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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10391585, member: 79705&quot;]I brought in a couple antique pieces I wanted to ask about repair on and during the course of discussion he excitedly offered to test some of the stones. After that whenever I came in to pick up or drop a new thing to repair, I would bring new finds to show him and he&#039;d test them. In our case he was a semi-recent graduate of my alma mater, and they didn&#039;t require a history of jewelry class so he was excited to see what I had. It was a mutual geek-out session and he told me I could bring something in anytime to be tested. He started carrying more estate antique pieces over time and just opened up a newer, better shop...and it&#039;s Art Deco themed. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>So I would say, pay for services if you can as that&#039;s fair for the jeweler, and then develop a relationship with a nice one who isn&#039;t too jaded. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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