As my collection has grown from individual pieces into complete demi-parure and grand parure sets (Juliana, VRBA, Miriam Haskell, Czech, etc), I'm realizing that valuing a collection is much more complicated than pricing a single brooch or pair of earrings. For example, I understand that I can research completed sales on eBay, Worthpoint, LiveAuctioneers, Etsy, Ruby Lane, and dealer websites to estimate a replacement cost or current market value (I wish Whatnot would have this available, or do they??). But those are historical sales, not necessarily what a comparable collection would sell for today or what it would cost to replace if it were lost. What I'm struggling with is understanding how experienced collectors and dealers determine the value of an entire collection or complete set. If I own a rare Juliana demi-parure or grand parure that might be valued around $3,000–$5,000 as a complete set, how is that figure actually determined? Is it based primarily on the last comparable sale, rarity, collector demand, replacement cost, or some combination of those factors? I'm also curious how you account for market fluctuations. For example, if only one complete set is available, scarcity can drive the price up. But if two or three collectors decide to sell comparable sets at the same time, buyers suddenly have options. How do professional appraisers, dealers, and experienced collectors adjust for those changing market conditions? Finally, for those of you who insure significant vintage costume jewelry collections, do you obtain formal appraisals? If so, what type of appraiser do you recommend, how often do you update valuations, and do you insure individual pieces, complete sets, or the collection as a whole? I'd really appreciate hearing from more experienced collectors. I wanted to post here, but I will be reaching out to some large sellers for their opinions, too. Tysm!

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Hey guys, I’m curious what your favorite most cost affective jewelry trays have been? I’m not a fan of the velvet ones they catch and hold on to every pet hair within a mile radius.

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I was going to ask this question in one of the Facebook WhatNot groups but decided not to in case the person I'm referring to is in that group because she would definitely recognize me. So. Last night one of my customers had a payment issue. She couldn't rectify it. She asked me to put aside an item that the payment was rejected for until she was able to get it fixed I said "no problem" Thereafter she started asking me to put away every item that did not sell in an auction. She basically derailed my whole show, she was totally distracting me and I felt like I was being manipulated. I basically lost control of my whole show.. I didn't wanna call her out because I didn't wanna create drama or look like the villain. Another girl that was in the live said that some sellers do this for their regular customers. They hold onto a bunch of items put it in their bin and allow the person to buy them for the auction price. Well this girl was shopping with me for the first time. I don't think any of my regular customers would ask me to do anything like this. Before I knew it there were seven items in the bag. I had spent way too much time on her it was making me flustered and distracting me from what I needed to be doing. My mod was even messaging me asking "what in the hell is this girl doing?" She was acting as if I was her own personal shopping channel and she had a credit card with me. Finally I said "look I will rerun all of this on Monday and you're welcome to bid on it again." I don't think that made her very happy. I have a feeling she's probably just going to ghost me now. Which is fine. I'm totally OK with that. Am I wrong for this? Should I just have set it aside and put it in my bin for her? Generally if I don't sell something I'll rerun it again and sometimes for a higher price and I'll get it. I'm just wondering how I could've handled it better so that it never turned into an issue.