Ebay auctions to die for!

[LaraOnline]

I *hope* I'm not cheesing off any PS'ers that are hoping to pick up a rock bottom bargain here, but this guy is selling his wife's beloved jewellery collection, (to save their home from bankruptcy proceedings) I'd like to see her get a fair price!

Check out this ring! And in the second video, there are previews of all the goodies to come!

Halfway through the vid, the seller - the woman's husband - asks if that if he gets enough money from somewhere else, could he keep back a couple of pieces... I'm feeling for these people!

And her jewellery *IS* spectacular! This is one auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330929167459&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:AU:1123

 

[chrono]

We've had discussion about this company before, I think. The advertisement of 7 ct is a bit misleading until you find out later that the spinel is only 5+ carats. Such a size is not rare, especially in a dark grayish blue with a lot of extinction. Secondly, blue spinel is not heated or treated. They made it sound so wonderful and expensive but it really isn't. The saturation is so far removed from vivid. I am sorry about the couple's financial situation though. To make matters worse, I am fairly sure they overpaid for the ring originally as well.

 

[smitcompton]

Hi,

Is it possible those jewels are being sold without reserves put on them? Can't see doing that.

Annette

 

[JewelFreak]

The items I looked at were fishy, imho. Emerald w/no mention of treatment, no lab report, and awfully awfully clean, for AU$45K, hmmm. The "extra fine quality" tourm appears to be heated from the brief report, is a horrid color, with a window you could read the NY Times through. The spinel blacks right out & as Chrono says, wouldn't be treated anyway.

I don't recall another discusson of the co., but I'll steer clear of them on seeing this. The sad story may be true, may not be, but it's a great come-on to nice people.

--- Laurie

 

[ChrisA222]

Vivid Blue Color??? LOLOLOLOL! That is a good one.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

The awkwardness of the halo puts me right off.

 

[guilhermeesq]

I am very adept at spotting false behaviors in body language

They are fake stories and are either actors , or directly profiting from the auctions.

The whole setup is a very clever way to make the jewelry seem better.
its supposedly coming from a rich family you can see their "estate"
and it looks very lavish and you can only assume they have the best
jewelry along with the best cars, furniture etc.

What gets me is that people are actually falling for this, and the prices of these items
are going for retail brick and mortar prices

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

I have seen this seller and many like him on ebay before. I cannot prove it, but usually this type of seller sells a pretty ring with natural gemstones and diamonds in gold, and quotes unbelievable retail prices for them. The gemstones are pretty, but never top quality. The settings are gold and diamonds, but the workmanship and diamonds are average. Basically as it has been stated before, a brick and mortar type of ring, sold on ebay at brick and mortar prices (after you haggle them down). The seller usually states it is an estate ring, or being sold by someone was very wealthy who fell on hard times. This always leaves me wondering why extremely wealthy people did not buy high quality jewelry when they had money.

IMHO the ring is cute for a dark blue spinel RHR, but not worth the price being asked.

 

[LaraOnline]

I'm such an Aussie country hick!
I've never seen anything like that collection of jewellery!
(except on PS)
Australians with money tend to skimp on the jewellery and spend all their money on their home or car, maybe.

 

[chrono]

It's called being practical, not a hick.

 

[psproot12]

I've heard of this website A LOT, I've never purchased anything from them myself BUT, my dad bought a tennis bracelet from them. My dad took it to a jeweler to get an idea of what it was worth and he said he would price it for 15% more than my dad bought it for. I don't think anything these guys are selling is amazing, or "top" quality, but it's decent. You do have to remember the items they're selling are pre-owned so you may not be getting the deal you think. I don't know if the stories about wealthy families... are true, but they're not lying about what the pieces are. Definitely compare what similar pieces are going for, you will probably find a better deal on ebay (with the same certifications) and buying a stone and setting yourself usually costs less.

For price comparison: (I am not saying this is a totally trustworthy seller, or this spinel is as nice (although the OP's spinel seems to black out) or making any claims about this but with it's just to give you an idea on how much lower the pricing is on loose gems. With a 1.5k mount and this gem you could save a lot if you wanted to recreate a similar ring)

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5-30ct-TOP-CLASS-OVAL-SHAPE-100-NATURAL-ROYAL-BLUE-RARE-SPINEL-UNHEATED-BIG-/321382254735?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ad3e0088f&_uhb=1

 

[T L]

I am very adept at spotting false behaviors in body language

They are fake stories and are either actors , or directly profiting from the auctions.

The whole setup is a very clever way to make the jewelry seem better.
its supposedly coming from a rich family you can see their "estate"
and it looks very lavish and you can only assume they have the best
jewelry along with the best cars, furniture etc.

What gets me is that people are actually falling for this, and the prices of these items
are going for retail brick and mortar prices

These are probably actors. All the videos have pretty much the same kind of dialogue as well.

 

[Andelain]

Did you see the seller's $4,000,000 paraiba?

 

[MollyMalone]

Did you see the seller's $4,000,000 paraiba?

Yep, we've had some laughs about that one!
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/paraiba-go-get-your-piggybanks.197009/