Complete Guide to Buying Gems: How to Buy Diamonds

Matlins, Antoinette

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

Everything you need to know before you buy―or sell―gems and jewelry at auction. A source of expert guidance to help you enter today’s fastest-growing marketplace for gems and jewelry. This definitive guide to buying and selling at auction covers both the unique risks and opportunities to be found―how to make a profit on yesterday’s treasures or find a valuable treasure of your own. Entertaining, informative and packed with tips from an "insider," this practical, easy-to-understand guide makes available―for the first time―detailed information on: <ul>
<li>What distinguishes auction buying and selling from other methods </li> <li>How to buy and sell at auction: The rules of the game </li> <li>What you need to know before bidding on: </li> <li> - Diamonds </li> <li> - Colored gemstones </li> <li> - Pearls </li> <li> - Gold and platinum </li> <li>Design and style: Great jewelry periods and great jewelers </li> <li>Special concerns when buying and selling on Internet auction sites </li> <li>How to avoid the pitfalls when buying and selling at auction </li> <li>What auctions do guarantee, and how to protect yourself against what they don’t </li> <li>… and much more. </li>
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With comprehensive price charts and auction results, as well as resource information on auction houses and websites, Jewelry &amp; Gems at Auction is a book no potential auction buyer or seller can afford to be without.

Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Internet Auction Sites

Newman, Jill

Business & Money

Gemstone Pr

Diamonds gives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sell―or simply enjoy―diamonds with confidence and knowledge. Whether you are buying a diamond for an engagement ring, anniversary, to commemorate a special moment, or for personal pleasure, today it is more important than ever to understand what you are buying. There are new shapes and cuts, fancy colors, high-tech treatments, and sophisticated frauds. There are new ways to buy―such as Internet auctions and TV shopping. Buyers need a source of expert guidance. Practical, comprehensive, and easy to understand, this book offers in depth all the information you need to buy sparkling diamonds with confidence, including: <ul>
<li>What is a diamond? </li> <li>The factors affecting quality differences in diamonds. </li> <li>Diamond grading reports and how to interpret them. </li> <li>How to compare prices. </li> <li>How to spot differences in stones that may appear to be the same quality. </li> <li>How to protect yourself from misrepresentation.</li> <li>Questions to ask when buying any diamond. </li> <li>What to get in writing. </li> <li>How to get what you want within your budget. </li> <li>Important information about buying on the Internet … and much more! </li>
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Written by an “insider,” this easy-to-read guide is the “unofficial diamond bible” for anyone who wants to get the most for their money and enjoy what they have purchased.

Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide--how to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Diamonds With Confidence And Knowledge

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Know What You Want,Know What You’re Buying, Learn the Secrets to Get the Most for Your Money /Finally! Everything you need to buy beautiful pearls with confidence. Easy to Read Easy to Understand Practical Complete Instant Answers … to All Your Questions For people who want a reliable source of information to guide them in the fascinating and complex world of pearls―natural, cultured and imitation. Filled with “insider” tips and advice to help you get what you want.

The Pearl Book: The Definitive Buying Guide

GemStone Press

Everything you need to know before you buy--or sell--gems and jewelry at auction. A source of expert guidance to help you enter today's fastest-growing marketplace for gems and jewelry. This definitive guide to buying and selling at auction covers both the unique risks and opportunities to be found--how to make a profit on yesterday's treasures or find a valuable treasure of your own. Entertaining, informative and packed with tips from an "insider," this practical, easy-to-understand guide makes available--for the first time--detailed information on: <ul> <li>What distinguishes auction buying and selling from other methods</li> <li>How to buy and sell at auction: The rules of the game</li> <li>What you need to know before bidding on:</li> <li>- Diamonds</li> <li>- Colored gemstones</li> <li>- Pearls</li> <li>- Gold and platinum</li> <li>Design and style: Great jewelry periods and great jewelers</li> <li>Special concerns when buying and selling on Internet auction sites</li> <li>How to avoid the pitfalls when buying and selling at auction</li> <li>What auctions do guarantee, and how to protect yourself against what they don't</li> <li>... and much more.</li> </ul> With comprehensive price charts and auction results, as well as resource information on auction houses and websites, Jewelry & Gems at Auction is a book no potential auction buyer or seller can afford to be without.

Know What You Want,Know What You’re Buying,Learn the Secrets to Get the Most for Your Money/Finally! Everything you need to buy beautiful pearls with confidence.  Easy to Read Easy to Understand Practical Complete Instant Answers … to All Your Questions   For people who want a reliable source of information to guide them in the fascinating and complex world of pearls―natural, cultured and imitation. Filled with “insider” tips and advice to help you get what you want.

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Complete Guide to Buying Gems: How to Buy Diamonds

Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Internet Auction Sites

Diamonds: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide--how to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Diamonds With Confidence And Knowledge

The Pearl Book: The Definitive Buying Guide

Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Internet Auction Sites

Jewelry & Gems at Auction: The Definitive Guide to Buying & Selling at the Auction House & on Internet Auction Sites

The Pearl Book (4th Edition): The Definitive Buying Guide (Pearl Book: The Definitive Buying Guide; How to Select, Buy,)