AMBER AND AMBER AND SILVER JEWELRY
This amber page gives you information about amber from the Baltic region of Poland and silver jewelry made from natural baltic amber. You also get information about how to buy amber wholesale and retail. You can buy amber directly from the factories here. And you can learn about drop shipping amber and amber and silver jewelry here.
How To Buy Silver and Amber Jewelry Wholesale And Retail At Factory Direct Prices.
Polish amber and silver and amber jewelry are famous the world over. It is some of the most creative jewelry that one can find. Carved amber pieces that are millions of years old can adorn everything from necklaces to silver jewelry clocks. Amber and silver jewelry creations come in many varied styles. The modern european style amber and silver jewelry made by smaller producers that have to process each piece very carefully are in very high demand. The artists produce their amber and silver jewelry for a limited number of clients who keep them very busy. You can see some of that type work in this page. Of course, you can see a lot more of the traditional amber and silver jewelry plus individual collectors pieces.
Amber Business Opportunity
For information about buying amber wholesale, click on Wholesale Amber Jewelry.
For information about starting your own amber jewelry web site and/or amber jewelry business. For information click on Amber Jewelry Business
Amber Sample Packs
To help you get started with any one particular style or company, we have made arrangements for sample packs that you may order. For information about amber sample packs, talk to us or send email at Contact Us
The Origin Of Amber
One day Phaeton, Son of Helios, the Sun God, was given permission by his father to drive his father's sun chariot to earth. But being an inexperienced chariot driver, he caused the horses to stampede. That caused the sun to turn Africa to ashes and to burn the people black. Zeus, in order to prevent more damage by Phaeton, killed him with lightning. Phaeton's sisters cursed the Gods because of what had happened and were punished by being turned into poplar trees. Their tears of grief turned into Amber. People collect their tears as they are washed upon the beaches of cities like Gdansk, Poland.
Gdansk is at the head of the medieval amber road that was used to transport amber taken from the Baltic Coast. The Polish amber industry is as well as silver amber jewelry manufacturers are now concentrated in Gdansk, Poland. Polish amber continues to enjoy popularity and the forms of amber art are continually changing. Polish raw, uncut amber is in short supply so much of it comes from other countries on the Baltic Coast. A gram of amber costs about twice as much as a gram of silver.
You can learn more about Baltic Amber at this link called Baltic Amber.
The pictures in this page show only a few product lines. This Chamber employs a local buying agent that purchases product from about 35 different factories for our members. If you have any amber requirments, please contact us and we will provide you information gathered by our buying agent.
Special Note
The most popular products that we see now being sold are high quality, modern European Design amber. This jewelry is often more artwork than the typical form produced silver and amber jewelry that many companies sell. We list a lot of that type product in this page.
Distributors Wanted
Many companies in Poland are seeking amber distributors all over the world. If you are interested, please send us email and tell us a little about yourself. Send email to this address
Amber Buying Services
If you are interested in Polish amber and silver jewelry, but are concerned about buying the right product from the right factory, you are invited to use our professional buying service. For information, click here.
Amber Trade Center
If you come to Poland, you are invited to see the amber displayed by Polish producers at The Amber Gateway. Because Warsaw is the main travel hub for Poland, The Amber Gateway in Warsaw has been chosen by the amber companies as a convenient location to serve you.
Factory Visit
You may have one of The Amber Gateway amber experts accompany you to amber factories in the Gdansk/Gdynia region. Get more information about a buying trip by clicking here.
Notes On The Amber And Silver Jewelry Business
The amber and silver jewelry manufacturing business is concentrated in the regions around Gdansk, Poland. It consists of about 35 major amber and silver jewelry manufacturers that have factories employing from about 350 people to hundreds of small manufacturers that operate in smaller facilities. Many manufacture jewelry in little more than garages.
Amber is generally dredged from forest areas in the Baltic region. Some is found washed up on the seashore, but inland dredging is the primary method of finding amber.
Ironically, regardless of the estimated raw, unmined amber resources in Poland that are projected to be able to last 1,500 years, most raw amber comes from Lithuania. Due to restrictive amber license requirements for amber mines, the legal Polish amber mines have closed. Polish origin amber now comes from illegal, temporary mining operations. Because of the unreliability of this supply, most Polish manufacturers buy from legal operations in Lithuania.
Different regions of the world prefer different types of amber. Generally, American buyers prefer yellow amber and tend to shy away from cognac. Cognac is more popular in Europe and Asia.
Buying amber jewelry often compares to buying potatoes. Larger distributors often buy amber and silver by the bag from smaller garage type operators. The final price is based on the weight.
The wholesale price of amber jewelry is generally based on the gram weight. And the price per gram is based on the comparative amount of silver and amber in a particular piece of jewelry. The price of silver is fixed by generally available market data. But the price of amber is more flexible. Clear amber is less valuable that amber with inclusions. The more inclusions in a piece of amber, the more valuable it is. So even though a particular design can be priced per gram, the value of that design will depend on the quality of the amber.
In wholesale buying particular pieces, you will get price lists that show an approximate finished weight of a product and a price per gram for that particular piece. The final price that you will pay will be determined by the final finished weight.
The quality of amber jewelry varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. And it can vary from day to day from a single manufacturer. And it can be dependent upon the reliability of the manufacturer.
Knowledgeable amber jewelry buyers employ a local buying agent either on commission or fixed monthly fee. Experience has taught them that the costs of a reputable local buying agent can more than offset the costs of the problems that they WILL have if they do not have a local agent.
For example, mass merchandisers often buy from a buying agent who himself employs a local Polish buying agent who knows the players in the amber business. The local Polish buying agent functions to visit factories and check the quality of any particular order, check the quantities, check the weights and ensure that delivery schedules are met. They also help get bar codes added, get information about new designs and keep up with the business and financial conditions of the various companies. And a local buying agent can often get you better prices that you can get if you approach the seller on your own.
Finding a reliable supplying company is very important. Companies constantly start up and go out of business. And many of the companies are run by people who are a little less than reliable. So it is important to be sure of your supplier. Of course a local buying agent is one of your best protections. But beyond that there is an association to which the larger and more reliable suppliers often belong. Companies that belong to this association are generally well thought of and can generally be relied on. You can distinguish them when you see this seal on their materials.
For your best protection, consider the following:
A local buying agent can find you the best designs and best prices.
A local buying agent can act as your quality control agent.
A local buying agent can assure you of a complete and accurately filled order.
A local agent can pick the best designs from more than one supplier and provide you an aggregated order of the best products that you would not get if you did it yourself.
A local agent can protect your business interests.
If you do not wish to use a local agent, get the benefits of having a local agent by buying from someone who employs a local agent.
