mugsisme
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I'm still in shock over today's find
Seriously. You can NOT make this up. I went to drop off jewelry at the consignment shop. They got a bunch of Yurman pieces the other day. I was drooling over one of them. I really wanted it for me, and it was priced at half of what they go for on Ebay. I asked the owner if she was going to have a sale on black Friday. She whispered to me that yes, the jewelry was going to be 15% off. But it was a secret between me and her. OK, I'll come back on Friday.
Meanwhile, she asks me, Do you want to see the bracelets?
me - No thanks, I saw them yesterday.
5 mins later a lady walks into the store. May I see the gold bracelet I was looking at yesterday.
Me - nearly pass out!
Price sticker on it, just over $100. This was a san marco chain. Maybe it was heavy, maybe it wasn't. The lady went to go sit in the corner and look at it. She was hesitating over it. This is going on for like 20 mins, and I am going nuts, sending her mental vibes .. PUT IT BACK PUT IT BACK PUT IT BACK. I asked the owner, Did that consigner bring in any other gold pieces?
No, but someone else brought this one. We took it across the street to We Buy Gold. They said it's marked 10K, but it is not even plated. It didn't test for gold. I look at this. Stamp. K14 Italy Looks like gold. Not magnetic. Seriously. This looks like gold. It's so heavy. Maybe it's plated. Come on stupid lady ... put the bracelet back so I can snatch it up. After 40 mins, she finally says, I'll take it. ARGH! Then I hear her say, It's 10K. OK, fine whatever.
I take my bracelet. My bracelet for $24 that is not really 10K gold but sure does look like it. I come home, and acid test it.
The top line is 14K, the bottom line is 10K. My jeweler told me to scratch twice in the same spot. If it's plated, the second one won't show gold. I scratched 3x.
I just about peed myself at that. Look at how much it weighs!
I took that, a bracelet I bought or $450 (32 grams) and a necklace I found in a jar today (Italy, 17g). The jeweler let me trade. More than spot. Look what came home with me ....
total diamond weight: 3 ct
I don't remember how much the bracelet weighs.
WHOO HOO! $475 (plus tax) bought me this stunning diamond tennis bracelet! I am soooo happy!
OH YEA --- The total kicker of the whole story? The lady who bought the 10K bracelet says, Once in a while I get lucky and find gold. But not here. You guys are very good at that.
ROTFL!!!!!! If they only knew!!!
Seriously. You can NOT make this up. I went to drop off jewelry at the consignment shop. They got a bunch of Yurman pieces the other day. I was drooling over one of them. I really wanted it for me, and it was priced at half of what they go for on Ebay. I asked the owner if she was going to have a sale on black Friday. She whispered to me that yes, the jewelry was going to be 15% off. But it was a secret between me and her. OK, I'll come back on Friday.
Meanwhile, she asks me, Do you want to see the bracelets?
me - No thanks, I saw them yesterday.
5 mins later a lady walks into the store. May I see the gold bracelet I was looking at yesterday.
Me - nearly pass out!
Price sticker on it, just over $100. This was a san marco chain. Maybe it was heavy, maybe it wasn't. The lady went to go sit in the corner and look at it. She was hesitating over it. This is going on for like 20 mins, and I am going nuts, sending her mental vibes .. PUT IT BACK PUT IT BACK PUT IT BACK. I asked the owner, Did that consigner bring in any other gold pieces?
No, but someone else brought this one. We took it across the street to We Buy Gold. They said it's marked 10K, but it is not even plated. It didn't test for gold. I look at this. Stamp. K14 Italy Looks like gold. Not magnetic. Seriously. This looks like gold. It's so heavy. Maybe it's plated. Come on stupid lady ... put the bracelet back so I can snatch it up. After 40 mins, she finally says, I'll take it. ARGH! Then I hear her say, It's 10K. OK, fine whatever.
I take my bracelet. My bracelet for $24 that is not really 10K gold but sure does look like it. I come home, and acid test it.
The top line is 14K, the bottom line is 10K. My jeweler told me to scratch twice in the same spot. If it's plated, the second one won't show gold. I scratched 3x.
I just about peed myself at that. Look at how much it weighs!
I took that, a bracelet I bought or $450 (32 grams) and a necklace I found in a jar today (Italy, 17g). The jeweler let me trade. More than spot. Look what came home with me ....
total diamond weight: 3 ct
I don't remember how much the bracelet weighs.
WHOO HOO! $475 (plus tax) bought me this stunning diamond tennis bracelet! I am soooo happy!
OH YEA --- The total kicker of the whole story? The lady who bought the 10K bracelet says, Once in a while I get lucky and find gold. But not here. You guys are very good at that.
ROTFL!!!!!! If they only knew!!!
