Vallejo916?

[T L]

Here''s LoveInBloom''s vallejo stone at the bottom of this page. It''s GORGEOUS!!

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/logr-settings.93674/page-15

 

[T L]

Look at his completed listings. He''ll probably relist them again.

 

[cinnamon013]

TL - what do you think of these two listings that ended with no bids? They were both $39 and I thought the pink one looks pretty good.

 

[cinnamon013]

And he said these are medium color.

 

[T L]

Cinnamon,
Pretty stones. I''m very distrustful of 99% of pink tourmaline on ebay, but I do feel that his is natural in color. Not a bad price when you consider that some vendors charge a lot more for the same material.

 

[arjunajane]

Date: 5/3/2009 11:38:01 AM
Author: cinnamon013
TL - what do you think of these two listings that ended with no bids? They were both $39 and I thought the pink one looks pretty good.

ha ha cinnamon - this tourmaline was one of the ones that prompted me to ask this thread

 

[mousey]

I bought this tourmaline, and the small sunstone. I am sooooo looking forward to receiving them. I will make a concerted effort to post photos of them, but I am having problems getting my photos from my camera (nikon) to my computer (mac). Thanks for the advice about this seller TL.

 

[chrono]

Both the toumaline and aquas don''t have very nice colour but I guess the $39 price reflects that.

Mousey, I look forward to seeing your pictures of the tourmaline.

 

[T L]

Yes, it's not like you're going to get drop dead quality for the prices, but sometimes you can get a bargain. I do think my last two rubellites, and my little aqua, were exemplary of that, as well as LoveInBloom's tourmaline. His pictures are just so awful, so sometimes you do take a risk. For example, I saw LoveInBloom's pink tourmaline in the vendor picture, and it was nothing special in that picture, but then in the link I provided, you can see that it's a beautiful tourmaline with purple and pink hues.

At least the vendor pictures are always worse than the real thing, which in most cases the opposite is true - LOL!

 

[chrono]

Date: 5/4/2009 2:11:52 PM
Author: tourmaline_lover
At least the vendor pictures are always worse than the real thing, which in most cases the opposite is true - LOL!

I wholeheartedly agree with that!

 

[T L]

I thought I''d recycle this thread since people are talking about Vallejo916 and I didn''t want to hijack Cinnamon''s thread. If anyone has any new stones they received from him, or want to just continue the discussion, please post here.

Thanks!!

 

[CharmyPoo]

Thanks TL - this is very thoughtful! I was feeling awful polluting the other thread.

 

[cellentani]

I've already posted about my morganite, but thought I'd include it here too, in case it helps anyone regarding this seller. The morganite is 8.3 x 8.3mm, and is really pale. I kept it because the faceting is just beautiful, but I'm in a quandry about how to set it. Hopefully, you can at least see the facets in the new pics I just took today.

 

[CharmyPoo]

I love the cutting on it. Send it over .. I have the perfect setting for it

 

[T L]

I think the morganite precisely explains why I like Vallejo916. If color isn''t your top top top priority, you can get some nicely faceted gems for very little. Once in a while you can get "lucky" and get a really nice color too.

 

[cellentani]

Charmy! What''s the setting? You have no idea how long I''ve been trolling eBay and other sites looking for possibilities. I''m begging you to enlighten me!

 

[CharmyPoo]

Date: 5/25/2009 1:29:51 PM
Author: cellentani
Charmy! What''s the setting? You have no idea how long I''ve been trolling eBay and other sites looking for possibilities. I''m begging you to enlighten me!

Believe it or not .. I have won about 5 or 6 settings on eBay over the past few weeks. I received 4 of them this week. The LOGR one has been stuck with UPS forever (I hate UPS). 3 others from China were very nice and I paid very little for them. Problem is that they forgot to resize the stone and one ring they forgot to reisze it totally so it is way too big for me.

Anyways, there is a setting that is similar to the Daniel K Rosebud setting but not as nice. I think it will be lovely for this stone.

 

[SapphireLover]

Charmypoo- which sellers in China did you usee?

Also, has anybody noticed that all the Vallejo916 listings have been taken off? What have we done?

 

[CharmyPoo]

Date: 5/25/2009 1:56:37 PM
Author: SapphireLover
Charmypoo- which sellers in China did you usee?

Also, has anybody noticed that all the Vallejo916 listings have been taken off? What have we done?

I still see his listings.

I have tried about 8 different sellers which ended up only being 2 different sellers! They all have multiple accounts.

I am waiting on my first LOGR setting to compare the quality to these other sellers. I hate UPS.

 

[cellentani]

Date: 5/25/2009 1:56:37 PM
Author: SapphireLover
Charmypoo- which sellers in China did you usee?

Also, has anybody noticed that all the Vallejo916 listings have been taken off? What have we done?

I just checked, and he''s relisted a few. I think most of his auctions from the past week ended yesterday. He usually takes a couple days to relist, so he''s quicker than usual this time around.

 

[brandy_z28]

all purchased from vallejo916


champagne zircon
5.91mm, 1.31ct
spessartite garnet
6mm, 1.06ct
tourmaline yellow/pink
6.25mm, .95ct
chrome green tourmaline
6mm, 1.2ct

 

[Stone Hunter]

Brandy I just love your photos. I think you really got some lovely stones from him!

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/26/2009 9:53:28 AM
Author: Stone Hunter
Brandy I just love your photos. I think you really got some lovely stones from him!

Thanks SH!

Here are vallejo''s pictures for reference.

 

[cellentani]

Brandy - how do you like the star cut? Do you prefer that or the round brilliant? Any chance you could do a close-up side-by-side?

 

[cinnamon013]

Oh you can really tell that spess is yummy - that looks like one of his better photos. I have a little chrome tourmaline coming similar to yours!

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/26/2009 12:02:21 PM
Author: cellentani
Brandy - how do you like the star cut? Do you prefer that or the round brilliant? Any chance you could do a close-up side-by-side?

I really like the star cut. I can''t say that I prefer one cut over the other though. It''s different which is part of the reason why I wanted it but I have no other zircons to compare it to so I really can''t say that it''s a better choice. I wouldn''t feel like I was comparing apples to apples. Here''s an attempt at side-by-side. Hope it helps!

 

[cellentani]

Thanks for the pics Brandy! And I was just talking about comparing the different cuts, not the actual stone. I kinda like that star cut - it''s got 8 points, right? Very nice.

 

[brandy_z28]

Date: 5/26/2009 2:37:17 PM
Author: cellentani
Thanks for the pics Brandy! And I was just talking about comparing the different cuts, not the actual stone. I kinda like that star cut - it''s got 8 points, right? Very nice.

You''re welcome. Sorry for the misunderstanding. My sinuses are killing me today, I''ll blame it on the fog I feel like I''m in.

Yes it has 8 points and from what vallejo said it should fit into a 6 prong setting. It''s quite nice so I''d say get one.

 

[CharmyPoo]

I received my tourmaline and it is a very interesting stone. Face up it is a pale peachy pink (almost colorless). Bottom up it is a light green with no signs of pink. It is as he described and it is cut very nicely (better than my other stones from him and comes very close to my Barry rounds). Overall, it is pretty much a colorless stone but I like it. I haven''t tried taking photos but I suspect it is one of those stones that can''t be captured in photos.

 

[T L]

Date: 5/31/2009 2:05:12 PM
Author: CharmyPoo
I received my tourmaline and it is a very interesting stone. Face up it is a pale peachy pink (almost colorless). Bottom up it is a light green with no signs of pink. It is as he described and it is cut very nicely (better than my other stones from him and comes very close to my Barry rounds). Overall, it is pretty much a colorless stone but I like it. I haven't tried taking photos but I suspect it is one of those stones that can't be captured in photos.