On Dec 30, 1:39*pm, "tim...." wrote:

I really can't understand why someone with some jewellery to sell doesn't
just go into a local jewellers and see what they will pay first.

tim

My mother-in-law went into 2 local jewellers to value an early 19th
century 22ct ring (a big bugger too) plus diamond that she'd had
bequeathed to her about 50 years ago.

One said £307, one said £312.

She said to the one offering £312, ok, I'll take it..........at which
point she was advised that the scrap value was about £40 and that's
all they would pay.

The second one repeated this except said £35.

Local jewellers are not paragons of virtue, trust me........