These are really good tips for modern jewelry. There are some differences though for antique jewelry. In the victorian era there usually weren't any markings for metals. It was common for jewelry to have closed backs even behind prong set stones. One weird quirk is foil backed gemstones. Even genuine stones were often foiled on the back to make them appear brighter. On modern jewelry that's usually found only on imitation stones. One popular metal back then that is often confused with base metal now is pewter. You can even find diamonds set in pewter so don't ignore jewelry made of less flashy metals. Cameos are interesting. Most now are made of plastic that's made to mimic stone. Antique cameos were carved from stone or shell. If a cameo is heavy, you might be on to something. Shell cameos are curved because sea shells are curved. Generally stone cameos are a little see through, so can usually see flaws in the stone from the backside. On the back of a stone cameo there is often scratches that look like parallel straight lines. Those are marks left by the saw blade that cut the stone out before it was carved. A well made cameo is made in one piece. There should not be a seam between the figure on the front and the stone on the back. Some modern cameos from China and India have a stone figure glued to a stone back. Those pop off eventually. If you see a seam don't trust the cameo to be a genuine antique. There are even molded glass cameos. They can worth several dollars. They were a low cost alternative back in the day. Now cheap cameos are usually molded from resin. If a cameo looks molded but is fairly heavy it might be antique glass. If you're afraid you're missing out on antique jewelry at thrift stores, do some research into antique jewelry collecting and buy some metal test kits. There is a market for antique jewelry.
10 seconds into watching this, i thought there is no way I would watch this to the end. I WAS WRONG, there a first time for everything! Very well made video, very good teaching.
I concentrate on finding real jewelry instead of costume but these are really good tips. My biggest pet peeve is a Thrift Store that keeps all the jewelry in a glass counter, that doubles as the check out stand, and there is only one employee checking out a long line of shoppers. It is nearly impossible to really look at the contents.
TIP: If you hear something like “supervisor/manager to register X for jewelry” head over to the glass case and start browsing jewelry, if the other person finishes up in the next few minutes then everything is already unlocked for you. No waiting for a manager/supervisor required! Kind of doesn’t work if you only went for jewelry but as a semi casual thrifter it’s saved me a few minutes of awkward waiting with an employee and squinting through the case
Thank-you for taking the time to show us what to be looking for. You’ve made this concept so much easier to understand. Much appreciated. Looking forward to the next one.
Hey brother, I just wanted tonrake a moment to say I watched this in full because of your kinda attitude. Good content and lesson for beginners, it wasn't what I was looking for qnd I normally don't waste my time but you seem like a cool guy and wanted to thank you for the positive content. Be safe my friend
These are all good tips but it's worth it to learn about some of the most collectible makers if you're going to buy costume jewelry, too. I just watched a brooch with no fine metals, no precious or even semi-precious stone, no brand signature, no openings in the back of the faux gems, and with a slight textured back sell for $3400 on goodwill. The lister didn't know what it was and it still bid up that high. It was a Schreiner unsigned brooch.
Hi Rusty. I recently started going through some jewelry jars from my local Goodwill. I've watched a few other channels where the person goes thru the jewelry jar and comments on the various pieces, but never really tell you what they're looking for or why or how much they might value the piece to sell on ebay or another platform. I appreciate the way you went through the jewelry lot and specified why you kept one piece but not the others. Also, thanks for the tip on how to fix a glued in rhinestone. I'm finding lots of pieces that have missing stones and was wondering how to go about repairing them. I suspected I would need to buy/use superglue or some other 'special' jewelry making glue. I just subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to checking out some of your other videos. 🙂 Have a great day!
I used to occasionally have luck at estate/moving sales where they had entire jewelry boxes/contents sitting out on the table without having the items sorted or individually priced. At such times I would make an offer for the entire collection. Afterwards, I would usually find enough pieces in the collection to recoup my initial investment. But I've never had any luck with jewelry jars at the thrift stores.
New subscriber here! This was really helpful! I just received a bunch of jewelry from my aunt that passed away, and it's hard trying to identify all of these pieces! She had a 60 CTW Ruby necklace and matching bracelet, lots of good finds! ❤
Mk is Mary Kay cosmetics. They give cheap jewelry to the sales people who have reached quotas. The car is the pink Cadillac you get if you achieve director status. That was a bummer of a jewelry haul for $25. Thanks for taking us through it though.
Goodwill sends all donated jewelry to a special unit for grading and only the junk is sent to the stores. Thanks to those who went back to goodwill and bragging about how much money they made on a bag. Shooting yourself and others in the foot. All fine jewelry is now sold online and they get a huge price now.
Where do you find the higher dollar jewelry bags so I can look for them at my area Goodwill? It reminds me of when they used to fill glass vases with all kinds of jewelry and related items, tape it up and put it in the case for sale. This is Indiana I'm speaking of. One time I found some neat old badges and sold them to a collector for much more money. Found some vintage marbles that I'm kinda excited about in a grab bag from a Goodwill in Indianapolis last Friday. Never used to look at the grab bags (usually $3 to $5) until I watched a video of yours where you got one with toys and told us not to forget to check the bags. I really appreciate you sharing that knowledge! I know quite a bit about jewelry already but think you did a great job helping others learn! You taught me a good bit about postcards which was an area I had not learned about yet. Thanks for doing what you do!!!
This was very helpful in identifying the cheaper costume jewelery. I especially appreciate the tip about finding ones with the backs with ridges... I've found a lot of them and couldn't tell if they were worth anything. Now I know! Thank you for all the information!!
MK is Mary Kay cosmetics, the pink caddy is a typical win for high sellers with various forms of jewelry given to reps for reaching seller benchmarks. My Aunt sold so much crap she got the caddy and also sported a diamond cluster ring that Mary Kay kept adding diamonds to as she surpassed her benchmarks.
Dude! You do an awesome job!! Wow!! All these chicks reselling jewelry take M O N T H S to teach what you do in 1 video! 🙌🏼 I love that you take the time to show what you are talking about and walk ppl thru your process. And even add humor here and there. Question… do you check all the backs of earrings too? Sometimes they can be gold or sterling on cheaper earrings. Also, do you use a magnet? I’m sure you probably do. It’s a great tool to get past some of the metal pieces. I’m amazed! A dude who knows such great things about jewelry! God bless you! I’ll be watching and I hope you continue to do wonderfully.
That is the worst bag of jewelry I have ever seen! Your point is well taken! As an extra tip, if shopping on line check the seller’s rating that will be an indication as to the quality of jewelry they sell.
Thanks for your info. You explain what you are looking for as if I was sitting right next to you to learn about sorting through jewelry. The little pin saying "MK" with the pink car dangling is for Mary Kay Cosmetics. It used to be sold similar to Avon.
I've also been taught that green on jewelry is perfume or hairspray that's aged and needs to be soaked in a dish soap/hot water mix overnight (only if it's NOT plated and does NOT have foil backed stones), then scrub with a super soft toothbrush.
I’m new in the costume jewelry world and recently got several lots. This video has been so helpful and easy to follow! Thank you for sharing your tips.
Some metal has miprepresentstion of their metal cont . Testing with a magnet and actual metal Testing with a scratch acid test is best. There are Gemology courses for determining gems etc
I see all these videos of jewelry jars from Goodwill where they get all this gold and silver and name jewelry. I bought some jewelry jars. finally I see a video of someone who got worse luck than me.
Almost a year later. Thank you for the video. I wonder if you ever found the MJ mark on the Tucans. You probably missed it since the clip was up. At the 45:35 mark at the bottom of the tucan below the raised clip. Now I need to find a video on how to tell if a stone is real, and what type of stone it is. Hopefully you made your money back.
That brooch that had the swirly pattern on the back was not an indication of lower end jewelry, it is the makers signature , it is usually found on all 1928 Jewelry company pieces. I would not consider them low end, I would also not consider Monet or Napier low end either. They usually make good quality jewelry. Maybe not as good as Chanel for example but still good quality.
the main point I was making is that if you need to choose between a signed piece or a piece with a rough underside, you should pick signed pieces every time. They sell much better and for much higher prices than pieces that are not signed. Especially if you are just starting out and learning, there are some basic principles to follow...
Right you are. I didn’t know it at the time of the filming but in researching it later that day I found the same information. Good stuff man. The warehouse crew really knows their stuff!
Rusty !! I’m so glad I found your Channel!!!! You are a nut (in a fun way!) & VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE!!! Thanks for all the info !! I watch you on the home tv so I’ll try to send my thumbs up via my phone :)
I just found your channel. You’re very entertaining and a great teacher. I’m from NY so I get a kick out of your accent. Weren’t you annoyed that you spent $25 on that bag?
Also I am suprised you used that brooch for an example and that you dont know its 1928 Jewelry Company. A lot of people collect 1928 especially the vintage pieces and its worth more than $5.00!!
This is intended to be a basic and introductory education with regard to costume jewelry. There may be some exceptions to things i mention, but overall, intentional rough, coarse, and textured backs of brooches and jewelry is a tell tale sign of cheap costume pieces 9 out of 10 times. I see it every day. I personally avoid them most of the time. In my experience, it's difficult to make money from reselling them.
I have been trying to find your QRAK (sp.?) video, but have had no luck. I thought it was this one, but I don’t think so. I wish I had written down the meaning of each letter, because it was a good training tool, but I didn’t have paper at the time…please help! 😢
yes. you can generally get a dollar per gram. So if you have a mixed lot of 100 grams of gold filled jewelry, you will make around $100. IF it's "clean" (meaning no stones, just the metal) you can get more especially if it is higher karat things like gold filled pocketwatch cases.
Hi Rusty I enjoy and have learned a lot from your videos. Thank you. I have a question about post cards. I have a Montreal panaramic guide with a tour map from 1947 with 10 photos. I have no idea how to price that , any suggestions. Thank you Gigi D
Also, the one piece where you said it looked like the stones were glued on that if it’s a prong setting, it’s more than likely real gemstones. There is a technique of setting stones in metal, not glued but precious stones, including diamonds it’s called gypsy setting or flush setting..
Mary Kay is the MK pin, a make up brand-they give away a pink Cadillac to top sellers. Probably a token gift given to sellers. It is a business model MLM. Large metal flat piece at the end had mark at top that u missed-the pendant hanger. Still looked cheap but minimalist.
I figure the MK stands for Mary Kay, the cosmetics company. Makes sense with the pink car too, since they used to go door to door or something like that.
Dude you need to get educated. You are working with jewelry from the1920's. The metal used on the pieces that are closed in the back around the jewels is Iridium. It is a liquid metal they poured onto the metal framing. it is very expensive in liquid form and it comes in gold or silver. Those pieces with the rivets were the lower grade replicas often made with cheap metal that will rust easily. Thé other pieces were made out of glass and often will be signed with an almost microscopic size signatures. The first thing you should do is use a magnet to weed out gold and silver from other metals. You had no jewelry from the 70s maybe the 60s, those pieces with rivets probably were from the 60. A magnet will not stick to silver platinum nor gold. Fulfilled gold and Iridium will attach lightly to the magnet but because that metal does have some precious metals mixed with other metals so the attachment won't be so tight. Then you are incorrect about higher end jewelry. Stones set with Iridium are high quality glass from the 20s and the backs are enclosed. Look at those pieces you had with rivets and you will often find that the jewels are covered with aluminum to give a higher sheen. These are replicas and worth nothing. The tongs of jewelry made in 1800s early 1900's mermaid with a higher-quality golds and silvers than we have now. The metals made back then were made with less of the alloy metals then they make now which makes the metal harder. So being able to look at or around a juul does not necessarily mean it's bad quality. Go back in the early nineteen-hundreds back in the metals or soft if the purer the metal was the softer the metal. Pure gold and 18 karat gold a silver a soft you can put your finger nail in it you can bite it it's easy to bend you can mold it with your fingers. Even today 18 karat gold is still so the tongs being weak and easy to lift is not necessarily mean it's bad it could be that the metal is pure precious metal. And they didn't use stamps back in the early days they use their teeth and their fingernails to see how much precious metal was in jewelry. And you said a lot of stuff that really dude you were so incorrect you should not be telling people those kind of things you don't know what you're talkin about. You had a couple of roaches in your hand that I would say we're well over $500 easy. That's scary man is with you whenever you go to look at costume jewelry and an old jewelry to check to see if it is made of precious metals or made with precious metals at all because the more the sticks the worse it is. And you need to look it up on the internet and see for yourself that some of that glass jewelry was worth a lot of money back then and it's still worth money today you don't find the glass jewelry made with iridium and it be in good shape. And the Iridium is hard to find anymore and it is extremely expensive in liquid form. Rusty there are many books on Venice jewelry & many old antique dealers as well as grandmother's I could tell you about the old jewelry. So please educate yourself better on the vintage jewelry of the early nineteen-hundreds and before that one. You're telling people things that are incorrect and someone's going to throw something priceless out just because it's made of glass and iridium. I'm an older lady and my grandmother wore some of that glass jewelry and if you look at the old movies you'll see some of that glass jewelry being worn by some of the most famous movie Stars like Greta Gable. And just because it's glasses on mean is trash some pieces are priceless. And those signatures are hard to find but they are there they are so little I don't know how they did it but they did it. To do it today we have to have a special lazarbeam to write that small. And I charge you for this but there's one other thing you want to look at and that is the clasps on the jewelry, the more expensive the jewelry the more intricate the clasp. So good luck Rusty, read some books😮
That last one was definitely a Mary Kay pen. In fact, I won one similar to that when you earn the use of the career car in the company which by the way, Mary Kay is a good company and they gave amazing gifts. I still have some of my pins and rings, that were real and I earned them while I was in the company for eight years❤
I’m new to your channel and I sell alot of different things but I want to get into jewelry. I love looking at it and photo graphing it. One of the main things I don’t understand is it the necklace doesn’t have marking on it. How do I know what metal it is?
At 44:34 The MK is a Mary Kay pin. If you are a top seller of mary kay make up and face care you can drive a pink Cadillac until you aren't making to sales. Then they take it away from you. Pyramid market b.s.
I found a Barrett that is so interesting. The mark is Scooters. I cannot found out anything about this designer except that it was a Paris designer. Do you know anything about this designer, or point me the right path?
If you look closely at whether the little rhinestones are glued or set into the metal with tiny little divots that act as prongs, that might impact the value. That brooch with the pave rhinestones and dangling pearl looked like the stones are set with those divots.
So I have a Maltese cross that I am almost positive is a Weiss but it is not signed. It is a beautiful piece. Do the manufacturers ever miss signing pieces.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I really enjoy the way you present your videos with lots of examples, this really helps as I am learning the ins and outs of this market...cheers!
Just found you. Did you know that if you have a blacklight on a piece it will glow if stone is glued in. Glue shows repairs glow under blacklight.😁 good watching 👍
I have a piece of jewelry which has Monet stamped on the back. It looks like a brooch from the front, But the back has no where for a pin, Nor where a pin has broken off of. I have tried to find this piece on line, and cant find it lol. I really enjoyed this video
Are all pieces of jewelry marked 925 sterling silver? Surely pieces that come from China marked 925 are not genuine sterling silver. They're all over eBay.
It depends. I first check for the markings, then I take those and test the metal to be sure..I rarely find ones that are marked clearly and are fake.. I’m actually more likely to find pieces that are made of precious metals that are not marked or the markings are difficult to find…
Topaz is my birthstone. When I was very young, typically when you saw a gold colored gemstone it was topaz and a blue-green one was aquamarine. Somewhere around the 90’s/ 00’s, it seems like blue topaz became the norm and the “official” birthstone for November became citrine. I’m not really sure why that was. Anyway, if that sort of squarish piece is older those stones may be aquamarine and the gold ones might be topaz.
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MK could be for Mary Kay since the car is pink.
Is mk jewelry worth anything at all besides sentimental
Exactly where it's from
These are really good tips for modern jewelry. There are some differences though for antique jewelry. In the victorian era there usually weren't any markings for metals. It was common for jewelry to have closed backs even behind prong set stones. One weird quirk is foil backed gemstones. Even genuine stones were often foiled on the back to make them appear brighter. On modern jewelry that's usually found only on imitation stones. One popular metal back then that is often confused with base metal now is pewter. You can even find diamonds set in pewter so don't ignore jewelry made of less flashy metals.
Cameos are interesting. Most now are made of plastic that's made to mimic stone. Antique cameos were carved from stone or shell. If a cameo is heavy, you might be on to something. Shell cameos are curved because sea shells are curved. Generally stone cameos are a little see through, so can usually see flaws in the stone from the backside. On the back of a stone cameo there is often scratches that look like parallel straight lines. Those are marks left by the saw blade that cut the stone out before it was carved. A well made cameo is made in one piece. There should not be a seam between the figure on the front and the stone on the back. Some modern cameos from China and India have a stone figure glued to a stone back. Those pop off eventually. If you see a seam don't trust the cameo to be a genuine antique. There are even molded glass cameos. They can worth several dollars. They were a low cost alternative back in the day. Now cheap cameos are usually molded from resin. If a cameo looks molded but is fairly heavy it might be antique glass.
If you're afraid you're missing out on antique jewelry at thrift stores, do some research into antique jewelry collecting and buy some metal test kits. There is a market for antique jewelry.
10 seconds into watching this, i thought there is no way I would watch this to the end. I WAS WRONG, there a first time for everything!
Very well made video, very good teaching.
I concentrate on finding real jewelry instead of costume but these are really good tips. My biggest pet peeve is a Thrift Store that keeps all the jewelry in a glass counter, that doubles as the check out stand, and there is only one employee checking out a long line of shoppers. It is nearly impossible to really look at the contents.
bummer. And yes, I know what you mean about the check out line and the case issue..
that is the idea
That said, Jewelry theft is high in Thirft shops.
Yes,yes when in tarnishes do the thrift stores do that crap,🤔 I can't look T it with patients👁️👁️ what
TIP: If you hear something like “supervisor/manager to register X for jewelry” head over to the glass case and start browsing jewelry, if the other person finishes up in the next few minutes then everything is already unlocked for you. No waiting for a manager/supervisor required!
Kind of doesn’t work if you only went for jewelry but as a semi casual thrifter it’s saved me a few minutes of awkward waiting with an employee and squinting through the case
Thank-you for taking the time to show us what to be looking for. You’ve made this concept so much easier to understand. Much appreciated. Looking forward to the next one.
You're very welcome! Check back this week for another one on jewelry!
Rhinestones can be of rock crystal or acrylic. Don't be fooled rhinestone jewelry can be pretty significant and can fetch some big bucks.
Many rhinestones are glass or lead crystal. Acrylic is also common. Rock crystal is not very common.
Hey brother, I just wanted tonrake a moment to say I watched this in full because of your kinda attitude. Good content and lesson for beginners, it wasn't what I was looking for qnd I normally don't waste my time but you seem like a cool guy and wanted to thank you for the positive content. Be safe my friend
Awesome, thank you!
These are all good tips but it's worth it to learn about some of the most collectible makers if you're going to buy costume jewelry, too. I just watched a brooch with no fine metals, no precious or even semi-precious stone, no brand signature, no openings in the back of the faux gems, and with a slight textured back sell for $3400 on goodwill. The lister didn't know what it was and it still bid up that high. It was a Schreiner unsigned brooch.
Hi Rusty. I recently started going through some jewelry jars from my local Goodwill. I've watched a few other channels where the person goes thru the jewelry jar and comments on the various pieces, but never really tell you what they're looking for or why or how much they might value the piece to sell on ebay or another platform. I appreciate the way you went through the jewelry lot and specified why you kept one piece but not the others.
Also, thanks for the tip on how to fix a glued in rhinestone. I'm finding lots of pieces that have missing stones and was wondering how to go about repairing them. I suspected I would need to buy/use superglue or some other 'special' jewelry making glue.
I just subscribed to your channel and am looking forward to checking out some of your other videos. 🙂 Have a great day!
What kind words! Thanks so much for the cheerful message! Hope you enjoy more videos. There will be more jewelry vids coming soon…
The little basket is made to look like the old ones. The company is called 1928. They always have that swirly pattern on the back.
I used to occasionally have luck at estate/moving sales where they had entire jewelry boxes/contents sitting out on the table without having the items sorted or individually priced. At such times I would make an offer for the entire collection. Afterwards, I would usually find enough pieces in the collection to recoup my initial investment. But I've never had any luck with jewelry jars at the thrift stores.
New subscriber here! This was really helpful! I just received a bunch of jewelry from my aunt that passed away, and it's hard trying to identify all of these pieces! She had a 60 CTW Ruby necklace and matching bracelet, lots of good finds! ❤
Mk is Mary Kay cosmetics. They give cheap jewelry to the sales people who have reached quotas. The car is the pink Cadillac you get if you achieve director status.
That was a bummer of a jewelry haul for $25. Thanks for taking us through it though.
Have you ever done the magnet test? I usually have a magnet with me to do a quick check for any precious metals.
Yes, I always keep a magnet in my vehicles for when I go sourcing..
In all seriousness, this video is super helpful. Can’t wait to get out there and apply the information.
3:43 Peaches processing the info - hilarious!
The dahlia Brooch central stone does have an opening on back of stone mounting. It, like other stone, prob needs cleaning, as well. Very pretty piece.
Cool, thanks
Goodwill sends all donated jewelry to a special unit for grading and only the junk is sent to the stores. Thanks to those who went back to goodwill and bragging about how much money they made on a bag. Shooting yourself and others in the foot. All fine jewelry is now sold online and they get a huge price now.
At ridiculous prices
I learned a TON!!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!
They also knot between pearls in case the item breaks ..the real pearls won't go flying across the land!!
During Victorian era it doesn't have Hallmark and uses foil to reflect light back
Where do you find the higher dollar jewelry bags so I can look for them at my area Goodwill? It reminds me of when they used to fill glass vases with all kinds of jewelry and related items, tape it up and put it in the case for sale. This is Indiana I'm speaking of.
One time I found some neat old badges and sold them to a collector for much more money. Found some vintage marbles that I'm kinda excited about in a grab bag from a Goodwill in Indianapolis last Friday. Never used to look at the grab bags (usually $3 to $5) until I watched a video of yours where you got one with toys and told us not to forget to check the bags. I really appreciate you sharing that knowledge!
I know quite a bit about jewelry already but think you did a great job helping others learn!
You taught me a good bit about postcards which was an area I had not learned about yet. Thanks for doing what you do!!!
This was very helpful in identifying the cheaper costume jewelery. I especially appreciate the tip about finding ones with the backs with ridges... I've found a lot of them and couldn't tell if they were worth anything. Now I know! Thank you for all the information!!
You are so welcome!
This was very helpful and practical! Thank you for taking the time to make it
Glad it was helpful!
MK is Mary Kay cosmetics, the pink caddy is a typical win for high sellers with various forms of jewelry given to reps for reaching seller benchmarks. My Aunt sold so much crap she got the caddy and also sported a diamond cluster ring that Mary Kay kept adding diamonds to as she surpassed her benchmarks.
Also real pearls are cold. They feel like you just took them out of a refrigerator. Put them up to your cheek is the easiest way to tell.
How do you know the stones in the 925 brooch are semi precious. Many jewelry designers used unfoiled glass stones.
Dude! You do an awesome job!! Wow!!
All these chicks reselling jewelry take M O N T H S to teach what you do in 1 video! 🙌🏼
I love that you take the time to show what you are talking about and walk ppl thru your process. And even add humor here and there.
Question… do you check all the backs of earrings too? Sometimes they can be gold or sterling on cheaper earrings.
Also, do you use a magnet? I’m sure you probably do. It’s a great tool to get past some of the metal pieces.
I’m amazed! A dude who knows such great things about jewelry!
God bless you! I’ll be watching and I hope you continue to do wonderfully.
Thanks for the feedback and support cousin!
The Goodwill used to have a really good selection. Now it is a mostly worthless junk, the jewelry included
MK with a pink car would be Mary Kay make-up brand and the sales ladies drove pink Cadillac
MK Mary Kay cosmetics. Pink Cadilac is synonymous with Mary Kay reps.
That is the worst bag of jewelry I have ever seen! Your point is well taken! As an extra tip, if shopping on line check the seller’s rating that will be an indication as to the quality of jewelry they sell.
Thanks for your info. You explain what you are looking for as if I was sitting right next to you to learn about sorting through jewelry. The little pin saying "MK" with the pink car dangling is for Mary Kay Cosmetics. It used to be sold similar to Avon.
Why can't I adjust the quality on the video. It is hard to learn with low quality.
thanks for the close up pics. They are helpful. I also subscribed to your channel.
Bag up the junk for a lot of art & craft jewelry for crafter people. Great video Rusty 🙂
Great idea
I've also been taught that green on jewelry is perfume or hairspray that's aged and needs to be soaked in a dish soap/hot water mix overnight (only if it's NOT plated and does NOT have foil backed stones), then scrub with a super soft toothbrush.
I’m new in the costume jewelry world and recently got several lots. This video has been so helpful and easy to follow! Thank you for sharing your tips.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Some metal has miprepresentstion of their metal cont . Testing with a magnet and actual metal Testing with a scratch acid test is best. There are Gemology courses for determining gems etc
The tiny 14k pin is a lingerie pin 😊
The MK is Mary Kay because of the pink car.
I see all these videos of jewelry jars from Goodwill where they get all this gold and silver and name jewelry. I bought some jewelry jars. finally I see a video of someone who got worse luck than me.
my favorite designer is Miriam Haskell
Excellent video. I am a little over a month into selling jewelry and this taught me some much. Thanks.
Welcome Cousin!
Almost a year later. Thank you for the video. I wonder if you ever found the MJ mark on the Tucans. You probably missed it since the clip was up. At the 45:35 mark at the bottom of the tucan below the raised clip. Now I need to find a video on how to tell if a stone is real, and what type of stone it is. Hopefully you made your money back.
I did just fine on it, thanks!
That brooch that had the swirly pattern on the back was not an indication of lower end jewelry, it is the makers signature , it is usually found on all 1928 Jewelry company pieces. I would not consider them low end, I would also not consider Monet or Napier low end either. They usually make good quality jewelry. Maybe not as good as Chanel for example but still good quality.
the main point I was making is that if you need to choose between a signed piece or a piece with a rough underside, you should pick signed pieces every time. They sell much better and for much higher prices than pieces that are not signed. Especially if you are just starting out and learning, there are some basic principles to follow...
You’re giving great knowledge. Just please please be mindful when choosing to drive and record.
Lol 😂 and Correctly hold your hand at the 12 o’clock and 1 o’clock position just kidding lol
MK is Michael Kohrs Cousin!!!!
44:47 I think the MK is Mary Kay and their classic Mary Kay pink Cadillac
Right you are. I didn’t know it at the time of the filming but in researching it later that day I found the same information. Good stuff man. The warehouse crew really knows their stuff!
I know this video took a lot of effort. Wanted to let you know it is appreciated. THANKS!!!
I enjoy your channel and learn how to identify cheap and better quality jewelry thank you so much for your lesson 😊
I love the show and tell. A lot more better to understand. Thank you so much.
Our pleasure!
Rusty !! I’m so glad I found your Channel!!!! You are a nut (in a fun way!) & VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE!!! Thanks for all the info !! I watch you on the home tv so I’ll try to send my thumbs up via my phone :)
Thanks so much! Glad you found us!!
Thank you very much for this informative video! I am new at reselling, and i decided to take a dive into jewelry!
Your program has been extremely helpful, thank you for educating us!
I just found your channel. You’re very entertaining and a great teacher. I’m from NY so I get a kick out of your accent. Weren’t you annoyed that you spent $25 on that bag?
Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!
Costume jewelry over 50 years old. Is there resale value? European Costume Jewelry. $$$$$$$?? High end ? Quality?
I think the KC is Kenneth Cole.
OOh! Thanks Cousin!
Also I am suprised you used that brooch for an example and that you dont know its 1928 Jewelry Company. A lot of people collect 1928 especially the vintage pieces and its worth more than $5.00!!
This is intended to be a basic and introductory education with regard to costume jewelry. There may be some exceptions to things i mention, but overall, intentional rough, coarse, and textured backs of brooches and jewelry is a tell tale sign of cheap costume pieces 9 out of 10 times. I see it every day. I personally avoid them most of the time. In my experience, it's difficult to make money from reselling them.
I have been trying to find your QRAK (sp.?) video, but have had no luck. I thought it was this one, but I don’t think so. I wish I had written down the meaning of each letter, because it was a good training tool, but I didn’t have paper at the time…please help! 😢
Is anyone buying gold filled jewelry?
yes. you can generally get a dollar per gram. So if you have a mixed lot of 100 grams of gold filled jewelry, you will make around $100. IF it's "clean" (meaning no stones, just the metal) you can get more especially if it is higher karat things like gold filled pocketwatch cases.
Awesomeness. You are a great tutor. Also, the lack of background music is very much appreciated 😊
Hi Rusty I enjoy and have learned a lot from your videos. Thank you. I have a question about post cards. I have a Montreal panaramic guide with a tour map from 1947 with 10 photos. I have no idea how to price that , any suggestions. Thank you Gigi D
Also, the one piece where you said it looked like the stones were glued on that if it’s a prong setting, it’s more than likely real gemstones. There is a technique of setting stones in metal, not glued but precious stones, including diamonds it’s called gypsy setting or flush setting..
Thank you Rusty you help me a lot.
Mary Kay is the MK pin, a make up brand-they give away a pink Cadillac to top sellers. Probably a token gift given to sellers. It is a business model MLM.
Large metal flat piece at the end had mark at top that u missed-the pendant hanger. Still looked cheap but minimalist.
I figure the MK stands for Mary Kay, the cosmetics company. Makes sense with the pink car too, since they used to go door to door or something like that.
Dude you need to get educated. You are working with jewelry from the1920's. The metal used on the pieces that are closed in the back around the jewels is Iridium. It is a liquid metal they poured onto the metal framing. it is very expensive in liquid form and it comes in gold or silver. Those pieces with the rivets were the lower grade replicas often made with cheap metal that will rust easily. Thé other pieces were made out of glass and often will be signed with an almost microscopic size signatures. The first thing you should do is use a magnet to weed out gold and silver from other metals. You had no jewelry from the 70s maybe the 60s, those pieces with rivets probably were from the 60. A magnet will not stick to silver platinum nor gold. Fulfilled gold and Iridium will attach lightly to the magnet but because that metal does have some precious metals mixed with other metals so the attachment won't be so tight.
Then you are incorrect about higher end jewelry. Stones set with Iridium are high quality glass from the 20s and the backs are enclosed. Look at those pieces you had with rivets and you will often find that the jewels are covered with aluminum to give a higher sheen. These are replicas and worth nothing. The tongs of jewelry made in 1800s early 1900's mermaid with a higher-quality golds and silvers than we have now. The metals made back then were made with less of the alloy metals then they make now which makes the metal harder. So being able to look at or around a juul does not necessarily mean it's bad quality. Go back in the early nineteen-hundreds back in the metals or soft if the purer the metal was the softer the metal. Pure gold and 18 karat gold a silver a soft you can put your finger nail in it you can bite it it's easy to bend you can mold it with your fingers. Even today 18 karat gold is still so the tongs being weak and easy to lift is not necessarily mean it's bad it could be that the metal is pure precious metal. And they didn't use stamps back in the early days they use their teeth and their fingernails to see how much precious metal was in jewelry. And you said a lot of stuff that really dude you were so incorrect you should not be telling people those kind of things you don't know what you're talkin about. You had a couple of roaches in your hand that I would say we're well over $500 easy. That's scary man is with you whenever you go to look at costume jewelry and an old jewelry to check to see if it is made of precious metals or made with precious metals at all because the more the sticks the worse it is. And you need to look it up on the internet and see for yourself that some of that glass jewelry was worth a lot of money back then and it's still worth money today you don't find the glass jewelry made with iridium and it be in good shape. And the Iridium is hard to find anymore and it is extremely expensive in liquid form.
Rusty there are many books on Venice jewelry & many old antique dealers as well as grandmother's I could tell you about the old jewelry. So please educate yourself better on the vintage jewelry of the early nineteen-hundreds and before that one. You're telling people things that are incorrect and someone's going to throw something priceless out just because it's made of glass and iridium. I'm an older lady and my grandmother wore some of that glass jewelry and if you look at the old movies you'll see some of that glass jewelry being worn by some of the most famous movie Stars like Greta Gable. And just because it's glasses on mean is trash some pieces are priceless. And those signatures are hard to find but they are there they are so little I don't know how they did it but they did it. To do it today we have to have a special lazarbeam to write that small. And I charge you for this but there's one other thing you want to look at and that is the clasps on the jewelry, the more expensive the jewelry the more intricate the clasp.
So good luck Rusty, read some books😮
That last one was definitely a Mary Kay pen. In fact, I won one similar to that when you earn the use of the career car in the company which by the way, Mary Kay is a good company and they gave amazing gifts. I still have some of my pins and rings, that were real and I earned them while I was in the company for eight years❤
So much good information. Thank you kind sir.
Glad it was helpful!
I’m new to your channel and I sell alot of different things but I want to get into jewelry. I love looking at it and photo graphing it. One of the main things I don’t understand is it the necklace doesn’t have marking on it. How do I know what metal it is?
At 44:34 The MK is a Mary Kay pin. If you are a top seller of mary kay make up and face care you can drive a pink Cadillac until you aren't making to sales. Then they take it away from you. Pyramid market b.s.
Do u recommend cleaning the backs of the open custom jewelry?If so how? New to ur channel.iam hooked
I found a Barrett that is so interesting. The mark is Scooters. I cannot found out anything about this designer except that it was a Paris designer. Do you know anything about this designer, or point me the right path?
MK is mary kay pink Cadillacs... I think their top sellers won pink Cadillacs
M K for Mary Kay cosmetic, I think, you could get a pink car if you made it on top of sales.
If you look closely at whether the little rhinestones are glued or set into the metal with tiny little divots that act as prongs, that might impact the value. That brooch with the pave rhinestones and dangling pearl looked like the stones are set with those divots.
You could save yourself a lot of time by using a magnet to remove all of the magnetic pieces before you look at anything.
So I have a Maltese cross that I am almost positive is a Weiss but it is not signed. It is a beautiful piece. Do the manufacturers ever miss signing pieces.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I really enjoy the way you present your videos with lots of examples, this really helps as I am learning the ins and outs of this market...cheers!
Just found you. Did you know that if you have a blacklight on a piece it will glow if stone is glued in. Glue shows repairs glow under blacklight.😁 good watching 👍
Thanks for the tip!
Great info, Rusty! Thanks for sharing. I can't wait to go to a flea market and try to find a treasure.
MK Broach is Mary Kay. Managers and Directors drove a Pink Cadillac.
MK is Mary Kay and the pink Cadillac is the goal for MK consultants.
There is a huge market on costume jewelry some times costume jewelry can get you a big price tag so don't throw away costume jewelry. great video
I have a piece of jewelry which has Monet stamped on the back. It looks like a brooch from the front, But the back has no where for a pin, Nor where a pin has broken off of. I have tried to find this piece on line, and cant find it lol. I really enjoyed this video
Hmm. Not sure on your piece. Sounds interesting.
Excellent work cousins, lovin the long-tail content
More to come soon Cousin!
You've inspired me to look at my tiny pocket knife I got in a lot I named lil macky
Pink veh and MK, I think it might be Mary KAY. Just guessing …
Are all pieces of jewelry marked 925 sterling silver? Surely pieces that come from China marked 925 are not genuine sterling silver. They're all over eBay.
It depends. I first check for the markings, then I take those and test the metal to be sure..I rarely find ones that are marked clearly and are fake.. I’m actually more likely to find pieces that are made of precious metals that are not marked or the markings are difficult to find…
Absolutely loved your video, very informative…
Glad it was helpful!
Breather could be the difference between precious gems or gem
Topaz is my birthstone. When I was very young, typically when you saw a gold colored gemstone it was topaz and a blue-green one was aquamarine. Somewhere around the 90’s/ 00’s, it seems like blue topaz became the norm and the “official” birthstone for November became citrine. I’m not really sure why that was. Anyway, if that sort of squarish piece is older those stones may be aquamarine and the gold ones might be topaz.
Good info!
Mk is Mary Kay. It is a reward pin. Possibly Sterling or gold.
MK is Mary Kay company with Pink Cadillacs.
MK is Mary Kay with the signature pink car.
The piece with the MK and pink car is a Mary Kay piece
Where do you get most of your jewelry from? Ebay?
Great video a lot of beginner tips, thanks
Gimme that turtle please it jumped out your hands