Ideas and Inspiration for
Artisan Jewelry Designers
| Why do you have two web sites to sell from?
We built AccessoriesSusan in order to sell on eBay. After we outgrew the auction business, we found we needed a web site with more features and the ability for you to keep a shopping cart going for weeks instead of just hours. Some of you still prefer the old ChannelAdvisor site so we now have two great web sites to shop from... www.AccessoriesSusan.com and www.VintageJewelrySupplies.com May I use PayPal to pay for my purchases? |
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We are happy to accept PayPal! |
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| Do you have a catalog? | |
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Since our inventory changes daily we may never have a print catalog. You can always see all of the inventory we have to offer at our store web sites. |
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| Do you wholesale? | |
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The prices shown on the catalog sites are the lowest we can offer since this is a very small business. We will work with you if you have a month to wait for delivery of special orders. Fifty per cent of the total is due upon special ordering of quantities of more than one gross of an item. |
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| Do you offer combined shipping? | |
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I do...and shipping is FREE! |
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| May I purchase items by the gross? | |
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I will provide you with large quantities of most of these items but the lowest price I can offer is already listed. There is a small turn around time if items need to be plated to your specifications and 50% of the total is due at the time you order. |
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| Where do you find all this stuff? | |
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Since 1989 I have been buying components from more than thirty manufacturers and importers of the finest jewelry items in the world. Many of the items I offer were tooled from dies created in the 1800s. Some of those companies are being run by the third generation of the families who brought their designs over from Italy, Germany and France. |
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| What is OX? | |
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The most popular finish for the Victorian style items we offer is oxidized brass. This means that the raw brass components are plated with a rich aged brass patina, then an antique (Oxidized) finish is applied which has a wonderful vintage appearance. There is one last layer of non shiny protective finish which will allow the items to look great for years to come without turning skin "green". |
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| What does AB mean? | |
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AB stands for Aurora Borealis. This means the item is coated with a very thin metallic film which gives it an iridescent glow. |
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| Who is Swarovski? | |
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Swarovski is the name of an Austrian family who perfected the art of creating the finest jewelry crystals in the world. |
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| What is a stamping? | |
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When a tool and die mold is struck onto a sheet of brass the resulting (normally hollow backed) design is called a stamping. The parts I offer are the highest quality I have found. They are used mostly as components in jewelry design. |
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