Jewelry Appraisals: A Needed Service
One of the most important services a reputable jeweler can provide is offering appraisals. These might not be as sparkly and attractive as the gems you sell, but your customers rely on your trustworthiness to provide an accurate assessment of the jewelry they own. There are more reasons than a price for resale to get an appraisal, and often this process needs to be done annually with certain pieces. ChainDrive’s advanced jewelry appraisal tools equips you to provide this valuable service efficiently.
Reasons Your Customers Need Appraisals
- Insurance — scheduling, claims, damage reports all rely on an accurate appraisal
- Purchase advise — pre-sale evaluations and internet purchases can benefit from a reputable expert’s advice
- Estates — taxes, probate, planning, and more, are based on the legally established value of property
- Divorce or Litigation — legal wrangles need the facts, and a good appraisal provides those facts
- Resale or Liquidation — a price tag varies under differing circumstances, but the established definition of the piece is static
Equip Yourself To Process Appraisals Professionally
The ability to professionally appraise fine jewelry is a matter of training and experience. The appraiser should be able to provide their credentials as proof their assessment is reliable, and it’s a good idea to display such credentials to assure your customers that appraisals done at your store are all they should be.
No software can provide this expertise. Only a professional with the training and experience is able to do so. But the processing of those appraisals benefit greatly from the ChainDrive advanced jewelry appraisal tools because it allows an accurate record of the item in your custody.
The Jewelry software enables a photo to be embedded in a record along with specific attributes, entering it into a centralized database. This record can be reprinted when needed for establishment of authenticity. All the details are safely and accurately at hand without the bulk and risk of paper files and attached photographs.
Your customers need appraisals they can trust. ChainDrive Jewelry ERP software equips you with a system you can trust, too.