How to Buy Sterling Silver Jewelry Wire Wholesale

You can use sterling silver jewelry wire wholesale for any number of jewelry and crafting projects, from making jewelry findings to wire-wrapping beads. Learn how to buy sterling silver wire in bulk at the best wholesale prices to keep your business costs down.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Business License

1. Keep up with the metal markets. Know the price of silver per ounce. Place your order for sterling silver jewelry wire when the prices are on a downward trend.

2. Assuming you are in business making wire jewelry or sterling silver wire crafts, get a retail business license. Many sellers of wholesale sterling silver jewelry wire require you to prove that you are using the silver wire for business purposes.

3. Shop for sterling silver jewelry wire online. You'll find a number of competitive sterling silver suppliers and jewelry supply companies who carry wholesale silver wire. You can even find sterling silver jewelry wire wholesale on eBay.

4. Buy silver wire in bulk, and know what you're buying. If you are like most, you'll want sterling silver wire that fall into the range of gauges 12-30. The most popular sterling silver wire gauges are 20 gauge and 22 gauge, half hard. Half hard silver wire is easy to work; dead soft silver wire is more difficult to control.

Resources

• Getting Started Making Wire Jewelry and More (Getting Started series)
• Moods in Wire : An Extended Guide to the Fine Art of Wirewrapping (2nd Ed)
• Wire Wrapping: The Basics and Beyond
• More jewelry making and jewelry selling tips

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