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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 5995351, member: 51"]Thanks for all of the responses. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> No smell to these, lol! Maybe one day I'll break down and get a gem tester but I just don't come up with these mysteries too often. If I knew a jeweler personally, I'd give that a shot, but more than likely a jeweler would refuse to give a definite. They'd suggest getting a professional gem evaluation with them for some fee. Where I live they have grown tired of giving free advice knowing in likelihood it's going to be used in some Ebay auction.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sooo.... I guess big question is this. Of the above mentioned gems, are any so much more valuable than the others? I was thinking that the overall value was due to the design and the 14K more than anything, and could just say I wasn't sure whether "ruby, garnet or pink sapphire". Would that be screwing up big time?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 5995351, member: 51"]Thanks for all of the responses. :) No smell to these, lol! Maybe one day I'll break down and get a gem tester but I just don't come up with these mysteries too often. If I knew a jeweler personally, I'd give that a shot, but more than likely a jeweler would refuse to give a definite. They'd suggest getting a professional gem evaluation with them for some fee. Where I live they have grown tired of giving free advice knowing in likelihood it's going to be used in some Ebay auction. Sooo.... I guess big question is this. Of the above mentioned gems, are any so much more valuable than the others? I was thinking that the overall value was due to the design and the 14K more than anything, and could just say I wasn't sure whether "ruby, garnet or pink sapphire". Would that be screwing up big time?[/QUOTE]
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