enough on those kind of things to make it worth the time involved with selling.

The earrings were in bags of 2 or 3 pairs for $2 so some if it I got just to get the 14k ones. But my main reason was to get some things I felt I could sell on eBay for a small profit or at worst break even. I am just starting to sell on eBay and I want to build up my seller rating before I start flipping some of the better things I have picked up.

 

[jerseyben]

Personally, I would have passed on everything but the 14k earrings.

 

[WoodnHead]

Not all sterling is created equally in terms of desirability over melt. Vintage Native American especially w/turquoise and Mid-Century Scandinavian both tend to do well - David Andersen enameled pieces, and Georg Jensen for example.

Some non-precious metals will sell well, but then it's often about name. There's a good thread on here about non-precious metal costume that sells well. If you've really got a lot of misc. non-precious metal jewelry it sometimes pays to list it as a box-lot. Cram as much as you can in a flat rate box.

 

[insontis]

Personally, I would have passed on everything but the 14k earrings.

And maybe the sterling tie clip if the price is right, but I loves the precious metals..

 

[btripp6]

Looks like I need to start hitting up my thrift stores a little harder. Congrats on the finds!

 

[Jayers]

Do you have luck selling Trifari? I struggle to sell sterling jewelry for good money and can't imagine trying to sell non-precious metal items. Just curious.

To make any money on sterling I either buy mexican or brand name (Silpada, Pandora, Avery, etc...).. If I can't sell it for at least $1 to $1.30 per gram I pass. That includes Not buying Chinese, Siam, Italian, and unmarked. Heavier Mexican pieces like bracelets and heavy link necklaces can go for over $2 or $3 per gram.

I've still yet to crack the code on costume.