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ExoticOpal is proud to offer a selection of the many types of opal from all corners of the world.  We provide collector and cutter materials as well as commercial stones great for design and setting or commercial uses. Please ask if you have any questions about any sort of rare or unusual opal and we will be happy to help you learn about and enjoy any type of ExoticOpal.  Thanks

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 Refunds and Returns policy~ 

You will not find this quality of material anywhere else on the internet market. It is widely agreed that whenever buying opal, you should purchase the best quality you can afford as it will be the best investment and we could not agree more. As with all of our offerings, this material is absolutely the best value money can buy currently at unbeatable reasonable prices AND with a ***MONEY BACK GUARANTEE*** if you are dissatisfied. Simply contact us and we will give you instructions and further details on refunds*~ *all refunds require that the entire ordered product be returned unaltered and entirely (not cherrypicked or rubbed, for instance).  ***All non-paying bidders will be abducted, tortured with loud yodeling and bluegrass music, and then shot with water pistols repeatedly.*** THANKS!

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  Payment and financial agreements/expectations~ 

PLEASE READ THIS PART...If you are buying on this site, you know that the quality of material and service available here far exceeds that found anywhere else on any other auction site, period. With that assurance, we also ask that all bidders on our auctions understand that: Payment is expected to be completed or addressed within 24 hours of item(s) ending. If you do not feel that you can comply with this simple request, please contact us before bidding and we will discuss other options (we can even do a lay-away in some situations so just ask). DO NOT BID IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO PAY FOR YOUR WINS! (***SEE NOTE BELOW***)  WE ALSO ONLY ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHECK OR MONEY ORDER OR WIRE TRANSFERS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS DIRECTLY (JUST VIA PAYPAL) EMAIL US WITH ANY QUESTIONS.  We reserve the right to cancel any purchases not paid within 72 hours from auction ending and relist the item.  We do not charge any shipping or insurance fees as a concession to prevent the need for combining items and/or delaying payment. We will also consider a buy it now option for this piece (if it is currently listed only as an auction) and are highly motivated to sell right now, so give us a shout...we love hagglers! Of course, unlike most sellers online, we have a 100% satisfation guarantee on anything purchased from us (we even pay for the return shipping...NO other dealers would even consider that) and will replace or refund to ensure that all our customers are "tickled pink" with our products. We love to talk about opal so please feel free to email us...we are very friendly southern folks that just love opal! Buy it now is available...please inquire for details. Thanks!Thanks for being a part of the best and most elite marketplace of opal anywhere online. We truly appreciate your interest and business.

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About our photos, videos and imaging techniques~ 

Please note that we employ photography techniques that emphasize the beauty of the stones and that many microscopic elements NOT visible to the naked eye will sometimes show in the photographs...please disregard any lint, black gemcup fibers, dust, etc. that you may see in the photos.  We will always disclose any noticeable or consequential flaws or imperfections in our listings.  These unique characteristics add to the provenance of the stones and ensure your investment is in quality, 100% natural and untreated opal. This item has been photographed using  a variety of lighting sources and background materials to show the various appearances of the stone based on lighting conditions but the photos have NOT been edited or modified except for cropping (cutting to size). There will be variances in the temperature and color of lighting and/or background color/texture to best represent the item in differing settings. Please note that these variations in the photos are NOT from editing the photos to change their appearance (they have not been "pumped") but are from lighting and background changes only.  We STRONGLY urge you to familiarize yourself with the various lighting situations that best accentuate the colorplay in opals.  Bright outdoor sunlight or bright indoor "sunlight" lighting from high temperature color bulbs (Ott-lites, for example) will always be the best for getting the most color and beauty from opals.  We utilize the lighting conditions that best represents the color in opals for all our photos.  Taking photos of opals is a learning process and we take pride in ours and we digitally watermark them against unauthorized use elsewhere.  Our methods are considered proprietary and we appreciate understanding in that respect. Thanks...ExoticOpal 

About this item specifically~  Wow!  What a superb TOP gem Ethiopain opal!  It has incredible wild colors of every shade imagineable and has been lightly sanded to show the color.  This is one of those that has incredible haunting shades of cool purples and blues that shine out like phantoms from the deep of its 3D fire.  There is also a rare 2nd smaller nodule in this piece that can be seen on one side and it is exposed on the surface as well.  It has been photographed wet to simulate a polish or lacquer, or it could be kept in water as well to preserve and best display its beauty.  This piece shows some fracturing but as it is currently in the rocky matrix, it should make an outstanding specimen if polished or lacquered.  It could also possibly be cut into a few stones but this is VERY tricky with a piece like this so we suggest you keep it as a nice specimen.  This magnificent GIANT opal weighs about 115 carats and measures about 35mm x 32mm x 20mm deep approx.  We are glad to offer such a unique piece of ExoticOpal with a starting bid of just $1 with NO RESERVE~HURRY~

Thanks...ExoticOpal

 

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