Making your jewellery look more professional and at the same time rendering it more ‘wearable’ takes patience, talent and a few more purchases – namely of the humble finding.

Findings are the insignificant but vital part of any item of jewellery: the clasp, the wire, the butterfly, the parts which are necessary for secure completion. If you are using precious metal clay or semi-precious stones, using silver or gold findings will enhance the item and add to its worth.

Those new to jewellery making may not be aware that such a wide variety of findings are available, thus enabling you to extend your range of products. Make rings using ring clips and claw bezels to hold a precious stone or quirky bead in place, or copy Tiffany’s style by using a ring and toggle clasp on a bracelet.

Perhaps you could branch out into men’s accessories using cuff link fittings, tie tacks and tie slides. You could even create a sovereign ring or medallion using the specially designed findings.

Gold and silver findings finish the look off beautifully. Bead caps can make cheap beads look expensive, crimp beads can hide defects like knots in thread and using bails rather than jump rings can make a pendant necklace look shop-bought, not hand made.

Using precious metal clasps, mounts, bezels and fittings, over plastic ones or, god forbid, simply knotting leather thongs, will ensure that

your piece lasts longer and can be shown off more frequently, possibly becoming ‘classic’.

Having spent all that time designing and creating your piece, using gold and silver findings finishes jewellery off expertly.

As people rode unemployment and continued increases in food, petrol and cigarettes, they were selling their silver and gold as and when possible just to surive. However as the market recovers, jobs are coming back leading to more people being employed, and a down turn in those selling silver.  As this happens, people that want to sell silver will find it harder to get a good price as the market is not as competitive.

You dont have to fret just yet though, as thanks to sell silver, some silver buyers are still maintaining excellent rate payouts for silver products. This is somethign that cant last forever though so if you are thinking of getting those silver airlooms that are lingering and looking to sell silver, you better hurry up and act now!

As the market continues to recover and people once again start spending, its anticipated that people will start to buy and sell silver more as the number of people buying presents increases. One of the biggest speculations is of the number of Wedding Gifts that will be purchased for this years wedding season, as many couples finally decide to tie the knot now that they have survived the recession and managed to stay afloat.

Im not sure about you, but even if many couples will be getting wed this year, I certainly wont!

It has been well documented for a long time that Silver has properties that can kill germs in a non-harmful way to humans. So if you have pondered whether what should be done with your scrap jewellry – surely the answer is to sell silver.

Silver has been widely used in x-rays for many years, in the form of ions – in this form, Silver has physical properties that make it effective against harmful micro-organisms (including MRSA). Recent medical research suggests that the Silver is able to interrupt bacteria’s chemical forming bonds – which are essential for their survival. Without the ability to create bonds, the bacteria basically fall apart.

The use of silver in medicine is set to increase over the coming years and with it the demand for silver will increase. There is only a finite supply of silver in the world, so get recycling! Sell silver is a perfect solution, put some cash in your pocket and recycle the worlds supply.

There were reports that silver prices would drop toward the end of 2009, but they have been unfounded, the price of silver is continuing to rise and many people have already taken advantage of that.

The demand for silver will always be high. The industrial uses for silver are huge and silver remains one of the most sought after and most useful metals known to man. With widespread use within the electrical and photographic industries the use of silver is not likely to drop anytime soon.

If you have any unwanted silver lying around. Now really is the time to sell silver, at present you know you are going to get yourselves a really good deal.

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Even though the recession has apparently ended, with interest rates aligning with inflation, the price of silver is still very very high, and you can still get a very high payout if you sell silver.

To sell silver, take a look at the buyers we have on our home page. These sell silver buyers have been carefully selected based on their silver payouts over the last few months when silver has been at its highest price.  If you have any kind of silver that you dont really need or want, then you should consider the option to sell silver for cash.

Over the christmas period, more than 23,000 pounds was paid out to brits who decided to sell silver tiems for cash.  Its definately worth it if you can find silver to sell. If you dont have any, then you can tell your friends to give you their silver and you can sell silver for them. Going halves on the profit isnt so bad if the payouts are high!

Here is a list of silver jewellery brands that will have been good for you if you are now looking to sell silver.

Tiffany & Co

Tiffany began in 1837, with Charles Lewin Tiffin opening a small jewellery store in New York, America. His store attracted the wealthy and the famous, and when he purchased a large yellow diamond and named it the Tiffany Diamond he firmly cemented Tiffany & Co as a jeweller of the time. Charles later shocked the whole world as he purchased the french crown jewels, earning him the nickname “King of Diamonds”. Today, Charles’ legacy lives on through his worldwide chain of designer jewellery stores. Celebrities, Politicians, and regular people all shop at Tiffany’s for that special something made from silver.

Compton and Woodhouse

Compton & Woodhouse, since its founding over 20 years ago, has established an unrivalled reputation as the country’s leading, and most exclusive collectables company. This ever-increasing success is based on a unique vision. By always commissioning only the most talented designers, artists, sculptors, jewellers and skilled craftspeople, we are able to offer the very finest selection of beautifully hand-crafted prestige collectables and jewellery available anywhere today. And we ensure that every single item is offered at outstanding, unbeatable value. Because we offer our carefully chosen, often exclusive products direct to our collectors we are able to provide a wide range of attractive benefits – including no-obligation home approval and convenient, interest-free instalments. All backed up by our comprehensive Compton & Woodhouse Guarantee.

Fossil

Founded in 1984, Fossil was the first American brand to bring value and style to the watch category transforming the concept of timekeeping from the merely functional to chic and stylish must-haves for the wrist. Since then, Fossil has always been in the avant-garde, whether in terms of technology, the choice of materials or design. Fossil offers an extensive line of watches under its proprietary FOSSIL®, RELIC®, MW®, MW MICHELE®, MOBILEWEAR™ and ZODIAC® brands and, pursuant to license agreements, under some of the most prestigious brands in the world, including ADIDAS®, BURBERRY®, CALLAWAY GOLF®, COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR®, DIESEL®, DKNY®, EMPORIO ARMANI®, MICHAEL MICHAEL KORS® and MARC® by MARC JACOBS. In the early 1990’s, Fossil expanded its core business, launching a line of accessory products including handbags, belts, small leather goods and sunglasses under the FOSSIL and RELIC brands. The Company also owns or licenses proprietary technology for certain of its watch products, including its BIG TIC® technology developed in 1998 and the patent-pending combination automatic/quartz movement called TWIST. Fossil also offers jewellery under the FOSSIL, DIESEL and EMPORIO ARMANI brands and in 2000 introduced FOSSIL Jeans wear targeted towards youthful consumers. In 2002 Fossil created a proprietary technology brand ABACUS®, targeted for distribution in the electronics channel.

Eternal Silver London

Eternal Silver London, was born in 2007, following the development of Argentium Silver, an exciting, new and more durable and tarnish-resistant form of silver. Today, Eternal Silver Ltd, based in Surrey, operates in the UK luxury jewellery and watch market, providing an innovative, distinctive and individual product range. Each and every item we produce uses Argentium Silver, giving you, our customer, the utmost confidence in the quality of your purchase. Indeed, our mission is to bring you silver products of the highest quality, to provide pieces of jewellery and watches that will last longer and remain precious to those who buy them or receive them as gifts

If you have silver items from these brands that you no longer want, and instead you wouldnt mind a bit of cash, then you should definately considering selling silver items for cash using our comparison service. Take a look here to see our best buyers now.

hallmarks come in all different shapes and sizes depending on where you got your silver jewelery from. depending on the time too your silver jewelery could have a different hallmark.

Essentially what you are looking for is an engraving of some sort, which for British sterling silver would typically be a leopards head, a crown, or a castle. If your silver has one of these engravings on it, it is sterling silver, and is worth some money if you are to sell it.

Once you have found the hallmark on your silver jewelery, you can then send it off to get it checked to see how much its worth if you were to sell it.

The above image depicts all common hallmarks that you might find on your silver jewelery. Take a look and if you find one of these marks you know you are in for a good payout!

As hundreds of these gold buying companies pop up, the question for the consumer is whether it really is worth selling gold or silver?
We look at the pros and cons for consumers wanting to sell silver or sell gold for cash payments.

Pros

Sell any type of precious metal including gold, silver, platinum and in some cases diamonds
Receive a valuation before you decide to sell
If things are tight or you are unemployed, this could be a quick way to raise some cash
Most buyers accept many types of gold or silver, including jewellery, ornaments, silverware, houseware, and even dental fillings
Free postage and packing for consumers when gold is sent off to gold buyers

Cons

No guarantee on the price you will receive for your gold or silver items
Only hallmarked jewelry is accepted by some gold buyers
If your gold or silver jewellery has diamonds or other precious stones you will not be able to claim these back

One final point to mention is that selling gold or silver is quite a personal decision. 9 out of 10 people selling gold or wanting to sell silver are trying to sell jewellery. The biggest decision therefore is what that piece means to you and if you no longer want it or need it.

Based on the pros and cons above we recommend you have a think about what you stand to gain from selling gold or silver. If the price is right then it’s a good thing, and the way things are going, the price just keeps getting better.