[Jewelry making - Article 00154] - Re: [Orchid] Appraisal

[Etienne Perret]

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    Hi Maya, The GIA is the best way to get your gem and jewelry needed
    to do appraisals. Of course knowing the market and what things sell
    for is absolutely essecial as well. I took the correspondence courses
    many years ago. I was very busy running my business, so it actually
    took me 12 years to complete them and get my GIA Graduate Gemologist
    Degree. Today with the courses on the internet you should be able to
    blow through them much quicker. It is also possible to some courses
    in Carlsbad and some over the internet. The school has the most
    unbelieveable library. I have seen that stores are much more likely
    to hire you to do their appraisals if you have a graduate gemoligist
    degree. You other alternative is to get one from England. It is the
    FGA and much harder. You have to memorize all sorts of crystal
    structure, etc. Good luck etienne AT etienne.com

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