BLACKL OPAL GEM 1.35 CTS B456

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About this Auction		About this Seller: opalplus
Minimum Bid (USD)		Feedback Rating	99.82% Positive
Current Bid (USD)	$100.00 convert	Member Since	5 Dec 2005 in Australia
Bid Increment (USD)	$1	View feedback Send seller message View 3953 other auctions from this seller More about this seller
Bids Placed	11 jump to bid history
Starting Bid (USD)	$1.00
Reserve Price (USD)	RESERVE NOT MET
Starts	February 3, 2012 12:40 AM (PST)	Basic Shipping Information
Ends	February 10, 2012 12:31 AM (PST)	Shipping Cost	4.00 paid by buyer
Auction Category	Investment Opal	Optional Shipping Insurance within Australia (USD)	7.03
Auction ID	24012	Optional Shipping Insurance rest of world (USD)	7.03
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Description

DESCRIPTION:
Item Type:	SOLID NATURAL BLACK OPAL
Origin:	LIGHTNING RIDGE, NSW
Opal Size:	8X7X4MM
NOTE:6 mm = 1/4 inch (Approx)
Treated/Untreated:	UNTREATED NATURAL
Metal (If applicable):	--IDEAL CABOCHON
Setting (If applicable):	--
Setting Size (If applicable):	--
Weight (Carats):	1.35CTS
Colour:	MULTI COLUR RICH FIRE
Pattern:	BROAD FLASH...GREEN SUNSET FIRE
Number of pieces:	1
Brightness Rating 1-5:	3.5
Recommended Retail Price:	US $2990

OUR STORY SO FAR:

Owned by Wayne and Estella Sedawie, Opal Plus has been established since 1992. They began opal mining when Wayne's brother, Paul, 15 years ago headed for the New South Wales gold mines, but due to all the roads in the desert becoming flooded, got stuck in Lightning Ridge, the home of black opal. He quickly fell in love with opals, which unsurprisingly spread to both Wayne and Estella. The whole family are now bona fide opal lovers, so much so that their nephew now mines opal. Thus you can obtain black opals direct from the source! The Sedawie's also have old friends mining boulder opal from Koroit to Quilpe. As a family, Wayne organises mining syndicates and controls the rough, Estela is in charge of their jewellery factory and the boys help out with all the computer work.

We wholesale opal all around the world and have sold over 39,000 opals over the internet in the past 12 months. So you can bid with confidence!

More Information

Length: 8 mm
Weight: 1.35 Carats
Width: 7 mm

Bidding History


Member	Bid	Time & Date
snorkals	100.00	November 30, 2011 8:31:20 PM (PST)
snorkals	90.00	November 30, 2011 8:31:04 PM (PST)
snorkals	75.00	November 30, 2011 8:30:41 PM (PST)
konogrey	58.90	May 1, 2011 6:08:22 PM (PDT)
konogrey	56.90	May 1, 2011 6:07:44 PM (PDT)
konogrey	53.90	May 1, 2011 6:07:21 PM (PDT)
alixlavey444	52.00	March 30, 2011 5:02:43 PM (PDT)
socalson	50.00	June 4, 2010 12:28:44 PM (PDT)
jenador	15.00	March 18, 2010 11:47:25 PM (PDT)
jenador	8.00	March 18, 2010 11:47:02 PM (PDT)
jenador	5.00	March 18, 2010 11:46:41 PM (PDT)
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