While there are certain monetary benefits to selling your old and unwanted jewelry, financial gain is not your only advantage. There are a number of reasons that you may want to consider selling jewelry you no longer wear.
Sustainability
With the climate in a state of constant crisis, it’s more important than ever to reduce the amount of waste we produce. By selling your old jewelry, you are reducing the need for manufacturers to produce even more, which would lead to more jewelry that ends up being discarded over time. Making more preowned jewelry available for others to buy is as beneficial to the planet as it is to your wallet. Additionally, this also ensures that jewelry you once loved won’t end up taking up space in a landfill. The materials used to make jewelry will never break down, so any jewelry that ends up in landfills will be there forever.
Emotional Healing
Many times, old jewelry holds sentimental value attached to people we once loved. While we may cherish inherited jewelry in some cases, if the jewelry has painful memories attached to it, you may not want to wear it. Furthermore, it may serve you on your emotional healing journey to sell these pieces of jewelry, removing them from life. Alternatively, you may find that you’ve simply inherited pieces that lack emotional attachment, but that you know you’ll never wear. This can lead to feeling guilty. However, selling these pieces and purchasing jewelry you love may ease some of those feelings of guilt because you ultimately used the jewelry left to you to buy something you truly love.
Create Room for New Jewelry
It’s common for our tastes to change over the years, and that applies to jewelry as much as it does to fashion. If you find that your style preferences have changed, clearing out old jewelry can help you make room to store any new pieces you purchase. The expression, “Out with the old and in with the new,” is so popular because it applies to so many situations, and in this case, it can really serve you well to switch up your collection as your tastes evolve over time.
Jewelry Usually Isn’t A Good Investment
Even though jewelry is made from precious metals, it’s generally not considered a good investment. That’s because the value of jewelry doesn’t change very much from year to year. While you may be able to make some money on your jewelry after several decades, most of us don’t get particularly excited about waiting over thirty years for our possessions to accumulate any significant value. Even more importantly, if your jewelry is not stored and cared for properly, it could actually decrease in value over time. By selling your jewelry, you can invest in something that is actually going to increase your net worth in a more reasonable amount of time.
Of course, we all know that the biggest benefit of all to selling your jewelry is the financial factor. The money you collect selling jewelry you no longer want or wear can go to so many other uses. Whether you choose to purchase new jewelry, or you decide to do something else with your cold hard cash, it’s better in your pocket or in your bank account than in the form of jewelry being left to collect dust on a shelf or in the back of a dark drawer. Your jewelry will end up in the hands of someone who can give it a second life and who will be filled with joy every time they wear it. If you're considering selling jewelry, this may be a perfect time.
