The first confusion with this term is that it sounds like “karat” and in some places the spelling is even used interchangeably! Carat it is a unit of weight used to measure how much a diamond weighs. Karat is a measure of purity that applies to gold. There is a separate article on Karat Gold. [...]
There can be no doubt that there are some unscrupulous businesses in the jewellery industry, both buyers and sellers. The answer for the consumer in either case is basically the same: knowledge is power. When selling old gold jewellery we really encourage you to try to understand what you have before looking for a buyer. [...]
How we evaluate a price: We are often asked to explain the process we use to arrive at an evaluation. Here are the basic steps any professional evaluator should follow before naming a price for a piece of jewellery: 1. Make a visual inspection: An experienced evaluator will form a “first impression” by the general [...]
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