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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marko, post: 2909651, member: 210&quot;]Wowzer on your finds, guys.&nbsp; I missed you all, I have been so busy at work.&nbsp; I went to a local bi-annual flea market a few weeks ago.&nbsp; I got up too early, it was dark outside, couldn&#039;t even see (I will remember a flashlight next time.)&nbsp; No early jewelry, but I stuck around from 6:30 am to 9:00 am, and people set up gradually.&nbsp; One person resells jewelry for decent prices, she was MOBBED and people were grabbing her sterling left and right.&nbsp; I got a few things from her, but I passed on a pair of sterling scarab earrings with hieroglyphics? on the back, they looked old and converted to pierced.&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t willing to spend $12 (foolish in retrospect.)</p><p><br /></p><p>While she was busy being mobbed, I turned around and an older couple had just set up.&nbsp; All the jewelry was $1 to $2.&nbsp; This is what I found:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]286124[/ATTACH] </p><p>The turquoise necklace is signed sterling Betty Thomas.&nbsp; I did get the Coro sterling vermeil brooch from mobbed lady for $10.&nbsp; Everything else was a dollar, except the sapphire? sterling bracelet, got that from another lady for 50 cents.&nbsp; I also got a pair of 14k jade earrings for $2 from her, I forgot to photograph them.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I left and hubby and I took a drive, but the sterling scarab earrings were bugging me.&nbsp; I went back, and of course, they were sold.&nbsp; But the couple I got most of the $1 sterling from had a box in the back of there display.&nbsp; I asked to look at it (I also got a ton of nice costume jewelry from them when I bought the sterling).&nbsp; Here&#039;s what was in the box:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]286125[/ATTACH] </p><p>It was a 14k 23 1/2&quot; gold necklace with crystal gold charms on it.&nbsp; It was a 26&quot; necklace and the piece of gold that was removed was in the box.&nbsp; I almost fell over when I asked what the price was and she said $1.&nbsp; She said she kept &quot;finding things&quot; and put them out when she found them.&nbsp; Wonder what I missed.&nbsp; I thought the stones were cyrstal, Swarovski, but I checked them with the presidium and they test from quartz to spinel.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen any on the internet like them- the heart-shaped and rounds.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]286126[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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