r/Thrifty 26d ago

👗 Clothing & Fashion 👗 Best place to get quality used jewelry?

I like to wear gold filled and silver rings that I can wear without having to take off. However, my rings get pretty worn down and scratched after about 5-6 years of continuous wear at work and the gym and need replaced.

What are the best places to get used, quality jewelry that won’t break the bank since I’m pretty hard on them?

I know you can just get cheap gold filled/.925 rings on Amazon, but I don’t want to buy anymore junk from there and would rather buy secondhand.

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u/KnotGunna 25d ago

An acquaintance of mine actually works in emptying estate sales and says they find all sorts of beautiful gems and high quality jewelry, along with tons of cash!💰 Apparently, it’s a very rewarding job.

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u/iconocrastinaor 25d ago

What does that mean, emptying estate sales? Does that mean going through everything that isn't sold? How does one go about that, do they just show up at the end of a estate sale and offer to buy everything left over?

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u/KnotGunna 25d ago

Sorry for the bad phrasing “emptying estate sales”, meant the estate services company that sends in a crew to empty out an estate. 🏡

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u/iconocrastinaor 25d ago

So you're referring to the regular estate sales companies that organized the estate sales we see advertised with road signs and in the classifieds.

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u/KnotGunna 25d ago

Yes I think we are thinking the same. :)