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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 465040, member: 51&quot;]Thank you for all the kind words. I&#039;m back.&nbsp; Had to eat lunch first, starving!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sooooo....&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie39" alt=":dead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I promise to draw out every detail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Got there about an hour early, was 12th in line.&nbsp; Total line at opening was around 50.</p><p><br /></p><p>For this sale there was a mad rush to the jewelry. Usually the buyers spread out more, but for whatever reason folks had come for the jewelry.&nbsp;&nbsp; Could barely squeeze my way in at the edge. Complete mayhem.</p><p><br /></p><p>As a side note, I usually know most people at the sales here.&nbsp; Not today.&nbsp; Several Chinese speaking (1st and 2nd in line) and Russian a few behind.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the door, shot over to the jewelry.&nbsp; Happened to be near the first necklace I posted (the delicate angel skin coral necklace), this being #1 on my list. Someone else had it in their hand I was thinking &quot;Darn!&quot; but she put it back.&nbsp; It was marked $225.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was thinking &quot;out of my price range for resale&quot;.&nbsp; But since I thought so much about this first necklace, asked to see it anyway.&nbsp; Honestly if if felt like gold I might have considered it, but I asked, &quot;Is this gold?&quot; and the estate runner said, &quot;I&#039;m not sure.&nbsp; This was the price <i>the appraiser</i> gave us.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>I noticed other items in the case were clearly marked &quot;14K&quot; &quot;18K&quot;, so not impossible the appraiser missed listing the metal content, or maybe it wasn&#039;t gold.&nbsp; It did seem to have nice quality, but noticed one thing.&nbsp; Possible replaced clasp (as we guessed above) AND it was very short.&nbsp; Thinking 13-14 inches.&nbsp; Maybe missing some of the necklace possibly?&nbsp; Either way, was going to be a negative.&nbsp; Most women don&#039;t have necks that small.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I said out loud, sort of talking to myself, &quot;Hmmm, kind of short.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>This is when I interrupt this program for an observation about human nature.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first woman (Chinese speaker, I think) who had the angel skin coral necklace in her hand and put it back was still there. Might have been wrong, but I almost could feel her emotions... regretting putting it back after I asked to see it.&nbsp; And she quietly repeats my words out loud, &quot;Oh. Kind of short&quot;.&nbsp; Sort of like we were in this decision together.</p><p><br /></p><p>At this point the cost (initial price point in my head was, get it if $100 or less, reality, I might have talked myself into $125 in the moment, but not $225.) Also the short length, replaced clasp, probably not gold.&nbsp; Had me ready to pass.</p><p><br /></p><p>But something about this fellow shopper repeating my words, &quot;Oh. Kind of short.&quot; Really made me see the light. I just put it back.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wouldn&#039;t you know, as soon as I set it down, she picked it up and bought it!</p><p><br /></p><p>First thing, I am happy with my decision.&nbsp; If you offered it to me right now for $225, I&#039;d turn it down.&nbsp; Too much of an investment for a resale item of this type.</p><p><br /></p><p>But later I thought.&nbsp; Very tricky!&nbsp; Repeating my negative words so I would put it back, maybe?&nbsp; Got to remember that one. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie76" alt=":pompous:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Soooo.....</p><p><br /></p><p>While all this was happening (literally just 3-5 minutes total) many of the things listed above sold. Nothing cheap, everything had been appraised apparently.&nbsp; The jewelry case was double length and I was just at one end of it.&nbsp; Nothing had hit my price range for resale.</p><p><br /></p><p>The screw back earrings were marked $80, sold.&nbsp; I think the cameo was $80, but honestly in person it didn&#039;t look super high quality. Sold.&nbsp; Someone already had that jadite/pink piece in their hand, might have been $80, in any case, sold.&nbsp; The hair jewelry was priced at $125 for the set.&nbsp; The earrings looked a little worse for the wear in person, so passed, but that hair set sold within the first hour as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meanwhile there was the rest of the house, so squeezed my way out of the jewelry and race to check out other things.</p><p><br /></p><p>Around the corner, a small pile of newer costume jewelry! Ack! Maybe I should have been there the whole time.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that is where I found this piece for $6.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]159083[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Was shocked it was still there.</p><p><br /></p><p>It kind of has both an old and new look to me, but I think it might be older.&nbsp; Marked &quot;Germany&quot; on the clasp.&nbsp; It is quite beautiful in the hand.&nbsp; Glass or some kind of stone, not plastic.&nbsp;&nbsp; No regrets.</p><p><br /></p><p>I actually got a few non-jewelry items.&nbsp; No huge treasure, but might double my money or better. Spent $24 total.&nbsp; Will take some photos in a bit and post.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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