Find the character first, since everything else follows from it. If yours is listed, buy that piece. If it is not, have it made, the way most of these were. Then check the weight before the karat. The middle piece weighs 43.8 grams, heavy for a pendant, so plan on a solid chain under it. The Mario pieces are the light ones, at 18 grams or under.
The characters: Mario, Pokemon, Dragon Ball, anime and cartoon pendants
Cartoon and TV characters are the biggest group, and Mario comes next. After them sit the comic heroes, Dragon Ball, Pokemon and Looney Tunes, then film, horror, medusas and dragons.
Mario sells most. The stars, the bombs and the Super Mushroom run small, nearly all 14K with diamonds. The Dragon Ball and Pokemon figures run heavier, in plain metal. In comics, the silver Venom is the one that sells.
Custom: a character pendant made of your own character
Yes, we make characters that are not listed. Start at custom pendants and bring a model sheet, the character drawn from more than one side, since the piece is made in the round.
About two in three pieces here are marked Custom, so the listings show the finish to expect. No listing prints a wait, so the desk quotes the time with the piece. No listing calls a character licensed or official.
Size and weight: how big a character pendant is, and the chain it needs
Expect a heavy piece. The middle one is about an inch and a half across. It weighs 43.8 grams. More than half the pieces here are 40 grams or heavier. The Mario pieces stay at 18 grams or under.
Hang anything heavy on a solid chain. No listing prints how wide its bail opens, so send the desk your chain's width first, and read the men's pendants guide on the bail. Only the Mario Star sets come with a chain, in 18 to 24 inches.
Metal and stones: 14K, 10K or silver, and diamonds on a character pendant
Take 14K. It is most of this page and took about half the sales here in the past year. On most you choose the color, yellow, white or rose. Silver is no lighter here, since the middle silver piece weighs 58.1 grams. No listing claims plating.
Diamonds sit on about four pieces in five, and most of the Mario stars carry them. Plain and diamond pieces sold about evenly, so buy the look you want. All but two diamond pieces name the origin, grown or mined, and only one says lab-grown. Enamel is a finish on five, the silver Venoms among them.
Buying: price, a quote, shipping and returns on a character pendant
The price is on each listing, and the desk prices the three Quote Only pieces. Ask the desk for the timing on yours. An in-stock character ships tracked within two to five business days (shipping policy). Showroom pickup on 47th Street is booked with the desk.
Returns are open for fourteen calendar days after delivery, on a piece still unworn and unaltered. Clear it with customer service first and ship it on the store's return label, which you pay for. Five percent of the refund stays with the store for restocking (refund policy). A piece made for you is final. For a character return, customer service comes first, at service@traxnyc.com or 212-391-3832.