Ingabe Isikhathi Sokuthola Imali Kulelo Bhokisi Lobucwebe?

Ngu-LORI ETTLINGER GROSSJULY 9, 2006IZINTENGO zegolide nezesiliva zehlile zisuka eziqongweni ezifinyelele kuzo ezinyangeni ezimbili ezedlule, kodwa ngemuva kweminyaka emihlanu yokwenyuka njalo, zisesemazingeni agqugquzela abantu ukuthi bathole imali yobucwebe obungadingeki ngenani labo elilahliwe. E-Patchogue , N.Y., umthengi wegolide oyedwa, uJim Sarno, ongumnikazi we-Budget Buy and Sell, uthi amakhasimende abelokhu edonsa amabhokisi obucwebe ewathululela phezu kwekhawunta yakhe. Ukubukiswa kwezimpahla zomuntu kungazelelwe futhi okungalawuleki kuvame ukusho into eyodwa kuphela: abantu bakhona ukuze badayise."Uma ungagqoki ubucwebe bakho, ulahlekelwa yimali," kusho uLisa Hubbard, umqondisi omkhulu we-international jewelry division of Sotheby's. . "Gxila kulokho imali engakwenzela yona." Ukukhipha igolide ukuze uthole ukheshi inketho ekhangayo kulabo abasusa izinkinga futhi bagcine njengecici elilodwa noma iketango eliphukile futhi kungaba inzuzo, ikakhulukazi uma unenqwaba abalahliwe. Izitolo zokuthengisa zisukela kubucwebe bendawo noma abathengi begolide kuya kwabancibilikisi abakhangisa ku-inthanethi; ukuthenga ngegolide kuncintisana kakhulu, futhi kuyancomeka ukuthenga ezindaweni ezizungezile.Isikhangiso"Bonisa ubucwebe kubathengi ababili noma abathathu abakhuthele," kusikisela uRussell Fogarty, umthengisi wezitolo e-Kazanjian. & I-Fogarty e-Beverly Hills, eCalifornia. "Abathengi basekela izintengo zabo zokunikeza izinto zegolide zesimanje ngokuqala bazikale futhi banqume okuqukethwe kwegolide langempela. Uma izingcezu zigqokwa futhi zifiseleka uma kuqhathaniswa, okunikezwayo kuyoba ngaphezu kwenani legolide elingokoqobo." Kodwa amaketanga egolide alula, abiza kancane. cishe bonke ubucwebe begolide, iplatinamu kanye nesiliva benziwe ngezinto eziyingxubevange ezidinga ukwengezwa kwezinye izinsimbi ukuze ziqine ngokwanele ukuze zimelane nokuguga kwansuku zonke. Igolide elingamaphesenti angu-14 liyigolide elimsulwa elingamaphesenti angu-58, kanti ama-karat angu-18 asho amaphesenti angu-75 kanti ama-karat angu-24 angamaphesenti ayikhulu; inani elikhokhiwe lizobonisa inani legolide langempela elithengiwe.Igolide manje lidayisa u-$633 iounce, lehle lisuka ku-$725 ngoMeyi. Kodwa lokho kungaphezu kuka-$265 iwunsi eyodwa ngoJulayi 2001. U-Jon Nadler, umhlaziyi wezinsimbi eziyigugu kumthengisi wezinhlamvu ze-Kitco.com, akalindele ukuthi intengo yehle ngaphansi kuka-$540 iwunsi, futhi uthi ingase ifinyelele ku-$730 ngonyaka ozayo. izinto ezibalulekile ukuthi okuningi kwalokho okudayiselwa imvuthuluka kuyahlengwa futhi kudayiswe njengobucwebe. "Ngisho nezincibilikisi nabathengi be-scrap bahlakaniphe kakhulu kuna" ukuvumela ezinye izinto zincibilike, kuchaza u-Barry Weber, isikhulu esiphezulu kwa-Edith Weber. & I-Associates e-New York, igalari egxile kubucwebe obuyivelakancane, obudala kanye ne-estate, evame ukuvela ku-"Antiques Roadshow." "Bakhetha noma yini enenani elikhulu kune-scrap value," futhi igcina isivela embukisweni wabathengisi.UJanet Levy, uthishanhloko e-J& S.S. UDeYoung, inkampani yezitolo ezinkulu eneminyaka engu-170 eNew York, weluleka ngokubonana nochwepheshe ethi imfundo etholiwe ingase ibe nemiphumela emihle. Wathi: “Uma uya kumcwebi wamatshe ayigugu kunomcwengisisi, bese ebona ukuthi unesiqephu sesikhathi kunento engase ichithwe, ungathola inani elikhulu elingeziwe.” Ukuthola i-appraisal yobungcweti efundisayo futhi eqinisekisayo; iphinde igweme amaphutha. UNksz. U-Levy uphakamisa ukufuna umuntu oneziqinisekiso eziqashelwa ukuhweba ngobucwebe. "Funa umuntu osebenzisana nohwebo lobucwebe, njenge-American Gem Society," noma othile oqeqeshwe ne-Gemological Institute of America, okudinga ukuthi kuhlangatshezwane nezindinganiso eziqinile zemfundo ngaphambi kokuba ikhandidethi lithathwe njengochwepheshe. Ukwazi ukuthi ukusebenzelana nanoma yiliphi iqembu kuzokwandisa ukuzethemba kwabathengi, amalungu ngokuvamile abonisa iziqu zawo emafasiteleni ezitolo noma emakhadini ebhizinisi. Ngokuvamile, abahlobi abanalezi zimpawu kulindeleke ukuthi bahlole ubucwebe ngekhono elikhulu. “Sisanda kuthenga ucezu olune-alexandrite olwalufakwe ngegolide eliphuzi” futhi ngenxa yalokho lwalubaluleke kakhulu, kusho u-Alan Levy, uNksz. Umyeni ka-Levy aphinde abe nguthishanhloko e-DeYoung. “Kumuntu ojwayelekile bekungeke kubukeke kukhulu. Yingakho kukuhle ukuya kumuntu onolwazi." Ochwepheshe kufanele futhi babe nezinsiza zokuphenya kabanzi uma kunesidingo. “Sithola izingcingo kubantu nsuku zonke becela imininingwane ngezicucu ikhasimende elizilethe ukuze zihlolwe,” uNksz. Kusho uLevy. "Okujabulisayo namuhla ukuthi sine-inthanethi kanye nezithombe zedijithali ukuze sikwazi ukubanikeza umbono omuhle kakhulu walokho abakubukayo." Isikhangiso uDaphne Lingon, uchwepheshe omkhulu wobucwebe eChristie's, uphakamisa ukubuza imibuzo kunoma ubani owenza umsebenzi wobucwebe. ukuhlola: Iyini insimbi, futhi ingabe kufanele ihlolelwe okuqukethwe kwegolide? Ngemva kuka-1898, zonke izinto zokuhloba ezenziwe e-United States eziqukethe igolide kwakudingeka zigxivizwe ngenani lama-karats; uphawu oluvame kakhulu ngu-14k. Ubucwebe obungamakiwe kufanele buhlolwe. Yenziwe nini into, futhi isilungisiwe? Ngokusho kwabahlaziyi bemboni yobucwebe, iminyaka nesimo, ezimweni eziningi, kubalulekile ekuhloleni inani.Sicela uqinisekise ukuthi awulona irobhothi ngokuchofoza ibhokisi.Ikheli le-imeyili elingavumelekile. Sicela ufake kabusha.Kufanele ukhethe incwadi yezindaba ozoyibhalisela.Buka zonke izincwadi zezindaba ze-New York Times.Uma ucezu ludingeka emakethe yamasekeni, lungabiza kakhulu ukwedlula inani lensimbi namatshe ayigugu.Khumbula ukuthi amafemu amancane angase akhethe ngoba adinga ukugcina izimakethe zawo engqondweni. “Babuze ukuthi bayawudayisa yini uhlobo lobucwebe onabo,” uNksz. Kweluleka uHubbard woSuthu. "Imakethe yobucwebe bezindlu imayelana nokungaphezulu kakhulu kwensimbi." Bese kuba nezinkampani, njenge-Circa Inc., ezizothenga kakhulu noma yini. I-Circa, ezinze eNew York, inamahhovisi e-Chicago, e-San Francisco nase-Palm Beach, e-Fla., futhi ithengisela abathengisi nabathengisi ubucwebe ezweni lonke. "Sinemakethe cishe yanoma yiluphi uhlobo lobucwebe," kusho uChris DelGatto, isikhulu esiphezulu kanye nomsunguli kanye naye.Amagama abaklami ayakholisa; kungakhathaliseki ukuthi i-jewel i-antique, i-estate noma i-contemporary, abaqoqi baphendula njalo kubo. “Ngingaba manqikanqika ukudayisa noma yibuphi ubucwebe be-scrap enanoma yiluphi uhlobo lwegama elihlotshaniswa nakho,” uMnu. U-Weber uthe. Futhi khumbula ukuthi imfashini ingashintshashintsha. "Sekuvuselelwe intshisekelo kumasongo amakhulu, ama-chunky charm njengemfashini," esho. “Iwuhlobo lobucwebe okwathi eminyakeni edlule babudayiswa ngenani le-scrap. Manje sekudayiswa ngenani lobucwebe." Ngakho-ke lokho okwake kwaba yimbi yekhabethe lobucwebe ngezinye izikhathi kungase kubhekwe njengensalela ekhangayo yempilo eyaphilwa, yezikhumbuzo eziqoqwe noma ezinikezwa endleleni. Ngenxa yokuthi ubucwebe obuningi manje sebubizwa ngokuthi "okuqoqwayo, " enezela ukuthi i-je ne sais quoi kuthegi yamanani, ingabe kusengatholakala ama-bargain? Nakuba kuhlale kukhona okuhlukile, iqiniso liwukuthi sekusele ambalwa, uma ekhona, ama-bargains ayiqiniso, abathengisi abaningi bathi. igolide lingase lenze abantu ukuthi behlise ubucwebe obudala, ubucwebe obusesekeni buyimakethe bungowabo, amanani ngokuvamile awathintwa izimakethe ze-precious-metals." Ubucwebe njengento eqoqiwe buvaleleke kahle emakethe yezimpahla," uMnu. Kusho uWeber. “Endabeni yobucwebe bezakhiwo ezinhle, empeleni uthenga ubuciko obenziwa ngezinto zokuhloba.” Abathengisi abaningi basekela amanani kulokho abakukhokhile, esikhundleni senani lempahla njengoba kunqunywa isisindo sensimbi nekhwalithi yetshe eliyigugu. “Okokuqala okumele sikuqonde ukuthi angikashintshi amanani ami njengoba igolide linyukile,” kusho uBenjamin Macklowe weMacklowe Gallery eNew York, egxile kwezobuciko bokuhlobisa, okuhlanganisa nobucwebe. "Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuthola inani elihle ngempela ukuthenga izinto eziyinselele yobuhle nezithokozisayo; inani elikhulu kakhulu lihlala eklanyweni nasebuhleni bayo." Ezindalini, ngokuvamile umuntu angathenga ubucwebe bezindlu ngaphansi kwamanani emakethe. "Ngokujwayelekile, amanani endalini angaphansi ngamaphesenti angama-30 kuye kwangama-50 kunezitolo," kusho uGloria Lieberman, iphini likamongameli kanye nomqondisi wezobucwebe obuhle e-Skinner Inc., indlu yendali yaseBoston. "Silungiselela izintengo zethu zendali ezinyangeni ezintathu ngaphambi kokuthengisa, ukuze ubucwebe bungabi sezingeni lemakethe."Izindlu endalini zihlinzeka ngengxube yezinto zakudala, ifa kanye nezingcezu zesimanje. Kubucwebe bezikhathi ezithandwa abaqoqi, njenge-Art Deco kanye no-Edwardian, kunzima kakhulu ukudalula umuntu olalayo, kodwa phakathi kwezinto ezivela enkathini efana nama-1950, 60's noma 70's, ungathola igugu.Inguqulo yalesi sihloko ivela ku- phrinta ku-, ekhasini BU6 loshicilelo lwaseNew York elinesihloko esithi:. Oda Ukuphrinta Kabusha| Iphepha Lanamuhla|BhalisaUbe nentshisekelo ngempendulo yakho kuleli khasi. Sitshele ukuthi ucabangani.