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GORGEOUS 5.2 Carat Rare Contraluz Ethiopian Crystal Facet Opal. Oval Facet./strong>

This is another Breathtaking 5.2 Carat Ethiopian Crystal Contraluz Facet Opal. It is Crystal Clear and has VS Clarity. This material is AAA in quality and exemplifies top quality Ethiopian Opal. It measures 15.1mm x 12.0mm x 6.9mm. This truly is a spectacular gem. We are new to Opal Auctions and we are becomeing the premier source for Top High Quality Ethiopian Opal at affordable prices!....         Ethiopian Opal Opal has been a gemstone that lots of people love and some adore with a passion. I fit into the second category, probably because opal is about the only gemstone that can have such a diverse brilliance of colour that encompasses the whole of the colour spectrum. Because of this I find it such an uplifting and beautiful stone. In the past most opal has come from either Australia or Mexico, as opal mainly comes from two types of deposits; volcanic and sedimentary. Australia provides the largest sedimentary deposit, whilst Mexico the largest siliceous volcanic deposit. Smaller deposits can also be found at opal Butte, Oregon, although this mainly is not commercially exploited for jewellery.However, as late as 1939 the famous anthropologist Dr. L. Leakey reported that early man used opal to fashion tools based on a discovery of artifacts in a cave in Kenya that were dated from around 4,000 years B.C. and so believed that opal mines must exist in Africa. In was not until much later in 1994 that actual proof of these opals came to light with a Dr. N. Barot who reported in an article in the ICA Gazette that opals from Ethiopia had been seen at a Nairobi gem market in 1993. In the same year a minerals engineer by the name of Telahun Yohannes learned about these opals whilst on holiday and started investigating its location along with a lease to explore and mine the area. And that begins the start of a new and stunningly beautiful opal onto the market. These opals are found at Yita Ridge, in the Menz Gishe District of Shewa Province, around 150 miles northeast of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The opal field lies around 12 miles north of Mezezo and extends for several square kilometers along the northern side of the Yita Ridge.   The opals are found in a nodular form within a continuous layer of welded volcanic ash (tuff, similar to obsidian in character), about 3 metres thick, that lies between weathered rhyolite layers. The nodules are very numerous though in my opinion the percentage of gem precious opal is quite small. In 1997 out of 10 kilos of un-opened nodules I acquired I found only one with good precious opal, around 20 with some colour play and the rest were either empty, filled with common opal or quartz. Figures in 1995 estimated that around 15% of the opal recovered was gem quality, and around 1% shows distinct play of colour. Good Ethiopian opals are quite diverse and ever since I first acquired them have shown a variety of base colours, including red, orange, clear, white, grey, black, yellow, blue, brown and green. The play of colour shows in the usual way or as a contra-luz, when held against a light. The best pieces show vivid play of colour usually with the full colour spectrum as well as turquoises and indigos. It should be noted that a lot of the opals do in fact show internal fractures and crazing that in my opinion do not detract from their beauty. In fact I wear a polished slice showing fractures which I made into a pendant, and it is always admired. I also have some opals that have been cut and show no fractures at all. It is still relatively early days in the exploration of these opals and cutters are finding new techniques and ways to bring these beautiful opals to the market. The photographs will never do these opals justice, so if you are interested you need to get the real things to discover just how amazing they are. ..............
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mayantiquities, November 24, 2008:
Automated Message: You won item 140462 for 300.00

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:

please send me the detailed transaction list how much you paid for each item and how much you piad to have the opal cut .

Thanks

Tim 

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:

jon

just talked to john and all will be resolved within a week he said he is shipping the items you won and refunding money you paid to have the pendants made and the opal cut.you will recieve the items you paid for within the week and as described as well as your refund.I myself dont know what happened besides the fact that john is ill and john has gone on leave due to the illness and will not be listing or anything.as far as a refund from me goes i am not able to do that because i dont have the funds and you sent your payments to him and not me.this is a big mess and i am sorry for that but i have talked to him and we have agreed that he go on leave until he gets well.I understand that you are angry...i would be angry too but unfortunantly the only thing i was able to do was secure the delivery of the items you purchased...to come to you within the week and to have the extra money spent to make the pendants and cut the opal to be refunded to you.I did get that much done and i sincerly hope you understand that i have done evrything in my power to help satisfy the situation.

Tim 

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:

i have done my level best to resolve the problem.I have secured the delivery of the items you paid for.I have secured the rufund of your money for labor costs.I have done all i am able to do.I don't have the funds for a full refund i dont even have partial refund funds it is christmas i am tapped out. but the transaction was between you and john...and all i know is you wil be getting the items you paid for.if you choose not to accept delivery well that is up to you.jon i am left with just a big of a mess as you are and i ask that you please understand that i am trying ...i like you and i value you as a customer...but im screwed...i dont know what to do either

Tim 

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:
i understand you should be getting you things within the week asw ell as your refund

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:
i will

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:
he said he was mailing it off tomorrow

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:
it will be sent with delevery confiramtion insurance and signature confirmation

mayantiquities, December 23, 2008:

as far as i have been told everything will be in the package

Tim 

jonyoung, December 24, 2008:

Hi Tim

Did you talk to JOHN today to MAKE SURE HE FOLLOWED THROUGH WITH THE SHIPPING!!

I HAVE HEARD THAT HE IS SHIPPING IT NOW GOING ON THE 5th TIME.

THANKS JON

mayantiquities, December 26, 2008:
he has assured me that he has

jonyoung, December 26, 2008:

ANOTHER DISAPOINTING TRIP TO THE UPS STORE. Ask JOHN how he mailed it so i have a idea when i should stop over and check my mail box. AGAIN I DONT THINK HE HAS MAILED ANYTHING.

 

THANKS FOR DEALING WITH JOHNS MESS TIM

Jon

mayantiquities, December 26, 2008:
Yes it shipped, track nuber 03082040000094203234
My doctor prescribed new meds, if they don't help in the next 48 hours I will be hospitalized. If you have questions my mom will print them out and bring them to me and I will write down my responses.
John

> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:56:06 -0800
> From: mayantiquities@gmail.com
> To: gemfires@msn.com
> Subject:
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> john how did you mail jons package ...has it gone out yet?
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mayantiquities, December 27, 2008:

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mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
nice

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
nice patterns

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
looks good so far

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
looks like good opal i hope it is as stable as thet claim

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
well i am sorry for being so careful on it...im just used the the highly unpredictable nature of ethiopian opals...sheesh opal in general is a gamble

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
thas odd ive never seen that type before it is more golden than yellow

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
good and broke  i dont know what to do....but thanks for working with me

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
they find all sorts of things in sapphire mines rubys emeralds opals and diamond and tourmaline especially in africa witch is very mineral rich

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
let me know the percentage you want out of the final sale...although i could just give it all to you to work a debt off if you know what i mean but you could do that so i know it is a lame offer

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
thats only 25%

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
how about half?

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
just contact wayne he will set you up i think he is impressed enough with you

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
i try to get about a dollar per carat but i will mark them up if they have good fire i need more stock i am out i have been waiting for a shipment for a month

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
ill try to get 10 - 20 dollars per carat

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
ok thanks...if i ever get ahead and if i am not finacially ruined by this mess ill buy whole kilos from you at markup if its possible....thats whenever i can get enough money up...i was paying 1000 per kilo is that along the same lines as what you are paying?

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
yeah but his guy has to fly to ethiopia to get the shipment released then send it to john then him send tit to me it will take forever

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
all i have to do is upgrade and i can have up to 3 running at one time..i have down graded to the starter free package until i get more stock to save money but i dont want to run more than 3 nr opals at a time anyway because i would be competing with myself and the opals yield less money when you do that

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
that is very expensive rough and ill have to adjust my prices to reflect that

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
i dunno i sent him the money for half our last parcel a long time ago and we were supposed to get another one but i dunno

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
ok

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
ok

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
looks nice but will be better if photographed in natural sunlight

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
really nice...sorry im not more talkative im juggling this conversation between listing on ebay im way behind lol

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
sure i can

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
lapis lazuli rough along with star rose quartz rough and rainbow obsidian rough

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
that is a 3000 dollar opal for sure

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
looks almost like patterns exihibited of a boulder opal doesnt it?

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
big sucker!

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
i would list it at at least 1200 to 2500 dollars

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
118.00 is what id list it for

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
just begin the bidding with it buy it nows have a poor track record for sales for some reason

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
i like thaT ONE

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
ALOT!!!!

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
it will be a hit i am sure i would start it at 400-500

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
anything with that much fire will sell and sell well

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
anything with that much fire will sell and sell well

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
anything with that much fire will sell and sell well

mayantiquities, December 29, 2008:
i have to go for a few and put my baby to sleep ill be on in an hour or so

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
yeah give me a call

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
yes

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
that will be fine thanks

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
i dont have 100 dollars right now i would have to pay you when things sell

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
i meany 1000 dollars lol

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
1000 for 500 carats is a little steeep though it might be hard to get that but i will try

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
okay

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
i cant list it on ebay it wouldnt sell like opal auctions and i have very good customers who are repeats and big spenders i have a very nice customer base on opal auctions

jonyoung, December 30, 2008:

Ok sounds good

 

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
thats why you rub the nodules down with a flat lap to get rid of all the matrix then it sells well

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
i would appreciate it

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
no i didnt i dont pay attention i bid on opals sometimes but only to resell im doing well at that

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
i havent noticed very many sellers with new items it is stagnating a bit which is why i am eager to get new rough...it always causes a stir

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
no she doesn't wire wrap she only does beads

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
i do have someone who can wire wrap ill ask him if he can do some work for us

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
yeah i just  noticed

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
he will i am sure of it

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:

yup

 

mayantiquities, December 30, 2008:
they only show up on the home page when they are within 24 hours of ending but people troll the nr auctions section

jonyoung, December 31, 2008:

Tim

What do you think of this opal iam thinking about getting it the sell has offered me a great deal. I was thinking

 

 

about having you list it it is 30cts  

mayantiquities, December 31, 2008:
its pretty

mayantiquities, December 31, 2008:
ill list anything and everything you send just include what you want with the opal so i can price it accordingly

mayantiquities, December 31, 2008:
damn

mayantiquities, January 1, 2009:
ok

mayantiquities, January 1, 2009:
the 11 kilos cut beautifully i was very suprised and i got an absolute steal at 330 dollars for 11 kilos!i have some amazing pieces ill be cabbing some up but the majority im leaving as rough and ill sell it that way.....by the way lets talk money...ill sell for you no matter what you send...but i want to work it this way....when you tell me you want say 120 for the piece...and i sell it for that...i have opal auctions fees which are 10 percent not to mention paypal fees.....i just want  a set price i have to pay you ... i like to market my opals well and i like to be competitive on prices but sometimes you take a loss to gain a customer that will buy often....taking say  a set price for a parcel and then me still oweing you a percentage on top of that will have me selling at a huge loss especially with fees.Just let me know the total amount you need out of a parcel let me sell it and ill pay you your asking price...percentages get complicated and you can easily mark up what you paid for the opal so that you are making a profit and you know exacty what you are getting for each parcel or gem as it were however you feel like working it.I get confused and it gets very complicated on percentages like with john...i swear sometimes im paying him more than he is actually owed......and it it just so hard to keep trasck...having set prices is much better for the both of us because i can more accuratly price the opal and you and i both can better keep track of how much you are owed for a gem or a parcel ...does that seem fair to you?

mayantiquities, January 1, 2009:
by the way tonya is not just my wife she is my friend and also the best buisness partner a guy could have ...everything is in her name anyway so that is why it is like that

mayantiquities, January 1, 2009:
we can do it however you want to i just want the arrangement to be simple

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yeah jon thanks did you have a good new year? and christmas?

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
alright!!!!!!woo woo!!!

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
thas a really nice lot

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yeah but no more than that

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
cut opal lol....11 kilos is alot more than you would think it took 5 hours just to slab it all up

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i may list them on both though i may get higher prices on oa ...i dunno really...i haven made up my mind bu we offer all ypes of opal on both sites and normally we under sell everybody

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
that is why the supplier situation is so important ...if we out sell everybody and also sell cheaper than the competitors we will be making the money and not the competitors....so buying the opal for as little as possible is of the utmost importance

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
ok

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
100 per carat at 800 dollars total

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
seller was right on the retail money

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
at 800 it will sit there a while but i think it will sell....if i get 650 for it it might move quicker

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i might hold off....just see what sells and what doesnt that is key

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
one thing i want you to think about is that i desperatly need a cab genie....i know you arent a bank but if we do well you might think about financing one to me and selling it at a sight markup for interest so you make money on the deal...i just cant afford to buy one all at once i just cant i dont have the money im trying to save but expenses have been hell the last few months...i can pay 100 a month on it though

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
well thank you i have a flat lap and an expanding drim sander but they arent really up to snuff as far as making cabs....they are pathetic really

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
at the moment though opal auctions has failed to fix a flash player 10 bug associated with java script and i cannot upload movies on opal auctions ...i expect thyem to fix the bug in the next couple weeks though...it has something to do with the new java scripting update and incompatability with thier uploader

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
ill use my wifes computer to upload video hers has the older java

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
make sure you get an automatic faceter....doing it manually is really a pain trust me

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
the only problem is when you aare talking rough and the final yeild of gems someimes it can be low yield material so final carat weights will be low sometimes

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
no kidding

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i wont waste my time with most opal...it has to be an exemplary piece before ill cab it

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
otherwise you will lose money you only cab the best stuff

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i cant decide whether or not to go to tucson for the gem show i think i am going to quartzite this month but i havent made my mind up yet...i really need lots of suppliers if i am to make this buisness work multi sourcing is important and i dont want to get caught with my hand in too few baskets as far as suppliers go or i wont have a thing to sell at all

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
it was one i sold i think

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
well i deal in gems too and i buy boulder opal rough as well i try to buy alot to sell alot i have loads of dedicated customers and i like to sell varietys of stuff..one or two customers says it is like searching a literal treasure trove when going through my listings

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i have gems lining my desk now that i am listing and i have 11 kilos of slabbed boulder opal to bag and number with item numbers but im going to have the wife do that....i decided only to cab a very select few of the roughs...maybe none the ironstone matrix the boulder opal is in is hard on my flatlaps diamond disks

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i need labadorite and the sapphire rough i had over a kilo and sold out of the sapphire rough in two weeks!!! i have very high dollar customers who want the sapphire rough but i warn you i sell sapphire rough at a dollar per carat if is is premium grade i sell it for 2-3 dollars per carat

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i want a kilo of both for now but i cant pay you until they sell and ill give you what you paid for them plus 1/2 of the profit...if by some miracle you can find facet grade tourmaline GET IT and get it fast!!!!! they are running out of facet grade tourmaline i am sitting on some but i swear in am moth or two the prices will be outrageous

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
facet grade tourmaline is no longer coming out of the mines at all./..it has been mined out

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
the sapphire rough needs to be at least eye clean

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
exactly

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
it is also called spectrolite

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
how much are they asking?

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
blue sells the best but green i okay

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
any color it has all been mined out bi color watermelon ,,,,,chrome green and pink tourmaline sell the best

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
bi color watermelon is selling the highest right now at nearly 100 per carat at times

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
thas a hot pink one...good

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
those are good ones i have better but those are the kinds we want

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
not trying to be rude but i have to go for awhile i have to list some gems customers have been asking for ill be available in a few hours jon

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
ok thank you for everything

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i like all of it just send what you want me to sell

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i just paid all my bills and i have 12 dollars left in my paypal but i ordered like 30,000 carats of gems in total

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
all types mostly precious ....but alot of the rough in that pic is cab grade i wouldnt pay much for it and i did see a few pices that were acceptable for faceting i sell each piece for 7.99 so whaTEVER YOU THINK

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yes yes yes that is it!!!! the last two pictures especiall the bi color blue get it as it is indicolite what are they asking?...i got 50 bucks for one small pice of the indicolite

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
some of the rubellite is only cab grade

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
get the really clear green ones and the blue

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
try to get .50 cents a gram or less bugger him down on the price till he is ready to cry

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
no the other clearer stuff i wouldnt buy this lot if i was you

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yes this stuff

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
you can tell this lot is alot cleaner

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yup just drive the price down as far as possible

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
no i am listing on ebay right now

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
gem rock disappointed me i havent made a single decent sale for gems it is a loser

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
looks good sorry i had to go get something to eat

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yes get that too and get as much sapphire rough as you can at that price...it is unbelievably low

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
dont order anything yet though give me a day to research markets

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
all the prices except the cornflower blue sapphire rough he way high on that one almost to the point of being ridiculous

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
get what you can afford and we will try to sell it if it works it works if not then we wont do it again and stick to opals

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
it does make a difference

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
mayantiquities@gmail.com

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
no it ridiculous stay away from the cornflower blue

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
okay

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
be careful lots of scams are coming out of nigeria these days so be careful

jonyoung, January 2, 2009:

He also has Topaz

 

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
good verified suppliers are best

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
okay just get imperial color in the topaz if he has them other topaz is cheap and plentiful

jonyoung, January 2, 2009:

iam waiting on him to tell me the total for all the parcels

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
ok

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
that is a good idea

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
very

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yes sounds good

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
50/50

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
depends on what you want out of it...i mean this stuff i am going to list to sell at a profit so it all depends on what you want and paid for the lot

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
jon there is no garuntees on that sometimes things take time to sell especially when you are asking alot for them....i just cant give you garuntees because  i dont know myself it is a gamble everytime there are no sure things in this buisness and thats as honest as i can be

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
it should be

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
thanks im doing all i can i have so much to list ill be busy all weekend

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
the most i paid for a kilo was 44 dollars

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
my wife is bagging and numbering as we speak....it filled a very big box to the top with slabs

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
330 dollars for 11 kilos....thats 55000 carats

jonyoung, January 2, 2009:

even if it takes you 10 years to sell all of it its well worth sitting on

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i sold a whole kilo out in a week it will take me a couple months but it will all sell my avarage price was 20 dollars per 20 carats....about a dollar a carat really sometimes less

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
no i am not i may list finished gems if i work them with the flat lap i have one whole piece i am polishing that is well over 1000 carats and it has good fire i may sell it on there

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
yeah it cleaned me out along with my other purchases but the guy is sifting through all the other boulder opal he has and every one with nice fire is being set aside for me so i will be an am a bonafide boulder opal dealer now

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
well i have learned that listing the same ol same ol al the time will bore customers and cost you sales...i pride myself in selling everything and i mean everything i havent gone out lately to get stock but i sell antiques as well so i am well diversified and all my eggs will never be in one basket and that has made me a success so far

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
you are right and you have to also condider that opal productions in australia are down and statitically ethiopian rises in value when that happens

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
i was wanting to go the the show feb 2 - 10 but i dont know if ill have the money i am supposed to be tagging along with my friend joe

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
well i want to go to the gem show to get in direct contact with suppliers...get thier contact numbers and get so set up ill never have to worry about supply again..im not going to buy anything

jonyoung, January 2, 2009:
It cost 1000 to join but its worth it

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
that is the way opal auctions is for the most part

mayantiquities, January 2, 2009:
not me buddy

mayantiquities, January 3, 2009:
thats why i want you to get it so we can try it out

mayantiquities, January 3, 2009:
it is pretty but  i doubt it will cut a decent stone looks to be specimen grade from that angle

mayantiquities, January 3, 2009:
no

mayantiquities, January 3, 2009:
a bunch i am going on a listing frenzy i have so much stock coming in and customers clamoring for this and that ill be busy all weekend

mayantiquities, January 3, 2009:
okay sorry im am modifiying my HTML codes and listing items still i may be slow but ill respond whe i can to emails