I was in Mexico on vacation back in the 80's with a friend of mine. It was a package deal where we stayed in Mexico City, Taxco and Acapulco. Taxco was the quaint little town back then. The streets were steep because it's up on the side of a mountain/hill. I'm not sure which they call it. We bought so much silver jewelry when we were there. Rings, bracelets, earrings and decorative pieces. Back then the peso exchange rate was low versus our dollars. We had so many pesos when we exchanged that it was crazy. Everything was so cheap that we ended up bringing pesos home with us. I have no idea where all my jewelry and such went, through the years, but I'm sure they would be worth a good penny now. The people that lived there were so welcoming and made us feel right at home. I'm sure it's changed since then but it was a great experience.
@@denisedavis4328 It hasn't changed so much - I sheltered there for several months during the worst of the pandemic, a very kind and welcoming community. The silversmith community was hit hard by the pandemic as the drop off in tourism led to a huge slow down in production. This year I hope to return and see it vibrant with the church and museum back open!
Hi Kat, One thing I noticed from this video is I need to be braver about auctions. I have an older Coro Jelly Belly fish that has rhinestones set into the clear lucite. Some of them are missing. I really need to fix it and auction her off !
Hi Kat! I love these research videos, as they keep me on my toes when sourcing! Personally, I'd love to see a series on vintage ladies' accessories (hats, scarves, gloves, compacts, eyeglasses/sunglasses, belts, etc. ) Have a great week!
Awesome stuff KitKat! The brooches videos are sooo my fav! You dug up Lots of designer names that I didn't even know existed! Thanks for making the series! You da Bomb 💣!
Thank you for taking your valuable time to do these research videos. Although brooches are my favourite, I COULD NOT pick a favourite. So many DIFFERENT ones! SO ENTERTAINING. LOVED IT!😊😊😊
Hi Kat! New subscriber here. I just inherited some brooches, and most of them are Jugendstil/Art Nouveau pieces. I suggest you do a special on this style. I think it could be spectacular! Keep up the good work! Loving your videos and learning a lot! Cheers
Since watching you I have learned alot, but have delt with jewelry my whole life, but while out shopping at a rehab for men and women that I've been using for a while,was looking through the stuff they brought in I pick up a beautiful brooch, beautiful but didn't know to much about it, took it home and kinda forgot about it for a few days,then pick it back up got my eye glasses out and found it's a Tarcari, wow ! With the crown.
Oh Wow! I appreciate your videos. Yesterday I found a Miriam Haskell faux pearl with crystals, gold tone wreath shaped brooch for $4.50. It was at a local thrift store at 70% off for Valentine's Day. I only recognized it because I watched one of your videos! Thank you so very much!
@@TheNurseFlipper I noticed you had two Native American pieces. They looked stunning! I live in Taos, New Mexico. I find old pawn silver and turquoise jewelry. Some of it isn't hallmarked or signed. But it is made of either coin silver or sterling. And they can appear worn or roughly made. For example, I found four 2 inch conchos for the grand sum of 10 cents. They look simply made but by hand, they are not hallmarked but they are worn with a nice patina. And they have that silver feel. So I tested them and they are sterling. They are probably close to 80 years old. Value is $100 each! I'm looking for 3 or 4 more to make into a belt for myself to enjoy. There is so much out there if you know what you want to find, you will. like you've said before. Anyways, hope that helps. Thanks again.
The green brooch is most likely Schreiner and not Weiss, as it has inverted marquis unfoiled stones. More could be revealed if we could see the back. The brooch appears layered. Many Schreiners are unsigned.
I'm binging your brooch vids! I haven't been on yt in a week or so- I've got lots to catch up on lol!! I'd love to see you do a research video on figurines or trinkets. Or trinket boxes... Or embroidered items... Any video really lol!
These are great videos always. Have you ever thought of doing one on fishing rods and lores? I always run into them but have no idea what to look for. I've sold a couple reels, they seem to go fast.
15 years ago I Used to find a lot of Florenza ... it's getting harder to find but it's out there. Those carved wood birds are great. I would never expect them to sell for that much. Love Joseff of Hollywood I never see any unfortunately. I wish there was database for all the unsigned jewelry out there.
Hello Kat, Can I suggest a video on items that have fallen out of fashion like tortoiseshell and ivory jewelry and accessories and their fluctuating prices, and current restrictions on them. Thanks for your videos!
Ivory is pretty well banned, so I don't recommend anyone selling it and wouldn't want to promote people listing as it coulld get them banned same with tortoise shell
Jelly Belly jewelry was made predominantly during WWII because it was difficult to buy the metals. The government needed the metals for supplies so the jewelry manufacturers had to come up with a substitute, thus the jelly belly.
I have a question. My mother passed away and now I am taking care of her estate. She has stacks of costume jewelry. In that there are several beautiful brooches. Alot of colored stones as well as rhinestones. However on most of them I can't find any markings. Does that mean they most likely aren't worth much? I know you can't give me a definitive answer but just in general. I love your videos. I just recently found you on RU-vid and subscribed, so I am catching up whenever I get some time. Thanks for all your hard work.
Jennifer, In this case, I believe you are mistaken about the mispronunciation. There is a video: How to Pronounce Christian Lacroix? (CORRECTLY). The gentleman was French. You are correct about the Yves.
25:30 - It's not Venice. Roofs are not covered in shingle in Venice. The architecture is not Italian, so are the boats. Most certainly Northern Europe, maybe Flemish.
@@TheNurseFlipper i can't thank you enough. I really enjoy these. Although I was thinking today I don't know how you are able to look up these items on eBay already sold..any tips?I was trying to think of suggestions for your next research vids ,, but I see you already did one on necklaces..it's crazy what these people pay for costume jewelry.. whoever they are??I specialize in sterling so it's comical to me but intriguing as well
Hi I just subscribed to your channel. And I subscribed. I inherited my Aunts jewelry costume and fine. Can you tell me where you find out how much to sell these brooches for? I have no where to start. Thank you
I've been scrolling through all of your content and forgive me if I missed it, but have you done the lowdown on dolls? I found a shop with a huge clearance and I am dizzy from looking at all of them trying to figure out if any are worth reselling!!! Thanks for the tips on how to research this all!!!
Thank you so much for another great video! They are so informative and helpful! 💗 I don’t know if this would be appropriate but I have a question. You mentioned that if something is gold and it is marked 750 that it indicates it is 18 karat gold. I found a beautiful Victorian style vanity tray that is in two pieces. The top part is glass or crystal and the bottom is some type of gold plated probably brass. But the gold is very shiny and it’s a beautiful piece. I actually thought about just keeping it and have had it a while handling it many times . I just noticed that the number 7500 is on the bottom in one corner. It is molded into the gold frame and raised. I’m just curious if you might have any idea what that would mean. I don’t think it’s anything very valuable. I have seen one sold as low as five dollars and I see one listed somewhere for 75 right now. I just want to learn what the marking means whether I decide to sell it or keep it. Any input would be appreciated by anyone who knows. Thank you so much.
I have read through the comments. Am I correct that when eBay sales go for “best offer accepted” you can’t know the actual amount paid but they are listed in order of actual sale price so you can tell the range they went for (I.e. more than the next confirmed sale price item)?
The grand tour piece isn’t lucite. It is likely black onyx. Lucite wasn’t even invented and black onyx was used with opals, mosaics, etc. Man I learn so much from your videos, thanks! I’m going to have my eye out for these….
If you're wanting to sell bulk I would be interested if you're wanting closer to selling price then you would need to list yourself on ebay or similar. My email is thenurseflipper@yahoo.com if you want to sell as a lot
@nurse flipper, I think it is important to be clear with viewers that items showing as sold for "best offer" could have sold for well over OR well under the listed price -- or they could have sold to a dummy bidder just to remove the listing. The only VERIFIED sales prices are the ones showing in GREEN. (The fad of listing Corningware for thousands of dollars should prove instructional.). When you say items sold for the listed price on a "best offer" it is very misleading.
There's no way to know the best offer price and I do watch to see if the item has been reposted indicating non payment. The offer prices fall in line in between two prices when sorted from highest to lowest so these are in the video in that order meaning they sold for more than the previous one I spoke about but lots than the following one.
Oh Kat ive been selling for over 35 yrs. Ill be moving soon but in the meantime im soo done. Nothing here to buy. Having a problem with Whatnot too. When i get to the auctions they want a phone number which i give them. They never send me a code to get started? Soo frustrating.
Kat. Im still not able to get to bid on Whatnot. I got to the auction page then they wanted my phone no. When i typed it in to get a code it never showed up? Thx
Hi Linda I don’t know if this helps but there quite a few utube group videos on vintage jewelry. Just type in vintage jewelry in the search bar on you tube. I belong to a few of them and they are really great people!
should be eve st laurent sorry for being a a pronunciation nazi lol.....i have some nerve because when i was a teanager i use to pronounce it exactly the way it looks: Uvest st laurent 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 i know im a horrible girl just horrible lol
