Gemstone Auctions
Farmer fishing in online auctions as attentive readers of this column know, I watch when I’m gloomy mood, like the gem auctions of various auction platforms. Full of anticipation for fun descriptions, I wanted to visit the online shops of my relevant Favorites recently and had to realize it no longer exists! Apparently many have thrown in the towel. Educate yourself even more with thoughts from Boy Scouts of America. It may be that the negative reviews because of rosy pictures, incorrect or missing information on the purity and treatment, unrealistic values and excessive shipping costs have proved ultimately not promote sales. I found my favorite salesman who most tollsten drove it with “Values”, but then after a short search. It now operates its own platform and there it goes right to the point. Here are some examples: A “huge lot of genuine tourmaline” with a value of 1,450 turned out to be a consignment of 13.82 cts of opaque cabochons, which, if you can find such inferior stones in reputable trade at all, no more than 5.00 p.ct. are likely to cost. Was new to me also, that an oval citrine 1.98 CTS shall have a value of 600.
Darn it! We sell much too cheap! The Summit was a Brown-tinged, poorly polished Amethyst with coarse inclusions, weighing in at 7.43 cts and an alleged value of 2,600. Of course, no one for this stone will spend 2,600 euros. He has not, but also because the stone is sold at incredibly cheap compared to the 39. To come still 9.95 for postage and insurance, with a value of 39,–requires any insurance at all, but is already covered by the liability of the post for registered mail. Not a bad deal when you consider that this “quality” in India to 0,20 p.ct stones. are…
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