• Sale between parties appraisal - detailed description

• Colour photos - brilliant crisp pictures

• Glossary of terms - no baffling jargon

• Spiral bound in a white folder. Multiple reports can be supplied for a small additional charge

• Repairs notice - advice regarding the safety of stones, worn claws and the like.

Sale Between Parties

You may be contemplating selling jewellery to a friend or relation and need a reference point from which to work out a sale price.

This valuation is designed to help the seller alone or two or more people who wish to sell and buy an item or items of jewellery between themselves. For this valuation to be of help it is customary for the parties involved to agree to be guided by an expert who has no relationship to the people concerned and no interest in the outcome over and above the fee charged. What is finally paid is, of course, up to you but this valuation will provide a guide to a reasonable price, fair to all sides.

How its done

The value  will be placed somewhere midway between wholesale cost and full retail price but will not include VAT. As with insurance valuation the condition and quality of the item will play an important part, as will its saleability. A full description is provided including calculated stone weights as an aid to identification.

Reasonable wear and tear will not be referred to but serious defects will be identified and their effect on value factored in.

How and where do I get a valuation?