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Gold bracelet
I have a gold bracelet that I want to sell on ebay. It weights 12grams and
has "375" and "Italy" imprinted on it. there are other markings on it that appear hallmark ish that I can not make out even when I view them thru my magnifier. The gold appears to be a very reddish gold. Can anyone tell me anything about the marks I have identified please. Also can anyone refer me to a website that might deal with hallmarks associated with this type of item MBS |
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I have a gold bracelet that I want to sell on ebay. It weights 12grams and
has "375" and "Italy" imprinted on it. there are other markings on it that appear hallmark ish that I can not make out even when I view them thru my magnifier. The gold appears to be a very reddish gold. Can anyone tell me anything about the marks I have identified please. Also can anyone refer me to a website that might deal with hallmarks associated with this type of item MBS The 375 means it's 9 kt gold. The Italy means it was made in Italy which at one time was known for their quality. These days there are so many Italian manufacturers its hard to tell the good ones from the bad ones. |
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In article , "H. J. Corney"
writes: any manufacturer of any nationality can register a hall mark with the UK assay offices. But I guess the bad Italian ones don't want to......? Or maybe don't want to pay the fee? Unless Britain is less beaurocratic and less tax/fee-crazy than her former colony, the costs may be prohibative, especially if they also need to get ECC and/or Italian certification. And from whatever other country demands its certification as a condition for imports. Kaytee "Simplexities" on www.eclecticbeadery.com http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities |
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for rec.crafts.jewelry please peter
In article , "H. J. Corney" writes: =20 any manufacturer of any nationality can register a hall mark with the UK assay offices. =20 But I guess the bad Italian ones don't want to......? =20 Or maybe don't want to pay the fee? Unless Britain is less beaurocratic a= nd less tax/fee-crazy than her former colony, the costs may be prohibative, especially if they also need to get ECC and/or Italian certification. And= from whatever other country demands its certification as a condition for impor= ts. Kaytee "Simplexities" on www.eclecticbeadery.com http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities =20 Registration is I think =A325.00 for 10 years. The actual hallmarking costs a very modest 31p per item. The hallmark adds considerably more value to the item than the 31p it costs= .. In my opinion there is no good reason not to get a hallmark in the UK unles= s of course your work is not "up to scratch" in which case they will smash it to bits and return the broken pieces to the maker. That's real consumer protection :-) I wish it applied to cars, household goods etc and not just jewellery. There is now a "save the Hallmark" campaign c/o Henry Curteis "Save the british hallmark" Ellesmere Shropshire SY12 9EG Please write to your MP if you live in the UK and care about our traditions You can find your MP at http://www.parliament.uk and your MEP at http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/meps.htm Cheers all from Hillary who has had a name mark since 1975 --=20 Hillary Corney Designer Silversmith and Jeweller http://www.designersilversmiths.com |
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for rec.crafts.jewelry please peter
opps the Newsnet has turned my UK pound sign into a figure that looks like "=A325.00" My fault for not using words instead of currency signs here is a correction to yesterdays post: Registration is I think 25.00 UK pounds about 39 US dollars for 10 years. The actual hallmarking costs a very modest 31p per item. (about 50 cents US) The hallmark adds considerably more value to the item than the 31p it costs. In my opinion there is no good reason not to get a hallmark in the UK unless of course your work is not "up to scratch" in which case they will smash it to bits and return the broken pieces to the maker. That's real consumer protection :-) I wish it applied to cars, household goods etc and not just jewellery. There is now a "save the Hallmark" campaign c/o Henry Curteis "Save the british hallmark" Ellesmere Shropshire SY12 9EG Please write to your MP if you live in the UK and care about our traditions You can find your MP at http://www.parliament.uk and your MEP at http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/meps.htm Cheers all from Hillary who has had a name mark since 1975 -- Hillary Corney Designer Silversmith and Jeweller http://www.designersilversmiths.com |
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The UK hall mark isnt just a test for quality its also has a date(year )
mark. Not so important if you buy a hall marked piece in its year of making BUT as time goes by, it increasingly adds value to the piece. thats more value to the owner. If your thinking of buying a piece of jewellery and the choice is either a properly hall marked one or a non marked one which one would you buy? In my mind theres no choice, it has to be the properly hall marked one. |
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"H. J. Corney" wrote:
So perhaps if you could educate and convince your customers of the guarantees offered by an independent UK assay and hallmark you would have an edge over your competition. How so? What about the added cost of shipping the work to the UK and back and having to clear customs twice, just to get a foreign assay and hallmark? Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com |
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In article , Abrasha
writes: So perhaps if you could educate and convince your customers of the guarantees offered by an independent UK assay and hallmark you would have an edge over your competition. How so? What about the added cost of shipping the work to the UK and back and having to clear customs twice, just to get a foreign assay and hallmark? And, additionally, have to pay for the American (or whatever) hallmark.... Kaytee "Simplexities" on www.eclecticbeadery.com http://www.rubylane.com/shops/simplexities |
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On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 08:56:23 GMT, "H. J. Corney"
wrote: Its funny I thought I would be challenged on the UK newspapers assertion that 60% of the jewellery they tested in the US was of substandard precious metal quality. That's not what you said: "I don't want to start a flame war but a leading UK Newspaper bought and tested several thousand items from different shops in New York recently and then had them independently tested. The news article stated that 60 percent of the jewellery was found to be of sub-standard metal quality." 1) Where did they buy? Was Tiffany included, for example, or only little stores under the bridges? 2) Did they test to US rules or UK rules? Jewelry in the US doesn't have to meet UK standards, the same way that jewelry in the UK doesn't have to meet US standards. -- Marilee J. Layman Handmade Bali Sterling Beads at Wholesale http://www.basicbali.com |
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