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The appraisal trade

Posted by Anne Neumann - 09/03/07 at 01:03:07 pm

There are a lot of people in the appraisal business who do this work in a casual or cavalier manner; but there are some who try really hard to do it right, all the time. When it turns out that an error has been made it really eats them up. Too bad that the people for whom they work do not believe this.

The “how much do you want it to be” method of jewellery appraisal is the sort that makes a great deal of money for those who practice it. We never would but it is sometimes really tempting to think about going that route because doing it right is neither fast nor especially profitable.

In the course of our daily activity we make and save jewellery sales:  we help consumers buy confidently and we enable sellers to promote with assurance.  The proper appraisal of jewellery requires an arm’s-length disinterested analysis of the item being appraised.  The appraiser should have no interest in the outcome for either party in a transaction other than providing facts and details that make an informed decision possible.  This is always our goal.

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