TooMuchInformation
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2003
- Messages
- 96
Richard,
How is life in the business of independant appraisals? How long have you been doing this for, and how much experience do you have doing this sort of thing? Where and when did you decide to start up a business like this, and how did you get your education? Is the business (very) profitable?
Sorry for some of the more personal questions, but I would *love* to work towards being able to do something like this at some later point in my life. So far, my work and research into stone apprasial, identification, and grading has been *very* interesting. Although some of the required equipment seems rather expensive, it seems like this would be a very enjoyable and hopefully feasible career.
What sort of equipment do you have, and how and when did you purchase them? Can you give any advice for someone new and interested in working with precious stones? I''m waiting for my first distance education course to arrive in the mail from GIA, but the remainder of the courses get more expensive (and sometimes require travel).
Feel free to answer any of my questions off-line, or even not at all (I don''t mean to be obtrusive at all - I just like to make good use of helpful and experienced people), though I included my question on here if anyone else was interested in the same sort of thing.
"The Seeker Of Too Much Information"
How is life in the business of independant appraisals? How long have you been doing this for, and how much experience do you have doing this sort of thing? Where and when did you decide to start up a business like this, and how did you get your education? Is the business (very) profitable?
Sorry for some of the more personal questions, but I would *love* to work towards being able to do something like this at some later point in my life. So far, my work and research into stone apprasial, identification, and grading has been *very* interesting. Although some of the required equipment seems rather expensive, it seems like this would be a very enjoyable and hopefully feasible career.
What sort of equipment do you have, and how and when did you purchase them? Can you give any advice for someone new and interested in working with precious stones? I''m waiting for my first distance education course to arrive in the mail from GIA, but the remainder of the courses get more expensive (and sometimes require travel).
Feel free to answer any of my questions off-line, or even not at all (I don''t mean to be obtrusive at all - I just like to make good use of helpful and experienced people), though I included my question on here if anyone else was interested in the same sort of thing.
"The Seeker Of Too Much Information"