toben88
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posted on February 25, 2003 11:58:34 AM new
My father in law had to evict a tenant who had been thrown in jail and did not pay his rent for several months.
The tenant left behind tons of jewelry and he passed it off to me.
I dont know anything about selling jewelry, but most of this stuff looks old and cheap to me. How should I best get rid of it? I tried to list some on ebay but im not sure where to list it - there are like 50 categories for jewelry.
Should I give it to someone to sell for me proxy?
PS the tenant owed my father in law several thousand dollars and he would much rather have the money instead of a bunch of used crap so dont give me any grief about this guy losing his stuff.
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romahawk
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posted on February 25, 2003 12:13:00 PM new
I certainly am not a lawyer but if the guy is in jail and didn't have a chance to retrieve his property it is still his and not up for grabs without proper legal action to create a lein. If you just up and sell it for back rent I would think you might end up in a cell beside him for theft. I would sure check with my lawyer before trying to get rid of your ex tennents property. JMO...
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romahawk
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posted on February 25, 2003 12:15:36 PM new
Hmmmm, can't find the edit function so the typo in my previous post has to remain.
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replaymedia
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posted on February 25, 2003 12:20:51 PM new
Toben, what romahawk says sounds right to me. Unless you have some kind of "abandoned property" clause in the lease, you could easily wind up on the wrong side of the law over this.
Sooner or later this guy will be released.
Do you really want to p*ss off an ex-criminal just getting out of jail?
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toben88
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posted on February 25, 2003 12:27:22 PM new
No I know several ppl in real estate - depends on state - but this is legal.
Please comment on how to sell jewelry though.
Here is a pic of it
<a href="http://tfc.darthvader.tv/modules.php?set_albumName={DTV}POTD&id=000_0071&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php">here</a>
http://tfc.darthvader.tv/modules.php?set_albumName={DTV}POTD&id=000_0071&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php
[ edited by toben88 on Feb 25, 2003 12:28 PM ]
[ edited by toben88 on Feb 25, 2003 12:33 PM ]
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meadowlark
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posted on February 25, 2003 12:51:27 PM new
First thing to do is see if there are any "hallmarks" stamped on the back. A hallmark shows who the manufacturer is. Any identifying mark can ID who made it.
If you find any marks, use a search engine to see what you can find out. There are tons of sellers of old jewelry on the internet, on and off Ebay.
I can't offer any particular listing help for jewelry, other than if something is "gold colored" don't call it "gold" in the listing unless you find marks saying it is 10k or better. Even then, I would indicate that "the piece is marked 14K" or whatever. Same with silver. (925 means sterling silver, 925 parts out of 1000. British sterling is 950, if I remember correctly.)
Even jewelry that looks like junk and does not have real stones or precious metals may be highly collectible and bring a good price.
I would definitley consult an actual lawyer, and not rely or what anyone else has told you as far as legality, no matter what they claim to know.
As an aside, at a home show, I purchased a sterling fur clip for $5.00 from a group of teens who had taken an empty booth (the seller did not show up). They had about 20 pieces of what I thought was "junk jewelry" laid out on the bare table the show organizers provide. Having been a jeweler myself, I recognized the value of the sterling piece and purchased that alone. I didn't realize at the time that all that other "junk jewelry" was likely highly collectible, and possibly may have been stolen. The pin I bought is an Eisenberg Original, and worth somewhere between $165.00 to $400.00. I still have not found an exact one like it after years of searching online.
What you have may be pure junk, but check it out.
Good luck,
Patty
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stopwhining
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posted on February 25, 2003 12:57:33 PM new
what you show on your site look like new costume junk.
good luck
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romahawk
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posted on February 25, 2003 09:27:47 PM new
toben88:
I know you said you only wanted comments on how to go about selling that stuff but after looking at the photo and you saying the owner of it was in jail I think I would be a bit leary of it. I see a lot of price tags hanging off items in the photo and unless you tagged them yourself I would strongly suspect the whole sack full may have been stolen. Who in heck buys jewelery and keeps it around with the tags on it, especially a collection that large. I think if it were me I would let my local police take a look at it before I became more involved with disposing of it.
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toben88
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posted on February 26, 2003 01:18:18 AM new
The tenant sold jewelry in flea markets. The tags are marked 5 and 10$ so this is not the nice stuff from a nice store.
In both Texas and Oklahoma the landlord gets the belongings of tenants who miss their rent and do not move out. Go look it up. I know ppl who have been landlords for 30 yrs. Like I said before my father in law would rather have the several thousand dollars in rent owed him, however under law he ends up with the dirty old junk of a tenant. Usually when someone gets evicted the Marshall will make sure the tenant has moved out on the appropriate time, however if they dont get their stuff the landlord has to dispose of it.
OK here - from landlord tenanct act:
E. If the tenant fails to take possession of the personal property as prescribed in subsection D of this section and make payment of all amounts due and owing, the personal property shall be deemed abandoned and the landlord may thereupon sell the personal property in any reasonable manner without liability to the tenant.
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stopwhining
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posted on February 26, 2003 06:30:23 AM new
i live in houston and i agree,the landlord will have the apt locked up first .
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Libra63
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posted on February 26, 2003 07:18:48 AM new
If you don't know anything about jewelry you might have to have some help. Do you have a mall space? If so maybe someone there could help you otherwise it is going to be difficult for you to know what is good and what is bad. There is a lot to go through and someone said earlier look for hallmarks and look for makers. These are either printed on the jewelry or on the clasp. Then put it in lots and sell it that way but remember to take good pictures as pictures tell most of the story. It looks like you have quite a job ahead of you. Another way go to a flea market spread the jewelry out on a table and sell it for $3.00 a piece then as the day wears on sell it half price. Good Luck
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toben88
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posted on February 27, 2003 07:18:42 AM new
Maybe I will break it down into large chunks and sell it wholesale. - I probably have 500 peices.
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stopwhining
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posted on February 27, 2003 08:04:20 AM new
there is an ebay category for jewelry lot,so good luck.
make sure you dont lose on shipping
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LADYJEWELS2000
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posted on February 28, 2003 12:39:49 PM new
I know a bit about jewelry but I don't know how to open the photos? Can anyone tell me how?
Thanks
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meadowlark
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posted on February 28, 2003 12:43:05 PM new
Click here, then go to photo number 14 if it isn't already on it:
http://tfc.darthvader.tv/modules.php?set_albumName={DTV}POTD&id=000_0071&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php
[ edited by meadowlark on Feb 28, 2003 12:53 PM ]
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LADYJEWELS2000
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posted on February 28, 2003 02:13:57 PM new
Thanks meadowlark - that did it.
toben88
Really hard to tell anything about the jewelry - there was another photo that looked like it was part of this?
It looked like it could be some nice vintage jewelry. The guy could have been picking it up at garage sales for the tagged price and you won't know what you have unless you look at it all. If it looks like good quality vintage costume jewelry - it's worth the effort to do some research or get a good book on costume jewelry. The library has some good ones or I could recommend some good ones to buy.
I have sold single pins for as much as $200.00 and still have pieces I won't part with for less than $500.00 - so don't under estimate it. If it's so so and mostly unsigned - a jewelry lot would be your best bet. Or maybe a few lots.
Good luck
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beadkat
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posted on February 28, 2003 02:49:22 PM new
Toben88
Very hard to tell from the pics, but it looks like cheaper costume jewelry. My first obsevations were the bright pink and green tags. If the jewelry was worth anything these would never had been used to sell nicer items as they would cheapen the look of the item.
If you would like to send me a scan of a few pieces, I would be happy to check for you as we have been dealing in vintage jewelry for many years.
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cdarnold
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posted on February 28, 2003 10:14:12 PM new
I bought around 150 pieces of jewelry from a second hand store. She had bought them from a bridal shop that went out of business. I got them for 25c each! Many multiples of styles. Mostly sets of earrings and necklaces. I was worried about selling jewelry on Ebay after reading people's posts. Sounds like a risky category with a lot of "buyer's remorse". My brother suggested selling them at our local auction house! That's what I'm going to do. I hope to get them there for Tuesday's auction. That way buyers can see and handle the pieces and know what they are getting.
Toben, might be an easier way to sell your lot.
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Libra63
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posted on March 1, 2003 02:01:48 AM new
I have no problems selling jewelry on eBay and about 75% of my auctions are jewelry. If you have a complete and honest description and have good pictures then there is no problem. There are always bad apples in any auction catagory but it seems like jewelry has more because there are more sellers of jewelry that post here.
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rarriffle
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posted on March 1, 2003 05:02:16 AM new
I love costume jewelry and have been collecting it for over 30 years. The gaudier the better.
I buy quite a bit of it on ebay in lots and believe me you can get some good prices for lots.
Just take good pictures and keep the description short, make sure you mention whether the earrings are pierced, clip, screw back. I often purchase the whole lot if I see one piece that really interests me.
I have also sold many lots of the pieces I didn't want for my collection. I will often do a large lot and describe it as "Fun dress up modern jewelry", it can go for a good price.
You will definitely make more selling it that way than selling it wholesale.
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junquemama
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posted on March 1, 2003 07:21:55 AM new
toben88,You still have to give 30 days notice,Either by legal notice in the paper or registered letter.Then you can claim it for money owed.I live in Texas,This is State law.
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