Ruby Lane - Antiques & Art . Vintage Collectibles . Jewelry

In addition to the Common Requirements, we require Antique & Vintage Jewelry items, i.e. those that begin with the word Antique & Vintage Jewelry in the category string, to meet these quality standards:

• Antique & Vintage Jewelry items must be jewelry pieces and meet the guidelines for either Antiques Lane or Vintage Collectibles Lane.
• Minimum sale price for any Antique & Vintage Jewelry item is $10 USD.
• All jewelry items, other than handcrafted Artisan Jewelry items, must be listed in the Antique & Vintage Jewelry Lane. Examples of items that can be jewelry pieces: Necklaces, bracelets, anklets, earrings, brooches/pins, rings, charms, pendants/lockets, cuff links, hatpins, stickpins, dress clips, watches and watch fobs, multiple coordinating pieces originally manufactured to be matching sets, such as parures and demi-parures.
• Antique & Vintage Jewelry items not yet 20 years old can qualify to be listed only if these conditions are met:
  • The specific item is referenced in a printed price guide book or recognized online price guide, and
  • the name of the price guide in which the item was found and the year the item was made are both provided within the listing.
• Unless the front and back of a jewelry piece are identical, a clear photo of both the front and back must be provided in the listing.
• If a manufacturer's mark and/or a metal fineness mark are present, these must be illustrated in the listing and be clearly readable.
• If a jewelry item has no quality mark, it must be tested and testing information must appear in the description if a claim of precious metal content is made.
• Specifically excluded from being listed in Antique & Vintage Jewelry Lane are:
  • New pieces of jewelry.
  • Commonly available, mass-produced jewelry.
  • Items intended for the adornment of inanimate objects or animals.
  • Bulk sales or "lots" in which a single listing contains groups of unmatched jewelry pieces.
  • Items that are not jewelry pieces. Examples: Hair sticks or combs, barrettes, pony tail holders, key rings, clothing buttons, book marks, cigarette cases, lanyards, eyeglass chains, compacts, purses and handbags, decorative zipper pulls, rosaries, trinket boxes, vanity or table top jewelry boxes, commercial presentation boxes originally sold with jewelry pieces that are empty of original contents, unset stones, unset cameos, and other jewelry components.
• Additional requirements for Antique & Vintage Jewelry: Antiques subcategory:
  • Antique & Vintage Jewelry: sub category Antique items must be high quality pieces that are 100 years old or older.
  • Minimum sale price for any Antique & Vintage Jewelry: sub category Antique item is $50 USD.

1. What are the Vintage Collectibles Lane requirements?
2. What are the Antiques Lane requirements?
3. What items cannot be legally sold or traded on Ruby Lane?
4. Can I list vintage swimsuits or underwear that no longer have original store hang tags, but which appear to be new, with no wear?
5. Are there regulations for selling Native American items?
6. What are the Fine Art Lane requirements?
7. Can a post-1945 handmade clothing item that was sewn at home and thus never originally had a manufacturer's label be listed?
8. Can I use Make An Offer to sell an item for less than the Lane's minimum sales price?
9. Can an item made from antique or vintage components be listed in the Antiques or Vintage Collectibles Lane?
10. What are the requirements for "Lot" listings?
11. What are the Artisan Jewelry Lane requirements?
12. If an item is 100 years old, am I required to list the item in the Antiques Lane?
13. Can I refer to an item as Art Nouveau if the item is listed in the Vintage Collectibles Lane?
14. What are the important points to remember when listing items in the Fine Art Lane?
15. What are the Vintage Clothing & Accessories Lane requirements?
16. Which Lane should I list my older items that are difficult to date with certainty?
17. What are the Silver Lane requirements?
18. What do I do if my items in the Antiques Lane are not 100 years-old?
19. What do I need to know before listing an item described as Silver?
20. What are the Book Lane requirements?
21. What are the Doll Lane requirements?
22. What are the Porcelain Lane requirements?
23. What are the Glass Lane requirements?
24. What are the Postcard Lane requirements?
25. What are the Pottery Lane requirements?
26. Can I list 10 identical glasses as 10 items?
27. What are the Recognized Online Price Guides?
28. What are the important points to remember when listing items in the Vintage Collectibles Lane?
29. What are the important points to remember when listing items in the Antiques Lane?