topic Re: Judith Ripka in Jewelry

Judith Ripka

PINKdogWOOD — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 11:57:06 GMT

I get emails from jtv - a couple of days ago I received an email indicating they are now selling Judith Ripka pieces on jtv. Making this announcement was like a real coup they made.

How did they manage this? Where did the pieces come from? Are the long lost jewelry items that used to be sold here by the droves? Judith doesn't design anymore but her daughter does and has a collection less pricey that she sells here, lovely items too.

I have not looked at anything on jtv that are JR pieces so I do not really know if they're items that were here and jtv bought them from the q or not. Kind of odd I think.

Re: Judith Ripka

They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:03:23 GMT

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 14, 2023-- Xcel Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: XELB), a media and consumer products company with billions of dollars in retail sales through livestream shopping, and JTV®, the national jewelry retailer and broadcast network, today announced a new licensing agreement that will see Judith Ripka fine jewelry sold on JTV . com beginning in June and through the network’s live TV broadcasts beginning in August.

“We’re excited to launch this partnership,” said Robert W. D’Loren, Chairman and CEO of Xcel Brands. “The JTV team’s commitment to jewelry, digital retail and live broadcasting, coupled with their superior manufacturing expertise, make them an ideal licensing partner.

We have committed to significant on-air time with the network, and we’re confident this will be a highly successful collaboration.”

Re: Judith Ripka

BalletBabe — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:03:43 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD wrote:
I get emails from jtv - a couple of days ago I received an email indicating they are now selling Judith Ripka pieces on jtv. Making this announcement was like a real coup they made.

How did they manage this? Where did the pieces come from? Are the long lost jewelry items that used to be sold here by the droves? Judith doesn't design anymore but her daughter does and has a collection less pricey that she sells here, lovely items too.

I have not looked at anything on jtv that are JR pieces so I do not really know if they're items that were here and jtv bought them from the q or not. Kind of odd I think.

@PINKdogWOOD I heard this also. If you google it you ca see article on it. My guess is QVC won't be selling it anymore.

Re: Judith Ripka

BalletBabe — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:05:56 GMT

@They CallMe MRWILKES wrote:

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 14, 2023-- Xcel Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: XELB), a media and consumer products company with billions of dollars in retail sales through livestream shopping, and JTV®, the national jewelry retailer and broadcast network, today announced a new licensing agreement that will see Judith Ripka fine jewelry sold on JTV . com beginning in June and through the network’s live TV broadcasts beginning in August.

“We’re excited to launch this partnership,” said Robert W. D’Loren, Chairman and CEO of Xcel Brands. “The JTV team’s commitment to jewelry, digital retail and live broadcasting, coupled with their superior manufacturing expertise, make them an ideal licensing partner.

We have committed to significant on-air time with the network, and we’re confident this will be a highly successful collaboration.”

@They CallMe MRWILKES I just read this. I got a notice about this from LM Home shopping blog. If you search her name there is only one piece of hers on QVC.

Re: Judith Ripka

Kachina624 — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 14:18:33 GMT

@PINKdogWOOD When was the last time you saw Ripka presented on QVC?. I can't even remember. Everything is all JAI now.

I imagine X-Cel folded their tent and moved on since they got no air time. That may be what QVC wanted them to do.

Re: Judith Ripka

They CallMe MRWILKES — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:11:03 GMT

The most recent Xcel-QVC Agreement for Ripka terminated on March 31, 2023.

Either party then had the right to exit, so I agree Xcel took the opportunity to leave.

Given the press release was in April, I'm sure Xcel had been working on the JTV relationship for quite some time in advance of the Q Agreement termination date.

Re: Judith Ripka

rockygems123 — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:41:19 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@PINKdogWOOD When was the last time you saw Ripka presented on QVC?. I can't even remember. Everything is all JAI now.

I imagine X-Cel folded their tent and moved on since they got no air time. That may be what QVC wanted them to do.

@Kachina624 and anyone else who wants to comment. Since you have a good pulse on jewelry have you purchased from JTV? Wondering about their quality, how they are with customer service, returns etc.

Looking at JTV website there are currently 177 Judith Ripka pieces. They look similar in design to old QVC pieces, one distinction is they use "Bella Luce" crystals vs Diamonique which of course is a QVC CZ brand.

Re: Judith Ripka

ValuSkr — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:45:30 GMT

A betrayal? Wait until Rick finds out.

Re: Judith Ripka

Kachina624 — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:44:08 GMT

@rockygems123 I've bought several items over the years from JTV, kept one and returned the rest. Quality was poor. My returns were promptly credited. I've not heard complaints about their CS. Quality seems to be hit or miss, but so does QVC's

Re: Judith Ripka

culebra — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 04:45:00 GMT

I still purchased Ripka from QVC. I did not care that they were not presented. I rarely watch QVC. I am not sure about Jewelry TV. We shall see?

Re: Judith Ripka

songbird — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:16:57 GMT

I only own 2 from Ripka. One is an 18K heart & Key dangle ring my husband purchased form her store in New York. This was years ago. The other one is a heavy silver bracelet that I still wear with diamond cut, thick beads. Now that was from QVC. Nothing wrong with the quality. The odd part was they said nothing in the description about rhodium plating. That bracelet has never tarnished.

Re: Judith Ripka

rockygems123 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:07:50 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
@rockygems123 I've bought several items over the years from JTV, kept one and returned the rest. Quality was poor. My returns were promptly credited. I've not heard complaints about their CS. Quality seems to be hit or miss, but so does QVC's

@Kachina624 Thanks for that info. Your experience is in line with what I see when finding identifiable to me (i.e. in a box or w/original tags) JTV jewelry. Not very good quality and doesn't sell well on the resale market.

Will be interesting to see the presentations that will start in August of Judith Ripka, right now only online. And the prices, yikes.

Re: Judith Ripka

Sammycat1 — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:16:23 GMT

You have to hunt and peck with JTV, but I've found some extraordinary pieces there. At least they are forthcoming with details for the most part. They even state, for example, whether a sapphire is diffused. They give country of origin on its manufacture and the stones, if applicable.

Whether you get your value on resale? I don't buy jewelry with an eye toward that; I buy it to wear it.

I'm sure the prices on JR's pieces there will come down when they get closer to an actual presentation show.