Jewelry Appraisals by Graduate Gemologist

I highly recommend Tina Leight from “Gems Jewelry and Appraisals” for Verbal Jewelry Appraising. When I saw her listing online ~ “Jewelry Appraisals by Graduate Gemologist” ~ I had imagined someone who had recently earned this degree. However, I was delighted to discover Tina was someone with 35 years in the business, who was familiar with all different types of pieces and gems. I had some estate jewelry that I didn’t know a lot about, so Tina very efficiently looked at every piece to tell me if each was costume jewelry or not, and for the ones with more value, she expertly analyzed and dictated the specifications of the types of metal and gemstones (size, weight, clarity, color, cut, etc.). She was also able to give me an estimate of era and the retail value with each piece. If one is going to have a verbal jewelry appraisal meeting, I recommend being organized (maybe tagging the items and being prepared with a system to quickly write notes about each piece she picks up) because Tina can give out SO much information very quickly. In our time together, we covered more jewelry than I thought we would. She answered all my questions and I learned a lot from her. Tina also gave me some great advice about selling some of the scrap gold pieces I had, and also valuable advice about how to sell some of the pieces I didn’t want. I am posting these pieces for sale with more confidence, since I can give more detailed specifications about everything so there would be no surprises for the buyer. I appreciate the fact that I could have my jewelry appraised while I was present, since some places insist the customers leave the pieces for a couple days. Also, since the services are rendered in a townhouse by appointment only, we weren’t distracted by other customers coming in, and I definitely got my money’s worth with the time we spent! The verbal appraisal experience was very enlightening and fun!