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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joan, post: 9504622, member: 5398&quot;]I really appreciate everyone&#039;s comments since they prompted me to do a little more research on how the various stones compare on the hardness scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>My beads showed a hardness of 6 with the diamond tester. If what I found from a brief internet search is true, jadeite has a hardness of 6.5-7, aventurine 6.5, nephrite 6-6.5, serpentine 3-5.5, and soapstone 2.5-3.5. If that&#039;s true, it seems my beads would be nephrite (unless my diamond test isn&#039;t accurate).</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, I&#039;m thinking the most they may sell for is $10 if at all, which definitely isn&#039;t worth the time I&#039;ve spent on them, but they&#039;re a test to see what kind of buyers will be looking at an auction in small town Wisconsin (the auctions will start at $1, the auctioneer&#039;s commission is 17%, and he ships nationwide).</p><p><br /></p><p>If I weren&#039;t doing all the work, I&#039;m sure the auctioneer would just put them in a flat with a bunch of other costume jewelry. But I&#039;m giving him a flash drive with all the edited photos, titles, and descriptions for about 44 lots of vintage/antique jewelry, antique buttons, and a couple other small items, so his work will be minimal. He&#039;ll earn his commission from the multitude of other things in my sister&#039;s 50-year accumulation of antiques.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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