[Jewelry making - Article 00535] - [Orchid] Jewelry buyers agent?

[Daniel Hamilton]

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    A friend of mine came up with an idea for a business for me, I have
    to do something to get back to work. Anyway, an attorney friend of
    mine were talking yesterday while our kids were playing. He ask me
    when I would finish my GIA GG course and be a full fledged GG. I said
    I hope to be done and have the parchment on my wall by early next
    year. 

    Then he ask a question that about 10 other people have ask me over
    the last 3 years. Would you mind going with me when I go to purchase
    a piece of jewelry? 

    I use to say I probably don't know enough about it to really do much
    good at this time, but they still insist they at least would like me
    to go as they know nothing. A couple have offered me money, which I
    graciously refuse as they are friends, and I just didn't feel I
    could justify taking it. 

    My attorney friend said he is going to buy a 15th anniversary ring
    for his wife this coming April and plans to spend around 15 grand on
    it. He said he would gladly pay me a couple hundred just so he knows
    he is not getting ripped off. I told him if I have my GG by then, I
    would be happy to go along and help, just no charge him for it. He
    said he would pay me anyway. And then he actually suggested an idea
    of a business. He said, realestate agents come in sale, and buyers
    agents, don't they? He said, if no one wants to give you a chance,
    why not be a buyers agent for jewelry. He said there are many people
    who don't have the time, but have the money. They want to buy and not
    feel ripped off. He suggest after I get my GG, to offer the services
    of a full fledged GG as a buyers agent.He said I could base my fee's
    off of the amount the buyer wanted to spend, a percentage, but he
    suggested taking no less than a hundred as lower than that just
    wouldn't be worth the time. Understanding he is a lawyer, I figured I
    could charge less and pick up maybe more people, but I think he might
    be on to something here. If I cant work for the jewelers, why not the
    customers? Anyone else ever hear of this? Im sure there are pluses
    and minuses, but at this stage, its seems to be all pluses. Even the
    attorney said it would be a relatively problem free business as you
    don't have to tell the selling jeweler anything about why you are
    there with, or for the customer, so the jeweler couldn't sue you
    cause he wouldn't know if the sale was lost, or made, because of you,
    or because of the customers own decision, if he even knew I was there
    for a customer. 

    I don't think I would get rich, and being a gimp without anything
    promising on the horizon, it would sure beat the heck out of what my
    future looks like now! 

    Who knows, it might turn out to be the beginnings of a decent
    business, and the start up cost would be minimum because Ive already
    paid for me GG course in full and have all the equipment. What would
    I have to loose? No one seems to wants me anyway. 

    maybe I could franchise ? *LOL* dreaming there, I know. 

    Anyone? Any thoughts on this? 

Daniel
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