Most people have estate sales when a person has
died. Unless the person was extremely wealthy, an
appraisal of all of the items that will be sold is not
doneand in most cases, the people holding the
sale are heirs that simply want to cash in. They
have no idea what the real value of what they are
selling is. Furthermore, these sales are often run
just like your average garage sale, with items
marked at incredibly low prices! You can literally
walk away with thousands of dollars of jewelry for
just a few dollars.

Even if the jewelry is not that valuable, the pieces
of the jewelry may be of some use to you when you
are constructing your own pieces. You can
carefully take the pieces that you buy at estate
sales apart, and save the reusable gems, chains,
settings, and other pieces. You can typically buy
these pieces far below jewelry wholesale prices!

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Start by reading all of the fine details about the
jewelry wholesale lots that you are purchasing. If
you still have questions, send those questions to
the seller through eBays website. Make sure that
you keep all of your contact with the seller through
the website so that there is documentation.

Check out the person or company that is offering
the jewelry wholesale. Look at their ratings and their
feedback. Has there been any negative feedback?
If so, you may want to reconsider your options and
look into other auctions. If the feedback is all
positive, and the sellers rating is high, doing
business with them should not be a problem.

Make sure that you are clear about shipment costs
and the shipment time frame, as well as the
payment options offered. Usually, the buyer is
responsible for the shipment costs, and this is
added to the total and paid before the item ships.
In the case of high ticket items, insurance may
be required on the item as well. The seller seldom
pays the shipping costs.

If the jewelry wholesale is a high ticket item, such
as jewelry that is bought in bulk or rare pieces of
expensive jewelry, you should strongly consider
using the escrow service that is recommended by
eBay. If the seller recommends any escrow service
other than the one that eBay recommends, you
might not want to do business with this seller it
could be a scam.

Beware of snipers on eBay! Sniping is against the
rules at eBay, but a large group of people do it
anyway. Sniping is automatic bidding, which is not
against the rules, but the software or service is
instructed to place the highest bid in the last
possible minute of the auction leaving no time for
anyone else to place a higher bid. Again, this is
against eBays rules.

Instead of sniping, place your first bid at the
maximum amount that you are willing to pay for
the jewelry wholesale lot. Each time the bid is
raised, your bid will automatically be raised until
your limit is reached. This is not sniping, and it is
a perfectly legal way to bid on auctions at eBay.

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If you are considering importing jewelry wholesale,
you might want to see what your other options are.
When jewelry is imported, there are additional
costs, such as high shipping costs, that you may
not be prepared to pay. There are also other issues
to consider as well.

Customs is a major issue, because some materials
that come from endangered animals are outlawed in
the United States ivory for example. When
importing jewelry, you need to be sure that all of
the materials that make up the jewelry can be
legally imported.

The possibility of not getting what you paid for is
another consideration that you must think about. If
you order from someone outside of the United
States where the United States has no legal
jurisdiction there wont be anything you can do if
you are ripped off. If you are importing jewelry
wholesale, make sure that you are dealing with a
reputable company.

Usually, if you can find the same pieces of jewelry
for sale in the United States, at a slightly higher
cost, you will be better off making your purchase in
the US. By the time you add shipping to the
imported jewelry, it will probably cost more.
However, there are many pieces that can only be
found in other countries.

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If you purchase your jewelry at wholesale prices, a
markup of 15% to 30% is usual, and people will pay
these prices. In the grand scheme of things, apply
the 30% markup, and make that the regular price.
When you need to move merchandise hold a sale,
and use the 15% markup price as the sale price.

If you make your own jewelry, determine the total
cost of the piece, including the cost of supplies,
shipping, warehousing and packaging, then apply a
15% markup. With the 15% markup, your jewelry
will be priced at the wholesale price. If you sell the
jewelry to the general public yourself, as opposed
to selling it to retailers, apply the retail price, which
in this case would be about 45% above your costs.

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First, find jewelry wholesale suppliers. If you want a
truly hands-off business, find a wholesaler who will
drop ship to your customers. This way, you never
have to handle any of the stock. Here is how it
works. You get your website set up, with an online
catalog of all of the jewelry that you offer. You
market that site to the public. Customers start
visiting your site, and they place orders. You
forward those orders to the drop shipper, and the
drop shipper handles the rest!

Most wholesalers will require you to pay for the
merchandise before it is shipped. This shouldnt be
a problem because you will require your customers
to pay for their orders at the time the order is
placed. Of course, you charge more for the jewelry
than the wholesaler charges you.

In most cases, you will be allowed to set your own
prices. Look to see what the wholesaler charges
you, including shipping, then add 15% to 30% to
that price. This is what you should charge your
customers.

If you arent sure how to go about setting up a
website, you can probably find a wholesaler who
will provide you with a website. Most of these
wholesalers charge a fee for the site, and your site
will usually look like all of their other distributors.
This should be your last option.

You may consider opening an eBay store. There is
a fee for this as well, but at least your store will be
unique. You can also bypass the eBay store and
simply set up eBay auctions, which are very
affordable for everyone. Make sure that you set a
minimum reserve price for the jewelry that you are
selling so that you dont lose money, and make
sure that the buyer pays all shipping costs and
insurance.

Again, setting up an online jewelry store with
jewelry wholesale is one of the easiest ways to start
a business today. You can literally be up and
running in a few short hours, and making money
within twenty-four hours of opening your doors!

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There are countless books available with
instructions and ideas for jewelry making. There are
also numerous websites where you can learn how
to make your own jewelry and get ideas. In the
beginning, you will probably want to follow a few
instructions or patterns until you get the feel for it
but eventually, you should let your creativity shine
through and design your own jewelry.

You can easily purchase all of the supplies that you
need for making your own jewelry wholesale through
wholesale sources online. Buying in bulk will get
you the best prices. You can buy cheap gems, and
high quality gems as well. Everything that you
could possibly need can be located through a
wholesale resource on the Internet!

After youve made several unique pieces, you
should show them to friends, family members, and
colleagues. You will be surprised at how many of
these people want you to make pieces for them as
well! Just be sure to charge, and soon enough, you
will have your very own thriving jewelry wholesale
business simply because you learned how to
make your own jewelry wholesale.

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Overall, an online catalog is the least expensive
way to advertise your jewelry wholesale company
but with all of the online jewelry stores and online
wholesalers, it may not be the most effective way
to make sales. A print catalog should strongly be
considered for a direct mailing.

If you make your own jewelry, you will need to get
good pictures of the jewelry preferably laid on a
velvet setting. Black or blue velvet will bring out the
jewelry the most. You can take these pictures
yourself with a digital camera, or have a
professional take the photographs. It is cheaper to
do it yourself, of course.

Load the pictures up onto your computer, and use
publishing software, such as Microsoft Publisher to
design and layout your catalog. This may take a
little time and patience, but it is much cheaper than
having someone else do it.

Since you will need hundreds, if not thousands of
copies of your catalog, your best bet will be to save
the catalog on a CD and take it to a print shop that
can handle the job. This will cost money
especially since the pages need to be glossy and
in color, and the catalog will need to be bound
but this expense will be well worth it if you will be
doing a mass direct mailing.

In order to do a mass direct mailing, you simply
find a reputable company who either sells mailing
lists or does the mailing for you. You can actually
request lists of mailing addresses where the person
has expressed an interest in purchasing wholesale
jewelry or any other criteria that you set. In most
cases, it is best to have the company handle the
mailing for you. They will get the best rates on the
mailing because they can use the bulk mail rate.

Make sure that you use a reputable printer, and a
reputable direct mail company! This is an investment
in the future of your business, and your jewelry
wholesale catalog needs to be perfect in every way
and the mailing needs to go off without a hitch!

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There are many wholesale company directories
available online, but you really dont have to
purchase these to find the jewelry wholesale
companies. Instead, use the search engine and
type jewelry wholesale companies or jewelry
wholesale suppliers into the search box. This is
the easiest, and cheapest way to find jewelry
wholesale sources.

Start making a list of sources. You can do this on
notepad or in a spreadsheet. Keep up with which
company has the best prices on certain items,
shipping costs, contact information, and any other
information you may need in the course of doing
business.

Dont forget the online auctions, and remember that
eBay isnt the only online auction either! Keep your
eyes open for great deals on jewelry, and make
bulk purchases when you can.

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Boxes for jewelry can be found at wholesale prices
all over the internet. Simply do a search in any
search engine for boxes for jewelry and you will be
surprised at the results. You can even have your
business name or logo printed on the boxes as
well, for an additional cost.

When you shop for boxes to package your jewelry
wholesale in, make sure that you buy in bulk for the
best prices. Also make sure that you can return the
boxes for an exchange in the event that the boxes
are the wrong size, or for a refund if the boxes arrive
damaged.

Dont make the mistake of not shipping your jewelry
wholesale to your customers in jewel boxes. This
will make you appear to be unprofessional, or like a
small time operation.

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First, any jewelry that has pieces glued on should
not be soaked in jewelry cleaner. Instead, use a
little Woolite mixed with water, and soak the piece
for just a couple of minutes. Remove the piece from
the mixture and dry it immediately but gently
with a soft cloth. Use a soft toothbrush to gently
scrub small crevices.

Avoid soaking pearls! They may come from the
ocean but water from your tap may damage them.
Simply wipe the pearl with a damp cloth, then use
a polishing cloth to give it back its shine. Never
soak any of your jewelry overnight. It isnt
necessary, and it may harm the jewelry wholesale.
Again, it is important to know what gems are used
in your jewelry, and how the piece was constructed
before determining how you will clean it.

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