Showing posts with label Ruby Lane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ruby Lane. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Featured Seller - Vianvi: Vintage Jewelry Showcase On Ruby Lane 03-11-10


If you are into really awesome vintage jewelry, you most certainly should check out Vianvi: Vintage Jewelry Showcase on Ruby Lane. Their items are not only absolutely beautiful, many are very unique. They carry estate diamond & gemstone jewelry, rings and vintage designer costume jewelry. They offer their items exclusively on Ruby Lane. Vianvi has been a RL member since January 2008.

Vianvi is a must see store if you appreciate fantastic jewelry pieces!

Click the titles below, they connect directly to the listing.


London Blue 3.33 ct Topaz & .88 ct VS Diamond Ring in 14k- Just Appraised at $3200 USD!



Rare 5-strand Angel Skin Coral & 14k Gold Bead Necklace




1.43ct Cushion-Cut Natural Fancy Yellow Diamond Engagement Ring




Art Deco 14k Designer Bangle with Genuine Rubies, Sapphires & Cultured Pearls - Appraised at $2850 CAD!




Rare Italian-Made Exquisite Natural JADEITE
and 4ct Diamond Necklace



About Vianvi: Vintage Jewelry Showcase

(Info gathered from Vianvi's Ruby Lane profile.)

We specialize in diamond and gemstone vintage and antique jewelry: rings, necklaces, bracelets etc fashioned from 10k, 14k, 18k and higher. You'll find sapphires, rubies, emeralds in our lovely pieces, along with more unusual stones like alexandrite, yellow canary diamonds, and pad sapphires. Besides fine jewelry from CARTIER and TIFFANY, we also carry a limited range of designer costume jewelry: Sherman, Schiaparelli, Caviness, Miriam Haskell, Weiss, D&E (Juliana) along with unsigned items.

All our gold items are tested via standard acid testing, even if stamped with a karat content, and all diamond jewelry is tested via our top-of-the-line PRESIDIUM Diamond & Gemstone Tester. Appraisals are available on many of our higher end pieces.

We are a mother (Viga) & daughter (Victoria) team i.e. Vi and Vi which makes us VIANVI. We opened our shop VINTAGE JEWELRY SHOWCASE, here on RUBY LANE, back in 2008. Since then we've serviced customers worldwide and some of their praise for our items and service is listed below for you to read so you can feel comfortable shopping with us. We are now looking forward serving them again, and gaining new customers worldwide at our newly opened shop at RUBY PLAZA. Please see the direct link to ViANvi: VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIBLE JEWELRY above. You'll be able to purchase new or newer items there if that's what you want, along with other items we couldn't sell in our Ruby Lane shop. We hope you'll take the time to check us out there and bookmark both shops. And if you previously had some of our items on your wish list here at Ruby Lane and don't see them there now, check our RUBY PLAZA shop. Your Wish List item might be listed there now instead

Viga is the source of our designer vintage costume jewelry (Sherman, Schiaparelli, Hagler, Haskell, Weiss etc) but both she and Victoria are focused on fine jewelry ie. diamond and gemstone rings, necklaces, pendants, brooches & bracelets. Victoria specializes in diamond & gemstone rings and also sells loose diamonds and gemstones from her personal website, BUY GENUINE GEMSTONES . (Contact Victoria for further information on her gemstones for your jewelry projects).

Both of us are always attending estate sales, auctions, antique shows and other venues in search of beautiful jewelry. We're incorrigible shoppers and can't resist lovely pieces. We're always shopping with our customers in mind and try to find items you won't find elsewhere. So count on us to offer you the unique, the unusual. Join our growing list of happy customers who always tell us we carry the most beautiful, quality items at the most realistic prices.

Viga and Victoria are both regular contributors to the RUBY LANE BLOG.

Viga also writes 2 other blogs: Vianvi: VINTAGE & CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY and for those interested in Sherman jewellery, SHERMAN VINTAGE JEWELRY Blog located at Blogger. As well, she is the webmaster of 3 information sites that are focused on jewelry and collectibles. Just search GOOGLE for DESIGNER VINTAGE JEWELRY, BUY GENUINE GEMSTONES INFO and ViAnVi: Diamond & Gemstone Jewelry and Other Collectibles

One of the best parts about buying from us is that one of us, if not both, is always around to answer emails or questions about our beautiful jewelry.

We are based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada but have been selling to customers worldwide for months now via auctions, our personal websites and out of our home. We have developed a loyal customer base because of the quality of our jewelry, our customer service, our ability to respond quickly to all inquiries and as one customer has said, our "willingness to go the extra mile" for customer satisfaction.

On our high-end items, we are willing to offer LAY-A-WAY Just contact us and ask! And though we hate to do this, any PAY PAL PAYMENTS subject to small additional fee.

If possible, we prefer and encourage our Canadian customers to use INTERAC in preference to PayPal. Please enquire if you are unfamiliar with online INTERAC.

We invite any visitors from our local area in Hamilton/Niagara to view our jewelry in person at your convenience. For those out of our immediate vicinity, we are only an email or phone call away .... but please consider time zones!
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Be sure to check in with Vianvi soon and often!

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Ruby Lane For Antiques And Art, Vintage Collectibles And Jewelry


If you sell antiques and art or vintage collectibles and jewelry, you may want to check out Ruby Lane.

While Ruby Lane will not work for our Black Hills Gold products because they are new, it may be viable for many of our readers who deal in antique and vintage items.

Ruby lane offers video tutorials for their users:
Click here for seller videos.
Click here for buyer videos.

From their website:

Mission Statement
Ruby Lane, an e-commerce web site located at www.rubylane.com, has been designed to bring buyers and sellers of Antiques & Art, Vintage Collectibles and Jewelry together online, using the most sophisticated technology available. We have created a process that makes it easy and convenient for non-technical consumers to become a part of the growing trend of internet retail opportunities. We pride ourselves in our service, ease of use, and reliability for all of Ruby Lane's visitors; finding items quickly and easily is key to our business. Our strategy is to integrate the real world transactions of antiques and collectibles into the Internet's expanding global community. Borders are disappearing and communities are being built in the growing realm of online commerce; Ruby Lane enjoys being an integral and valuable part of the process.

Company Background
Co-founders Tom Johnson and Jim Wilcoxson established Ruby Lane in January 1998. Prior to that time, both had led distinguished careers, working as top-level programmers for companies that include IBM, Ford, Silicon Graphics and Platinum Technologies. Both founders exclusively financed Ruby Lane. In September of 2005, Tom Johnson assumed the helm as president of Ruby Lane, Inc as Jim Wilcoxson departed to pursue other interests.

The impetus for establishing a web site catering to the antiques and collectibles world grew out of Johnson's love of 50's California Pottery (he has complete sets of Franciscan "Autumn" and "Trio"), many pieces of which were acquired via the Web. Combining these passions with knowledge of the world of high technology was a natural progression. Following the great retail tradition of naming businesses with a family name (think Bloomingdales, Neiman-Marcus, or Sotheby's), Johnson named the site in honor of his mom, Ruby.

Demographics
Visitors to Rubylane.com are proven prime e-commerce participants. As a group, they are well-educated, have disposable income, and most importantly, they are already comfortable and familiar with buying (and often selling) on the Internet.

Demographically, the majority of our visitors are candidates for products and services that include travel, financial planning, family and healthcare issues, and a variety of shopping categories. Advertising on Rubylane.com will give your product or service very effective exposure to a highly targeted and qualified audience.

Gender
Female 87%
Age 40-79 93%
over 24 99%

Income
Under $35,000 24%
Over $50,000 58%
Over $75,000 35%
Over $100,000 19%

Household
2 or more 56%

Collecting Enthusiast
more than 5 years 91%
more than 10 years 81%

Shopping Online
Both Buy and Sell 45%
1-5 hours per week 48%
more than 5 hours per week 15%
more than 10 hours per week 17%

Purchasing on Ruby Lane
$26-$100 per order 63%
Feel confident 90%

Site Traffic
Ruby Lane is constantly expanding its reach attracting new visitors each day. Ruby Lane has a significant presence and an increasing percentage of the marketshare in its market. These statistics are only for the main Ruby Lane web site at http://www.rubylane.com

Unique Visitors per Month 1,300,000
Average Stay 6:40 minutes
Page Views/Visit 8.6
As of December 2008 - source Google Analytics

Fees
Commission None!
Listing A one-time fee of 30 cents to list an item
Maintenance After an item has been listed, from the next month on, Maintenance fees are:
The first 150 items is 30 cents for each item, and then each item over 150 is 20 cents per item Minimum charge of 50 items, or $15 per month
Calculated and charged on the 1st of every month
First month's Maintenance fee waived for new shops
All items are counted, including Backroom, Sold, Sale Pending, etc.
Dealers with multiple shops are combined for accounting purposes
Advertising $20 per month per shop
Charged on the 1st of every month, not subject to Charter Shop discount
Used for advertising and marketing, both online and traditional, of Ruby Lane and its shops
Every shop pays this fee
Setup There is a one time $75 Setup Fee per shop
The Setup Fee is refunded if your shop is not approved
Discounts See special programs
For example, after the one-time $75 setup fee has been paid, and the listing fees for stock added, for a shop with up to 50 items, the minimum monthly cost of maintaining a shop on Ruby Lane is $15 for the maintenance fee and $20 for advertising, or $35.

Press Room:
August 24, 2009 - Auction Bytes Podcast - Ruby Lane's Growth Strategies
August 2009 - Real Simple Magazine - 'What Was That Website Again '
July 2009, Wave Magazine, Funky Shui Flair
July 2, 2009 - My Intimate Affair With Fashion Blog
June 24, 2009 - Xmarks Beta - Rubylane.Com Gets A 5 Out Of 5 Star Rating
May 3, 2009 Ruby Lane President Tom Johnson Remains Bullish On Antiques
April 22, 2009 - Antiques And Vintage Site Rubylane.Com Is The New Green
March 17, 2009 - Morningstar.Com - Stability And Leadership Account For Ruby Lane's Double Digit Growth
Mar. 17, 2009 - Market Watch - Stability And Leadership Account For Ruby Lane's Double Digit Growth
Feb. 2009 - The Dallas Morning News, Oscar Night Gems Found On Ruby Lane

Advertisements
Look for our ads in these targeted publications
Martha Stewart Living
Country Living
House Beautiful
InStyle Home
Wall Street Journal
Antique Trader
Antique Week
American Style
Art & Antiques
Maine Antique Digest
New England Antique Journal
The Bee