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What would happen to...
....... a ring like this? http://tinyurl.com/fonr
Remade perhaps or resold? Seems a shame to break it up but I've been told remaking is the more common path.... what do you think? Les -- _ _ "Oh Bother!" said the Borg, "We've assimilated Pooh!" _ _ "That's 10 times I've explained binary to you.! I won't tell you a 3rd time!" _ _ The return E-Mail address is obviously flawed. |
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On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 10:48:27 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Les & Claire"
wrote: ...... a ring like this? (masked ebay link snipped) Remade perhaps or resold? Seems a shame to break it up but I've been told remaking is the more common path.... what do you think? Les Well Les, are you happy now? I allowed this one. Please, though, don't do this again. I'm not actually that stupid. The question is perhaps valid, but it's also a very thinly veiled advertisment for your ebay auction of the ring. I doubt this fools anyone. If you have a question like this where you honesty wish to know the answer, it would be easy to post a url for just the image, not the whole ebay ad. Nevertheless, perhaps you really do wish to poll the readership on their opinions on what will happen to this ring. So be it. On the generous assumption that this is indeed your intent, I've allowed this post. But like I said, please don't make this a habit. And please don't also assume that the readers of this group are a large pool of folks eager to buy finished jewelry on ebay. Most of us make it, not buy it on ebay. To answer your question, Some buyers will get it just to buy the diamonds, if the selling price is low enough that the ring is going for near or under the wholesale value of the diamonds. Others, the retail buyers, might be just buying a ring they like, and will wear. These latter are likely to pay more. It suffers a little, in the "break it down for materials" catagory, in that it's two tone, which makes it slightly harder to salvage the metal. One has to seperate the colors and clean off the solder, etc. Can't just melt the thing down as is. Peter Rowe moderator rec.crafts.jewelry |
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Peter,
your generosity, steadfast even-handedness and inscrutable incorruptibility are legendary across seven continents to my knowledge alone. Your apology is not only unnecessary but also saddens me to the point of deep, bereft servitude lightened only by the gravitas in which I say.. "OK, Fair cop guv!" But having my collar felt in such a way only shames me into the depths of my advertising depravity that unfortunately, after your blinding light of truth has pierced my inner darkness, I am now condemned to inhabit for the long, dark eons of soulessness that confront my tawdry existence. Mind you, the tips on the business are very handy and also welcome to say the least. Hail and well met Peter! A moderator a notch above the usual! Les "Peter W. Rowe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 10:58:11 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry Peter W. Rowe wrote: Well Les, are you happy now? I allowed this one. Ah well. let me apologize for the tone of the posting I just sent. You got me in a bit of a "mood" here. I may have been a little out of line. Sorry 'bout that. I went back and looked at your ebay ad, and noticed that not only is it almost over, but you've not yet reached your reserve bid. So maybe I was hasty in assuming you were trying to advertise. Not enough time left for that to be effective. Sorry 'bout my perhaps hasty assumption.. I should know better than to let my mood get in the way of my judgement. That's my fault, not yours. A note. You'll have better luck selling this sort of thing if you can provide more information on the ring. "sparkling white" isn't a useful description for the diamonds for many sellers. They want to know clarity and color grades, as well as better estimates of the actual weights of the stones, and perhaps an overall gram weight of the ring. Your local jeweler can give you a decent idea of these things. I note, for example, that your estimate of sizes has to be a bit off. A 5mm center stone would be about a half carat, while 4mm ones would be around a quarter carat each. That doesn't add up to the total weight you specified, so then a knowledgeable buyer won't quite know what to expect, and might shy away. Peter Rowe moderator rec.crafts.jewelry |
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Ah well. let me apologize for the tone of the posting I just sent. You got
me in a bit of a "mood" here. I may have been a little out of line. Sorry 'bout that. I went back and looked at your ebay ad, and noticed that not only is it almost over, but you've not yet reached your reserve bid. So maybe I was hasty in assuming you were trying to advertise. I think you hit it right the first time. Thats at least the second time that same poster has posted a link to the same ring. |
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On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 15:46:22 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Les & Claire"
wrote: Peter, your generosity, steadfast even-handedness and inscrutable incorruptibility are legendary across seven continents to my knowledge alone. Your apology is not only unnecessary but also saddens me to the point of deep, bereft servitude lightened only by the gravitas in which I say.. "OK, Fair cop guv!" But having my collar felt in such a way only shames me into the depths of my advertising depravity that unfortunately, after your blinding light of truth has pierced my inner darkness, I am now condemned to inhabit for the long, dark eons of soulessness that confront my tawdry existence. Mind you, the tips on the business are very handy and also welcome to say the least. Hail and well met Peter! A moderator a notch above the usual! Les OK, OK, Ok... I'm laughing hard now. You should write for a living, y'know? Chuckles Peter |
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Les & Claire wrote:
Peter, your generosity, steadfast even-handedness and inscrutable incorruptibility are legendary across seven continents to my knowledge alone. Your apology is not only unnecessary but also saddens me to the point of deep, bereft servitude lightened only by the gravitas in which I say.. "OK, Fair cop guv!" But having my collar felt in such a way only shames me into the depths of my advertising depravity that unfortunately, after your blinding light of truth has pierced my inner darkness, I am now condemned to inhabit for the long, dark eons of soulessness that confront my tawdry existence. Mind you, the tips on the business are very handy and also welcome to say the least. Hail and well met Peter! A moderator a notch above the usual! Les ROTHFLMAO And ****, now I have to clean my monitor to boot, after squirting champagne all over it! Through my nose. Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com |
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Abrasha,
just visited your site. Your work is beautiful! I've always looked at ball races, engine valves and metal of many types and seen the sheen, the forms that you express here... lovely! Your site very professional and a joy to use. But the image of your nasal effusions made me smile more! ) Les "Abrasha" wrote in message ... Les & Claire wrote: Peter, your generosity, steadfast even-handedness and inscrutable incorruptibility are legendary across seven continents to my knowledge [snip] ROTHFLMAO And ****, now I have to clean my monitor to boot, after squirting champagne all over it! Through my nose. Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com |
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On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 17:37:13 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry Abrasha
wrote: ROTHFLMAO And ****, now I have to clean my monitor to boot, after squirting champagne all over it! Through my nose. Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com Good thing Les and I really got to ya then. If you'd only half heartedly leaked, instead of your monitor, you'd have only hit the keyboard. Much harder to clean off, and ya might have shorted it out or something... Peter |
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Peter:
It is not even a thinly disguised question in an attempt to get people to look at his auction. He asked a different, not so thinly disguised question on the ebay ng, and then spat venom when it was suggested that he stop. "Peter W. Rowe" wrote in message ... On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 10:48:27 -0700, in rec.crafts.jewelry "Les & Claire" wrote: ...... a ring like this? (masked ebay link snipped) Remade perhaps or resold? Seems a shame to break it up but I've been told remaking is the more common path.... what do you think? Les Well Les, are you happy now? I allowed this one. Please, though, don't do this again. I'm not actually that stupid. The question is perhaps valid, but it's also a very thinly veiled advertisment for your ebay auction of the ring. I doubt this fools anyone. If you have a question like this where you honesty wish to know the answer, it would be easy to post a url for just the image, not the whole ebay ad. Nevertheless, perhaps you really do wish to poll the readership on their opinions on what will happen to this ring. So be it. On the generous assumption that this is indeed your intent, I've allowed this post. But like I said, please don't make this a habit. And please don't also assume that the readers of this group are a large pool of folks eager to buy finished jewelry on ebay. Most of us make it, not buy it on ebay. To answer your question, Some buyers will get it just to buy the diamonds, if the selling price is low enough that the ring is going for near or under the wholesale value of the diamonds. Others, the retail buyers, might be just buying a ring they like, and will wear. These latter are likely to pay more. It suffers a little, in the "break it down for materials" catagory, in that it's two tone, which makes it slightly harder to salvage the metal. One has to seperate the colors and clean off the solder, etc. Can't just melt the thing down as is. Peter Rowe moderator rec.crafts.jewelry |
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2003 14:52:55 GMT, "Les & Claire"
wrote: . ... thanks for input on the ring Peter... left out the reserve, added exact description of clarity and weight of stones. Oh! and I didn't put the link in my post! Do I get my bickies now Marilee? We'll see how you do. -- Marilee J. Layman Handmade Bali Sterling Beads at Wholesale http://www.basicbali.com |
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