m76steve|1295689016|2829540 said:TL-did u see the actual post for the stone i bought or did u see oilpearls listing for other blue spinels which might b similar in color, clairity etc.-curious as to what u r looking at-steve...
m76steve|1295695735|2829561 said:john gem-im really taking flack over my post on most of my stones-if u want to c what oil pearl is selling in spinel go to ebay-gemstones-blue spinel-& search for a blue stone with oil pearl as the seller-then go to his store-u will c how many spinels he has on line-quite a selection of pretty good stones-thanks for the comments @ my pendents-for me within the last year if had so many offers to buy my pendents that im amazed at the interest in the colored stones from peeps [people] in the street just at passing-when the wife goes to work she might wear anything but always get comments @ the stones she is wearing-she works at dept of state & some of these people are world travelers & have seen very nice items but they are always amazed at what she wears to work-alex to tourmaline-as to selling a $2500.00 sapphire for $300.00 it happens-im going to tell u & whoever @ one of my alexandrites-this pendent has 2 faceted stones-upper stone is 2.04cts of russian alex-bottom stone is 2.34cts of russian alex-the 3 catseye stones are indian origin at just over 4.0cts total-this pendent has been appraised at over $40,000.00 at the latest appraisal-the woman who appraised it told me that the last appraiser was a little high at $30,000.00-she came back with the 40k+ appraisal &this was after she researched for several days with other people in the business-my cost at auction on this item is less than $4,000.00 total-quite a return-iv had many many dealers to see these stones & get very good compliments @ stone quality in this pendent-some have not seen this good color change in many stones as the top stone shows-from green to red-like throwing a switch with light change-a lot of the stones i bought several years ago when there was more on the market than seems to b now-higher prices now too-this is for all to c-im having the blue spinel appraised this week & will post results-good or bad-no problem just business-will keep in touch-thanks 4 ur comments-steve...
m76steve|1295713130|2829641 said:TL-im curious- if u saw the completed sheet , u no what i paid for the stone & the item # - did u try to buy this stone before? was wondering how u got the info-usually one needs the item # which brings up the info u said u have-steve...
minousbijoux|1295714982|2829663 said:If you are happy with your stones, that's what matters, but until you sell them, you won't really know what their value is, will you?
-Minou
tourmaline_lover|1295716108|2829679 said:If I wanted to know the true value of a stone, I would personally get an reputable lab report indicating all treatment, and origin if there's a premium attached to that. Then I would find a very conservative and experienced appraiser, such as Richard Sheerwood, to appraise the stone based on the lab report findings. It is the utmost importance to find an appraiser with lots of experience in colored gems, and keen moral judgement.
Lovinggems|1295717423|2829691 said:tourmaline_lover|1295716108|2829679 said:If I wanted to know the true value of a stone, I would personally get an reputable lab report indicating all treatment, and origin if there's a premium attached to that. Then I would find a very conservative and experienced appraiser, such as Richard Sheerwood, to appraise the stone based on the lab report findings. It is the utmost importance to find an appraiser with lots of experience in colored gems, and keen moral judgement.
TL have you used Richard Sherwood for an appraisal before? I am putting this out here because I followed the same advice here on PS and did not get good results. For Steve probably it's best to stick to lab report atm.
tourmaline_lover|1295717776|2829700 said:Lovinggems|1295717423|2829691 said:tourmaline_lover|1295716108|2829679 said:If I wanted to know the true value of a stone, I would personally get an reputable lab report indicating all treatment, and origin if there's a premium attached to that. Then I would find a very conservative and experienced appraiser, such as Richard Sheerwood, to appraise the stone based on the lab report findings. It is the utmost importance to find an appraiser with lots of experience in colored gems, and keen moral judgement.
TL have you used Richard Sherwood for an appraisal before? I am putting this out here because I followed the same advice here on PS and did not get good results. For Steve probably it's best to stick to lab report atm.
No, I have not, but I did hear good things about him. In all honesty, I don't really trust many appraisers, so I put his name out as an example since he is mentioned with very high regard on this forum. An appraisal is really most important for insurance purposes, or if you're planning on selling your stones at an auction. I would never rely on it for the price I would actually get on something, unless it was such a fine example of a super rare gem that rarely comes up for sale (ie : fine untreated 4 carat Burmese ruby, 3 carat fancy intense blue diamond, etc. . . ). In the cases of the rare of the rare, appraisals, or estimates, are often lower than expected, if you're bidding on the same items as Laurence Graff is.
minousbijoux|1295724494|2829830 said:I'm not in the trade, but I would love to know the price of the Pala alex that JohnGem posted In general, they do nothing for me because almost all the ones I've seen seem to have a brown modifier in one direction or the other and are so badly cut as to detract from the gem. I have a small Brazilian one, excellent in color change and cut (kept in a safety deposit box because I'm intimidated by it ) that I paid a lot for. But that one from Pala looks like it has good cutting and amazing color and I don't think I've ever seen a Russian one. So how much?
m76steve|1295728245|2829897 said:FC-dont be so ready to eat crow-im used to the taste myself-im not talking 1 appraiser-im using as many as 5 independent appraisers-they all have not seen all my stones but many have seen the same stones & have given similar positive appraisals on the same stones-they have nothing to gain except my money & that was given with no conditions-i bought a service & was pleased with the outcome-iv had positive reactions from people all over country whom i met at gem shows in the business for years that would comment in a positive mannor-its neet to walk down an isle with an alex pendent on & b called over by a seller-from california in this instance-& b asked [is that what i think it is] referring to the alex pendent i had on at the time-thats satisfying-let me have another helping of crow- thanks steve...