Pawn Shop Jewelry

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It is thrilling to get a "sneak" at a vintage shop, spa or consignment store which you may not have bought elsewhere at full cost. But what can you do if you found out that the half-price platinum watch encrusted with diamonds was a stolen good? Pawnshops have for decades been a place where folks go to save some money (or find some cash). At a time where a penny saved is a penny earned, discounted used things are flying off the shelves at locations such as the World Famous Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, whose daily surgeries are dramatized on the History channel series Pawn Stars.
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Some things, like furniture and tools, are straightforward to purchase, since their condition can typically be assessed with a thorough look-over. A Cartier necklace or a De Beers ring is much more complicated than that. Pawnshop owners are jacks-of-all-trades, not experts in jewelry. Even though the family-owned establishment on Pawn Stars will hire an appraiser to decide on a reasonable price, there's absolutely no assurance that shops not looking on national television will make that attempt. Jewelry pricing goes beyond what the buyer simply thinks the product is worth to them, because so many factors are involved in the investment.
Pawnshops lack the comprehensive understanding that jewellery stores can supply about the actual face value of a bit. Scratches, clouds, and other defects on a bead's surface are detectable to a trained eye using a magnifier. Lacking these tools along with a dedication to the jewellery profession, a pawnbroker can miss these imperfections and pass a VVS1 diamond off as an FL one. (If you don't understand what this means, ask a jeweler.)
The very nature of a pawnshop can result in the trade of prohibited goods. Desperate people see pawnbrokers to get easy money in hard times. If someone is behind in their rent, they could give their jewelry up into a pawnshop and be given a loan that they must pay off or forfeit the item. All too often, the initial origin of the bit is someone else that had been robbed by the loan seeker. If this is true, and it's found that the thing was stolen, investigators can demand it be returned to its rightful owner even after a customer of this store has purchased it.
Pawnshops aren't the origin of all evil; many are run as legitimate companies. Like every market, the shops vary based upon the owners and their dedication to serving their customers. If you are looking for real quality jewelry that will last and may even supply you with a return on investment, taking your business to a real jewelry store is the best option.