I love shopping online. A Diva's gotta have her (costume) jools...and this Diva's only looking for bargains in this present economy. So, when I clicked 'vintage bracelets' over at Artfire, I didn't see this offering by sassy9406 of Colorado until last, as it was last in the price list from 'low to high:'
http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=Shop&op=listing&product_id=298888
Well.
Apparently I didn't know just what a bargain I got over at Sam Moon a couple years ago when I bought this same $6,500.00 bracelet for less than $15:
"Materials Used: Jade, Diamonds, Gold, Multi-colored Freshwater Pearls."
"Product Description: This Bracelet is Beautiful. 6-rows of Multicolored Fresh water Peals with 16K yellow gold 1mm chains and leading to the filigree sides adorned with Jade and Diamonds."
Wow!! I ran to my dresser, yanked open a drawer, and brought my unappreciated bracelet out into the light. To think that I'd assumed all those chain sparklers must be rhinestones, simply because of the low price tag! And jade, and GOLD! Silly me...how could I have thought those darkened, antiqued ridges on the back of the ornamentation were anything but solid gold with the venerable patina of time?
But....how very strange that such a treasure didn't have a true clasp, and that humble stretch cording was used to string those pearls; who'd have thought? I'd never seen nylon cord mixed with diamonds and gemstones before...maybe this was a new trend? Come to think of it, I'd never seen a gold and diamond bracelet encased in a plastic sleeve, with 'lead-safe' written on it, either. (And piled in a bin with about 60 others of varying color schemes.)
Well, no WONDER they sold so fast.
Hullo! I came over from the fake stone Etsy thread, and am just blown by the audacity of the person selling the bracelet for $6500, even if they actually did make it themselves!!
ReplyDeleteBTW, did you start this blog just to alert people about this? LOL
I would have! Hope to see more gems!
Lol, well I've been meaning to start a blog to accompany my new costume jewelry website by the same name (still in process)...but I guess you could say I was spurred on to start it ahead of the website after reading this listing. Thanks for visiting and commenting, and yes, I hope you'll find more *gems* in here in the future!
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