[Jewelry making - Article 00274] - Re: [Orchid] Incorporating opal

[Neilthejeweler]

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>     People want opal rings (I've made many) - what are you going to do,
>     kick them out? 

    Supply the demand and make money. (aside from the glory of dirty
    fingernails and 50-60 hours/ week after Thanksgiving, its why I do
    this) 

    I hope this thread doesn't unduly discourage folks from selling
    opal. I see a lot of what people already own and honestly I see very,
    very few crazed opals, and people have a way of bringing me their
    problems. Admittedly empirical. 

    Broken is another matter. But remember that a diamond may cleave
    from the same trauma that breaks an opal. 

>     It's one thing to guide people, it's another to try to imprint them 

    Typically the opal customer comes in wanting opal. They don't get
    switched from something else. You want it, you buy it...its yours. I
    think the jeweler's responsibility ends after an admonition to treat
    it gently, which by and by most consumers already know.
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