[Jewelry making - Article 00343] - Re: [Orchid] Gemstones Purchase price vs. market price

[Jeanne Rhodes Moen]

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    That seems to be what I hear too...but I seem to do extremely well
    on ebay most times. I'd say I get an average of at least 10 to 1
    (value to price) most times. Once I bought a parcel of findings,
    mostly silver cameo settings, earhooks, and even some 14 kt gold for
    $47 plus shipping....when I totaled up the value based on Rio's
    catalog...it was worth close to $1500! I also got a lot of very
    unusual cameos from the same dealer (and same source) which I payed
    $100 for over 120 hand made, pate-sur-pate cameos which I have not
    idea how to price because no one does that work any more! For those
    unfamiliar with the technique, layer after layer of semi liquid
    porcelain/porcelain paste are painted on to a porcelain cab and
    fired and details are carved out afterwards. Some of these must have
    taken hours and hours to make. If anyone wants to see them, I have
    some pictures on my site http://jeanniusdesigns.com/cameos/  any info
    on them or the technique would be appreciated. They were all made and
    signed by the same artist except for one piece. What I do know is
    that the silver and one gold settings alone used in this batch were
    worth 3-4 times what I payed for the lot. 

Jeanne

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