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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barn Owl, post: 611445, member: 4864&quot;]Thank you for the advice. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I&nbsp; usually don&#039;t spend more than a couple euros on a piece, so I don&#039;t mind that they&#039;re a bit damaged. This flower brooch, I bought for less than melt value, so I was thinking I could practice repairing it for fun, then sell it if I decide to. I actually want to start learning how to repair and make jewelry, so I figure that I paid the same amount for this brooch that I&#039;d have paid for a blank brooch at the craft store. </p><p><br /></p><p>But yeah, I get what you&#039;re saying. I think one of the problems is that I never see this stuff back in the US, so when I spot an antique piece, I&#039;m eager to buy it even with its flaws. But I don&#039;t have a lot of money, so I have to settle for the damaged pieces... Maybe I should instead just spend a bit more to get pieces in good condition?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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