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American International Gemologists were incredibly helpful!
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After recently inheriting my mother's jewelry collection I realized that between my jewelry and hers, I was now in need of, "Valuable Personal Property" insurance. Though there was where my problem began… Where to start! Between the jewelry I had collected over the years and now inheriting my mother's, there must have been 35-40 or so pieces! I was trying to figure out what was worth extra insurance and what was not? Actually, my first question of the inherited jewelry was, "what's real"? I didn't have a clue and felt so overwhelmed not knowing where to begin, who to go to or who I could trust? My insurance company was not as helpful as I had wished. They told me of the different plans they offered and somewhat of how they worked but could not give me any resources to assist me. As far as having a formatted system, I was completely on my own. The only solid direction I had was knowing I needed to find a, "Certified Gemologist Appraiser". Off to my computer to begin researching. My first realization was that most of the official jewelry appraisers were all seemingly in the heart of the jewelry district in downtown Los Angeles. That was not exactly convenient to me living in Calabasas. And the second realization, there seemed to be plenty of them! I was now only further confused by so many choices and who to trust? I once again put this process on hold due to my feeling so overwhelmed!
After some time went by and experiencing a little guilt, I again decided to try and find someone who could help me. That is when I found Norman & Sandy with, "American Int'l Gemologists" in Newbury Park! After calling several different jewelers I felt I wanted/needed a little more. I needed someone who could help guide me through this process without feeling taken advantage of! The people of AIG were amazing, and close to home! Norman was incredibly knowledgeable, not only with the pieces themselves but with the overall insurance aspect of it. He helped to bring clarity to my difficulties in understanding insurance tabu, and guide me in the direction which best suited my needs! In the end he, Sandy and their team appraised, summarized, categorized, photographed and cleaned my entire collection! I now have insured the pieces I needed to insure and have wonderful documentation on CD of everything! I can not stress enough how simple, American International Gemologists made this process for me. I found them professional, trust worthy, reliable and wonderful to work with! I can't thank them enough!
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