Topic: ruby, sapphire, emerald, and diamond- plus custom jewelry - page 3. (Read 11521 times)

Take a shot!  You might win this one for the low starting bid of $39.95!  Remember, I will accept bitcoin for any stone that you win on eBay.  Of course you also have the option of using Paypal (the devil) to pay, with the advantage of using a credit card.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162135913312?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Our prices are well below market for comparable goods.  Our marketing costs and overhead are very low, and we source stones directly here in Thailand without intermediaries.  The colored gemstone supply chain is very long and inefficient.  Your local jeweler can buy from a "wholesaler", but he bought from a wholesaler who bought from one who came to Thailand to buy.  All I have to do is take the elevator down 7 floors from my office and there is a gemstone bourse where I can buy.  Across the street is the Jewelry Trade Center skyscraper, where you will find the largest single gemstone bourse on the planet.  I don't have to pay a "wholesaler" to buy stones for me, so I can offer them for less money.  You have the advantage of buying direct.

Though I'm interested, I don't know much about jewelry market.

I'd like to know, are your prices more or less the ones of the market?

Hi cartell0- if you want an independent laboratory report for any stone that we sell just ask.  You choose the lab, not us.  I've been selling gemstones and making fine jewelry for over a decade.  As "tiptopgem" on eBay I had about 700 positive reviews and no negatives.  Our current account there is fairly new- "paragonuniversaltrade"; my wife Melanie and I registered it when we established our corporation in Thailand in 2013.  Feel free to google around for Tip Top Gem, "David Fortier", and Paragon Universal Trade to find information about us on the gemstone forums and  other platforms.  If you find a single negative comment anywhere it would shock me.  

We also have some "trust" here on this forum, and there are comments by people who have purchased gemstones from us and for whom we have made custom fine jewelry.  While there is always a chance for a retailer to "go rogue" and run away with your money, I think after you do some research you will realize that this possibility is very small in our case.  Selling gemstones and making custom jewelry is our only business- it's how we pay our bills.  I can't get rich selling one stone to you, rather I want to thrill you with your first purchase so you keep coming back and so you tell your friends and family about us.

Note that I am not just a random guy selling gemstones- I am a GG (graduate gemologist).  I made a substantial financial investment to go to gemology school and learn this trade.



You can verify my credentials at gia.edu.  I am also a member in good standing of the GIA Alumni Association.  I've sold at the largest gemstone show in the world in Tucson several times as well, and if you would like to talk to some other industry members who can vouch for me I would be happy to supply contacts.

Another very easy way to get in touch with current clients is to add me as a friend on Facebook.  I post gemstones and jewelry there, and many of the people who comment on my posts are current clients.  Feel free to send any of them a message and ask about me- that will provide a very good random sampling of people who have done business with me and my wife.

This is a video that I made in 2008 in Chanthaburi, which is the gemstone market in eastern Thailand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rbpnk47t_c

My wife and I lived in Chanthaburi for a couple of years, but as fine jewelry became more important to our business we chose Bangkok because most of our strategic partners are here in the Silom gem district.  We actually have a "bricks and mortar" office in Silom:

Paragon Universal Trade Co., Ltd.
BIS/Warner Building 8th Floor 8A7
Mahaesak Road, Suriyawong
Silom
Bangkok 10500
Thailand

We are there every day, Monday to Friday (except Thai holidays), and we've had an American toll-free number for over a decade: 800-607-1425.

If you have any other questions just let me know, and thanks for asking!

How will I check if these gems are pure and not glass made? also how ca I trust a stranger with so much money by paying first?

If you are looking for collectible gemstones like tsavorite garnet, rhodolite garnet, Mali garnet, bi-color tourmaline, or chrysoberyl (cat's eye or faceted) just holler at me.  If you type in "tiptopgem.com" or "paragonuniversaltrade.com" you will be forwarded to Paragon's Facebook page.  Send me a message from there, or just send a message on this forum.  If you would rather, dial 1-800-607-1425 and talk to me directly or leave a voice message.  I will do my best to find the stone that you want!



We can also supply ruby, sapphire, emerald or diamond.

You can win this stone on eBay for far less than $159 per carat.  Feel lucky?  Click the link below and register your bid!  You can ALWAYS pay with bitcoin if you win an auction from us on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162126732903?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

If you are a fan of emerald please holler at me!  My wife and I can source truly great stones at a reasonable price here in Thailand. 

This is a natural tanzanite trillian that weighs 2.54 carats and measures 8.72 x 8.70 x 5.65mm deep.  It is heated.  Good color and great brilliance.  165USD per carat plus 12USD shipping for registered mail.

This is peridot from Pakistan- no treatment.  Peridot is the birthstone for August and this is a superb example of a truly beautiful one.  This weighs 1.30 carats and dimensions are 7.28 x 5.94 x 4.31mm deep.  20USD per carat plus shipping.







Virtually any stone that I post here can be made into a ring, pendant, or other piece of jewelry that you desire.  Please contact me for details about the process!

This is a natural tanzanite, 3.90 carats, heat-treated (as virtually all tanzanite are) and with exceptional violet-Blue color and great brilliance.  This stone weighs 3.90 carats and dimensions are 10.09 x 10.05 x 6.64mm deep.  250USD per carat.





 

You find the girl and I will find the stone!!! 

It has to be GIA.  I know a good broker but he's on the west coast and I can't get there.  If you guys offer legit stuff and can beat bluenile prices then I would consider it.  Well, when I get the money and the girl.  See, always thinking ahead.  lol.  Thanks!

Hi VERUMinNUMERIS- let me know what you are looking for and I can talk to some of the diamond brokers here and get a price for you.  Let me know shape, weight in carats, color, clarity, and what kind of report you want.  GIA reports tend to be highest prices.

How high end do you go on wedding diamond solitaires?

Don't buy this gemstone.  Collecting gemstones is worse than a drug habit, and once you start there is no turning back.  If you are already addicted then this message is for you- buy this chrysoprase!  Chrysoprase is one of the most valuable forms of quartz, and it gets its color from nickel.  This stone was mined in Australia, as most fine chrysoprase is.  It has not been treated- no heat or dyes or fillers!  This stone is 100% natural.  The dimensions are 11.21 x 9.00 x 4.47mm deep, and it weighs 2.91 carats.  The price is $14 per carat plus $12 shipping for registered mail.  Note as well that if you buy more than one stone, you only pay shipping one time provided all stones can be shipped together and via the same method.

This untreated sapphire is from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and has amazing brilliance and a light yellow color that is simply gorgeous.  No treatment of any type- no heat, no resin or wax or oil fillers.  This stone was mined from the earth and cut and polished ONLY.  $200 per carat.  Independent laboratory report available upon request.  Tokyo Gem Lab reports cost $35; if you would like a report from a different lab just ask me and I will give you a quote and a timeline.  Insurance is available.  Registered mail is 12USD.  FedEx and UPS Express are also available.







Dimensions of this gemstone are 7.60 x 5.86 x 3.71mm deep.  It weighs 1.47 carats.  Please inquire if you need more information!

This is another gorgeous Welo opal, untreated, from Ethiopia.  Dimensions are 8.16 x 8.08 x 4.40mm deep, and it weighs 1.51 carats.  Price is $40 per carat.

This is Welo opal from Ethiopia- completely untreated.  It weighs 1.83 carats and dimensions are 11.12 x 8.30 x 5.15mm deep.  $35 per carat.