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Circa: 2002
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. Table of Contents: - - - 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: What distinguishes auction buying and selling from other methods -- How to buy and sell at auction: The rules of the game -- What you need to know before bidding on: -- Diamonds -- Colored gemstones -- Pearls -- Gold and platinum -- Design and style: Great jewelry periods and great jewelers -- Special concerns when buying and selling on Internet auction sites -- How to avoid the pitfalls when buying and selling at auction -- What auctions do guarantee, and how to protect yourself against what they don't -- much more! 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.
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