People have long been accustomed to over-intrusive advertising, and not everyone responds to appeals like “selling,” “liquidating a collection,” “a lucrative offer,” and other marketing tricks. Some of these offers do not really bring any benefits to potential buyers, but some are still worth a closer look. For example, jewelry stores often offer, as part of a promotion or on an ongoing basis, an exchange of old jewelry for new ones with a surcharge or less in weight.
Is such a deal beneficial or not? What are the conditions? Let us examine this question in more detail.
How to return a gold jewelry to a salon
In some cases, the buyer is disappointed with the purchase: jewelry is often bought as a gift, and sometimes it happens that the lovingly chosen ring did not fit in size, the chain turned out to be too short or, conversely, long, and the bracelet is artsy or too simple in design. The first thing that comes to mind is to return the jewelry to the store. And here the buyer is faced with a problem: jewelry cannot be exchanged or returned.
You can get your money back if a defect is detected on the decoration. Then the acquirer has the right to demand to eliminate it if possible, reduce the cost, exchange for a similar product or return the money. Often the presence of a defect must be confirmed by examination.
If the chain or bracelet just did not fit in appearance, then they can not be returned. And they can either gather dust in the box or go to buy at the minimum cost.
In this situation, you can try to use the service of exchanging jewelry for new ones: the loss in price will also be noticeable, but still not by as much as when selling at a pawnshop.
Reasons to Hand Over Old Jewelry
- Exchange of jewelry received as a gift, but not suitable for any criteria.
- Exchange of "grandmother's" rings, earrings and chains: items in retro style are usually found in every house, but no one wears them.
- Hand over single jewelry: one earring without a pair, a torn chain, a bent ring, a bracelet without a clasp. Instead of fixing it, you can immediately exchange jewelry for new, relevant things that correspond to the latest fashion trends.
Exchange Terms
Are there any restrictions on such a deal? Yes, and we need to dwell on this in more detail.
So, the main plus when exchanging jewelry for new ones is a higher price compared to the benefits of putting in a pawnshop. But before you go to the salon, you need to understand something:
- Only jewelry can be exchanged, which means that no wires, contacts made of gold, orders, coins or accessories for prosthetics are accepted. Still forbidden ingots, and weapons encrusted with precious metals.
- Only gold is changed: stones are not included in the appraised value. Their weight is subtracted when weighing. The client has the right to dispose of the stone at his discretion: leave it in the decoration (actually give it to the salon) or ask him to remove it. This service is paid, also for a fee you can ask to insert stones in new products.
- Some jewelry stores also work with stones, evaluating the product in its entirety, but less than 20% of the total number of stores engaged in this service.
- Exchange of jewelry for new ones is possible only with a deal with an adult customer (more than 18 years old). As proof of age, they require a passport.
- Silver, especially in the form of scrap, is unprofitable to change and hand over - it is either not accepted at all, or a very low price is assigned.It’s easier to order an alteration of old silver jewelry from a jeweler.
Profitable or not?
Where can I exchange jewelry for new ones? Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Kaluga, Voronezh, Ufa and thousands more cities throughout Russia. If in the village there is at least one jewelry store, then in it with a high degree of probability you can make this deal. Often, such stores are part of a huge network across the country, and the services there are the same, regardless of region.
How profitable is the exchange of jewelry for new ones? Moscow Jewelry Factory offers the following prices:
- 375 sample - 965 rubles / g;
- 585 sample - 1550 rubles / g;
- 750 test - 1950 rub./g.
In the pawnshops of the capital, they can offer to buy gold from you at the following prices:
- 375 sample - 770-830 rubles / g;
- 585 sample - 1200-1300 rubles / g;
- 750 test - 1540-1670 rubles / g.
Prices are relative: the cost of one gram of gold will depend on the particular salon or purchase, on the appearance of the product, its safety and other conditions. Prices vary greatly by region: even in the salons of one network they can offer an amount greater or less, depending on fluctuations in the cost of precious metals in a particular territory. Thus, the benefit can vary from 20 to 200 rubles per gram.