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<p>[QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4260493, member: 19137"]Debora, it was on a whim at an online auction. I didn't like the piece, but it was large enough I felt I could scavenge bits and have my jeweler produce something desirable; i.e. do what was originally done and assemble something new. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the end of the day, I feel like I paid to much at 300 or so dollars, and should have kept that bid in my pocket as bits like these take a long time to sell for any kind of money and I will have to sink some money into it first to get it to a place where I can get a decent ROI. I have walked this path many times, but just hate the thought of pieces like this getting scrapped.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4260493, member: 19137"]Debora, it was on a whim at an online auction. I didn't like the piece, but it was large enough I felt I could scavenge bits and have my jeweler produce something desirable; i.e. do what was originally done and assemble something new. At the end of the day, I feel like I paid to much at 300 or so dollars, and should have kept that bid in my pocket as bits like these take a long time to sell for any kind of money and I will have to sink some money into it first to get it to a place where I can get a decent ROI. I have walked this path many times, but just hate the thought of pieces like this getting scrapped.[/QUOTE]
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