Is this a joke?

[lmyracle]

Is this a joke or am I missing something? This is under 2ct and asking $18K...or am I just ignorant and an afghan sapphire is all that....the gem doesn't match (IMO), the one page that looks like it came from a brochure. It doesn't seem nearly exquisite enough to command that price.

SOLD | 1.91 carat Afghanite, Afghanistan - GIA Report & Notable Letter | Loupe Troop

loupetroop.com

 

[Bron357]

It’s not a sapphire. It’s a very rare gem called Afghanite.
Finding one in that size is even rarer. That’s why it has a notable report accompanying it.
Nor really a gem for setting, more a collectors gem

 

[lmyracle]

Ahhhh....that explains it. Thanks, Bron!

 

[demantoidz]

Yeah its afghanite. A few days ago they had it listed for 13.5k, however, so the value/price is seemingly not firm.

 

[LilAlex]

I saw this and thought it was very cool. And the "Fanta" fluorescence is wild, too. But the combination kinda gives me pause -- blue + orange makes brown, right?

 

[peacechick]

It is very pretty. No doubt it will have a buyer considering how rare it is and all the paperwork it comes with. I wonder how its fluorescence affects it in sunlight, would it be electric blue like Luc Yen spinels? A cobalt blue spinel of this size would fetch crazy prices, no doubt.

 

[demantoidz]

It is very pretty. No doubt it will have a buyer considering how rare it is and all the paperwork it comes with. I wonder how its fluorescence affects it in sunlight, would it be electric blue like Luc Yen spinels? A cobalt blue spinel of this size would fetch crazy prices, no doubt.

I saw this and thought it was very cool. And the "Fanta" fluorescence is wild, too. But the combination kinda gives me pause -- blue + orange makes brown, right?

The video of the stone appears to be taken outdoors. It could be that sunlight is not enough to trigger the orange fluorescence. Not sure.

 

[elle_chris]

And here I thought because the seller is in Norway, the currency was Krone and 18k Krone would be about 2,100 USD.
I was soo wrong..