What are the steps of a consignment sale at 58 Facettes ?

1) Expertise of your jewelry

The first step of the consignment sale is to appraise your jewelry. You can make an appointment directly in store, or have an initial appraisal from home thanks to EVA : a free online valuation tool for your jewelry. 

This tool is based on a database of more than a million analyzed pieces of jewelry and uses artificial intelligence to give an unbiased estimate. All online estimates are systematically verified by our team of antique jewelry experts within 24 hours, who adjust the result if necessary. Then, our antique jewelry experts discuss with you to estimate and validate the net seller price together or offer you an immediate repurchase. 

Regarding the reception of your jewelry, we organize ourselves according to your preferences. This can be a secure shipment by post or a deposit directly in our Parisian showroom. In certain special cases, we can set up a specific collection from your home.

2) Workshop: jewelry maintenance & repair if necessary

Once your jewel is dropped off at our place, we give it a little makeover! First, we check its overall condition and assess whether it needs to be restored in the workshop. All the necessary work and their price will be communicated to you in advance.

Then, for each jewelry consignment sale, we carry out various tasks in our partner workshops in order to best showcase the jewelry: 

• Cleaning, to remove all elements embedded in the setting of the jewel and which can dull the brilliance of the stones,

• Polishing, in order to eliminate micro-scratches and restore a shiny finish to the jewel! 

• Rhodium plating, for white gold jewelry that may have yellowed over time.

• Punching when necessary. This attests to the gold content, silver or in platinum in the jewel and its authenticity. This hallmark is mandatory for jewels weighing more than 3 grams and takes the symbol of an animal which makes it possible to certify the concentration of pure metal in a jewel

• Stone certification carried out by our partner gemmology laboratories. 

• Checking the settings and their restoration if necessary.

These different visits to the workshop will allow you to enhance the value of your jewelry and sell it as quickly as possible at the estimated price.

These services are also offered for your own jewelry. 

3) Shooting and uploading

Before putting your jewelry online on our site, we offer them a little photo shoot in our studio! 

The advantage of these shots by our professional photographer ensures the quality and attractiveness of your jewelry.

These photos can also be used to promote your jewelry on our social networks and other communication media, thus increasing their visibility and contributing to their commercial success.

4) Our support

At the house of 58 Facettes, benefit from personalized support from our team of experts in second-hand and antique jewelry who will be your privileged contacts, from the estimate to the sale of your jewelry, all thanks to follow-up appointments by telephone or video. 

Different sales strategies can be adopted depending on your objectives: sell as quickly as possible or maximize the price, Flash Sales with the network of professionals and collectors of 58 Facettes (7 to 14 day auction system), off-market sale to promote discretion on exceptional pieces, etc.