Verified Sellers Listing Guide

Listing Guide For Verified Sellers

All Verified Sellers must adhere to the Listing Guide when submitting items for sale on any of The Treasures Auctions Network websites. We encourage you to read our Listing An Item - What You Need To Know help article to fully understand what information must be included in your listing.

The following website specific rules have been introduced by the Treasures Auctions Network to uphold the high standard of products and being sold.

Many of the rules below have come about due to the subjectiveness of certain terms in the Opal industry. These rules are in place to ensure our customers receive a consistent and accurate product.

Rules Specific To Opal Auctions

• Harlequin - Seek the approval of the Opal Sheriff before using this term on an Opal

• Opal listed in “No Reserve Opal Online Auctions” must be over 1ct in total.

• Smoked Opal - Treatment must be declared in the title, the description field and system fields if applicable.

• Ethiopian Opal - All listings of Ethiopian Opal Rough or Specimens must include at least the following photos in addition to photos showing the item wet:

• 1 image of the dry Opal Rough / Specimen in your bare hand

  • 1 image of the dry Opal Rough / Specimen with light behind it to show cracks / inclusions.

  Dry Photo = Rough / Specimen has been out of water for 24 hours or more.

• Ethiopian Opal - All listings of Ethiopian Opal Rough or Specimens must have a description on each photo, either‘ Image Taken Wet’ or ‘Image Taken Dry’.

Terms that need the Sheriff's Approval

• Museum Grade / Quality

• Investment Grade / Quality

• Collectors Grade / Quality

If there are any questions about the listing guide specifics above, please do not hesitate to contact the Sheriff.