Joined: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:44 pm Posts: 9 Location: houston, texas - usa
Hello,
I am studying Gem ID through the GIA online courses and I'm practicing with stones I have in stock. As i identified some of them as Synthetic Corundum (ruby and color change sapphires), my main issue now is to put a price on them. Looking over the internet with big jewelry suppliers and others, prices will go from $6 to $500. So, my question is, how do I know I have a $6 synthetic or a $500 one? Is there a website where i can go to find price samples? We've had those stones for years and I would not like to over or under sell them. Any advice will be truly appreciated. Thank you
Well the order of value for Synthetic corrudnum is generaly from lowest to highest:
1. Flame Fusion pennies - to one/two $/per ct cut (except the Mintly Green out of Europe which gets quite a bit more) 2. hydromthermal/pulled - these can get expensive the rough can be 6-9$/ct but some of it is inexpensive - it really varies, but certainly more valuable than Flame Fusion 3. Flux - very expensive for synthetic - depending on WHO grew the crystals, sky is the limit. -John
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