Top Three Ways to Identify Fake Jewelry

When purchasing Jewelry as a present for a loved one, a symbol of friendship or as a general gift, it is important that you make sure that not only is your jewelry real, but also worth the amount you purchased it for. There are many shops and dealers out there, who will promise that the jewelry they are providing you with is 100% real, and worth a lot more than what you are purchasing it for, but more often than not this is a scheme to swindle you from your hard earned money. To prevent this, and to make sure that you are getting value for your money, here are three ways to identify fake jewellery, and therefore stay away from the scammers. Common sense.One of the major ways in which you can identify fake jewelry is to use your common sense when it comes to purchases. The phrase “too good to be true” pops to mind at this point, as it does in fact hold quite a lot of truth. If you were to see a piece of gold or diamond jewellery that is at a price point, which seems far too low to be realistic, then more often than not you’re right; it isn’t real gold. It is unfortunate that many people shopping for jewelry fall for easy to identify frauds, simply due to not using their common sense when shopping. However, this can also work when jewelry seems overpriced as well. There have been instances where diamond jewellery has been sold at three, five and even ten times its actual worth by shops and dealers. Whilst it may not be fake jewelry and may hold some actual value, there is no way on Earth that a 14 Karat (58.3% gold) ring is worth $100,000. Reliable shops and dealers.Another quite frequent mistake that people make when buying jewelry is that they purchase it from unreliable sources, which then swindle them from their money. Despite the warnings regarding unknown shops and dealers offering jewelry, people still go to them, as their price point seems appealing. However, what people should do instead is do their research beforehand, and get a list of reliable high street sellers of jewelry and stick with them. Otherwise, you run the risk of purchasing jewelry, which may not necessarily be worth its price point, or for that matter be worth anything at all. Do not just assume reliability. Although whilst shopping with reliable dealers does minimise the risk of purchasing jewelry that is fake, there have been cases in the past where even the high street sellers have accidently sold false earrings and necklaces. Of course, these companies will be inclined to give you a full refund if what they’ve sold you is fake, and maybe even some free jewelry to make up for their blunder. Bear in mind that this is usually only in the case that you actually identify that, the jewelry that you have purchased is fake, and if you have not kept the initial receipt, you may get nothing at all.