To sell a necklace I found (belongs to me)

[Justyou]

I was having a clear out and I’ve found a necklace that had been sitting in my drawer for over 10 years.
It’s never been worn & still in the box. I got it from my exh just before I finally woke up to his abuse and said no more. I think it was a trying to sweeten me gift as I was starting to open my eyes to him.
I have saw it over the years and keep meaning to throw it out but didn’t know if I should keep it for my dds even though they are nc with him so always left it.
Today is mega clean day so was putting it in the bin but it’s got a sticker saying real diamond- could I sell it & how would I do it?

Would one of your DDs wear it? It doesn't matter where it came from as there's no emotional attachment to it. Mine sometimes take a liking to jewellery I'm about to throw out and wear it to play 'dress up' If it gets lost or broken, it's no great loss.

Hi,

Sorry if I've missed a previous poster saying the same but if you have some accurate cooking? Scales to understand the weight in grams, you can estimate the scrap price for 9ct gold. Tiny diamonds tend not to have a good scrap value but I couldn't estimate the value from the photo. That said, I like the semi-abstract heart design and think you'd secure most value by selling the whole piece. You can understand the 'floor'/wholesale price by asking for jeweller pppawnbroker for their 'best price' to buy it but in my experience you will get much more for a piece like this by selling it privately. If you use ebay, write a detailed description with several well-lit photographs including of the hallmark. Make sure you add gold diamond heart and hallmark in the item description and put a first? Or minimum bid 25 per cent higher than the pawnbroker's offer. Make sure you add the option for 10 pounds postage and packing for royal mail special delivery to reduce the risk of fraud.

Please tell us on what basis you value the necklace at a couple of hundred pounds? smile

Why the passive aggressive smile emoji? How odd.

No real basis for my ‘valuation’ save that I sold something similar myself about 18 months ago and got £178 for it. My necklace was a small crucifix also with real diamonds, but they were tiny chips, not proper stones. The necklace was yellow gold not white, but a similar very fine chain and the pendant itself was small and delicate. Perhaps there’s more of a market for that kind of thing, or perhaps I just got lucky with a very extravagant jeweller.

Once you've checked if it's got a hallmark put it on fb. See what prices people in your area are getting for similar items.

I've picked up some acceptable presents that way.

It appears to be a copy of the Tiffany heart necklace. Try a Facebook selling page for a few quid and have a takeaway :) you sound a lovely mum- hope it’s a lovely dinner.

Actually you may get more for scrap for it- weve got a kiosk in town that actually pays reasonably for scrap. Get the diamonds taken out and keep them for being set into something for the kids.

I can tell you exactly what shop that's from and believe me it's not worth that much. The 'diamond' is tiny and the gold weighs very little. I wouldn't bother if you are wanting much money.

Even if you got a tenner and bought 5 lottery tickets, it's worth doing imo.

My reply wasn't intended to sound as rude as it comes across. Just I know the retail price of that necklace and the quality. Might be better to let your daughter have it as it will be worth more to them than it is worth in money.

Jakethekid
What shop and how much?

95% certain it's Warren James and was around 50 quid atleast 6 years ago

I agree about trying to sell on a local site.

Save it to offer to one of the kids when they’re older.

Possibly the sentimental value to them would be higher than the second-hand cash value.

Definitely sell it.. hope you enjoy your treat

The kids are NC with him, though, aren't they?

I'd sell it for whatever I could get - even if you get a tenner, that's a couple of pizzas. A fitting send off to the memory of an abusive twat.

www.hattongardenmetals.com/sell-scrap-gold.aspx
These people buy gold at an advertised, open price, today it’s £11.49 per gram for 9 carat gold so if for example your necklace weighed 10 grams you,d get £114.90 for it. You have to send the item to them recorded delivery and they pay your bank account immediately at the advertised rate for that day.
I’ve dealt with them several times and found them very efficient and honest.
They don’t count any precious stones, it all goes to be melted down and reused. But a tiny diamond won’t add much to the value anyway.

Thanks

Oh my god some horribly patronising comments here, as if they're assuming the OP is poor and thinking she's going to sell it for a few hundred. I sold my pram for 30 quid the other day, it was still worth selling, only a complete stuck up cow would think 10 to 50 quid is peanuts.

Hope the takeaway is nice op!

probably not worth getting it valued, as the valuation might cost £25 or so. See what a pawn shop offers first. Don't be scared!

I've sold old rings, both gold and platinum in the past. I think I got about £600 for quite a few things (about 15 years ago). I sold to an independent jewellers. Always worth taking in and asking for a scrap valuation, otherwise you could sell on eBay. If you don't ask, you'll never know.

As others have said OP, if you can weigh it (in grams) you will get a better idea of its worth. Once you know what it weighs, that gives you a clue about what it's worth from a gold scrap dealer - either the ones that you post the item to or a local jewellers that offers to buy scrap gold. Gold is at a premium at the moment (someone has given you the current scrap prices upthread) so it's worth the effort of weighing it and then selling it for the weight (or a bit below). Once you know what they can sell it for for scrap, then you know if you're getting a fair price or they're ripping you off. Good luck.

Thank you so much I really, really appreciate the advice people have given, thank you to the ones defending my original post.
I definitely did not expect £100’s for it. I am not desperate for the money and needing to sell it but I decided this year to have a clear out of stuff I don’t need anymore & also to sell stuff or charity shop things if possible instead of throwing and hopefully try to raise even a bit of money from stuff lying around while getting our home a bit more organised.
I do have debts like lots of people and know from threads on here that any spare £ brings balances down quicker.
So I was just trying to do something positive, no stress to me but it’s a shame some people feel the need to sneer at everything.

It's definitely worth selling OP and I'm sure a new owner will love it. I just think you'll get more for it selling it on eBay (providing you make sure you reserve it for what it's worth from a jewellers) than selling it to a jeweller as they really don't give you much. My DH paid £2.5k for something and was offered £100 for it when he went to sell it. Jewellery has a bonkers mark-up.

I would say your best bet would be Facebook or EBay. The chain looks similar to one I've got and, if so, it's very delicate and light so I doubt you'd get a lot in scrap value. The heart charm might be worth a bit for scrap, but I think with Valentines Day coming up you'd be fairly likely to get someone willing to spend £10-£20 on it. A young lad wanting to get something for a first girlfriend maybe.

I hope you get a few quid for it and enjoy a takeaway with your children who sound lucky to have a mum who didn’t stay with an abusive partner.