gemstone auctions on eBay

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I'm crying right now because a very special stone is getting NO love at all from the eBay crowd.  My wife and I spent about two hours going through a large batch of these strawberry quartz faceted stones (about three kilos worth- 15,000 carats) and found one really amazing stone.  Strawberry quartz is quartz that has inclusions of lepidocrocite that cast a red hue over the stone.  It's really beautiful and interesting stuff in my opinion, but usually it has a lot of black inclusions and very few red ones, so the effect is not that interesting.  We found one that has ONLY red inclusions and it's drop-dead gorgeous.  Please take a look and if you are inclined- put in a bid!  We started the auction very low for such high-quality material.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/162152835762?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

There is a video in that auction but I will paste it here as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFhfNgzq5SA

If you win any of my eBay auctions it's never a problem to pay me with bitcoin.  Some people are under the impression that you MUST use paypal but that's not true at all.  You can win an auction over on eBay, and in my seller's dashboard I can mark it "PAID" and it's none of eBay's business how it got paid- cash in person, a check in the mail, or bitcoin.

There are other cool auctions and more will be listed this week too.  This link always has my current auctions:

http://www.auctiva.com/stores/viewstore2.aspx?id=1950544&siteid=0&rlid=2100

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We've just opened our new eBay store!  Watch closely over the next few days because more stones are coming and so is a fabulous shipping promotion!

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

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Please keep an eye on our store!  Many new stones are coming, some items are on sale, and more and more of our auctions will offer free shipping.  As always if you win an auction you can pay me directly with bitcoin.  Some people are confused about how this works, but all you have to do is win the auction and let me know via message on this forum that you want to pay with bitcoin.  After payment is received I mark it paid on eBay and ship the stone directly to you.

Here is our store- please bookmark it and check back often:

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

If you are in the USA you can also pay for any eBay purchases with a personal check.  Of course if you wish you can use Paypal right on the eBay site and pay with a debit card, credit card, or via bank account debit.  The only hard part is figuring out which stone to buy!

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Summertime is slow in the gemstone business so take advantage of the lack of bidders and land a bargain!  Many auctions are starting very low and all auctions are NO RESERVE- if you win for the opening bid, you own the stone:

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

Ask any questions that you have right here on the thread, or send me a private message on this forum, or go to paragonuniversaltrade.com or tiptopgem.com as both of these forward to Paragon's Facebook page where you can leave a message.

This Kenyan dravite bi-color tourmaline is one of the rarest and most exciting stones that we have listed in a long time:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-dravite-bi-color-tourmaline-from-Kenya-1-64-cts-VIDEO-free-shipping-/162158344037

If you would like to own a stone that NOBODY else has, that tourmaline from Taita Taveta in the Coast Province of Kenya is ideal.  It's incredibly well-cut with superb brilliance, both yellow and orange body color, and it has incredible presence in the hand.  The sparkles will speak to you!  TOTALLY UNTREATED tourmaline- no heat or chemicals or resin or oil, and no surface coatings.  It was mined from the earth in Taita Taveta, Kenya and cut and polished ONLY. 

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How about this for a fabulous opportunity- I will give you a sneak-preview of a stone that is not yet listed in my eBay store!  Check out the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOxPUMtVVkE&feature=youtu.be&spfreload=10

The stone is a convex cut oligoclase from Madagascar that weighs 10.60 carats.  It is cut with a very interesting "spinning top" style that I've not seen before.  The opening bid is very low- watch my eBay store below as it will appear in a few hours- with free shipping!

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade







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This smoke-treated Ethiopian Welo opal will list in our eBay store very soon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNv1FPYHoO8

Smoke-treated Ethiopian material is designed to look like natural Australian black opal.  The treated Ethiopian material sells for far less than fine Australian black opal, so this will be a great opportunity to get a beautiful black opal at a very low price.

Of course this is not the only stone that is coming!  Melanie and I have been out on the gemstone bourse in the Jewelry Trade Center in Silom- the epicenter of the global gemstone trade- and we are bringing you the very best stones that Bangkok has to offer!  If you want to see more, please add me on Twitter:

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This is a really gorgeous fluorite that is not only cut in Thailand (true of most gemstones that we sell), but it also came out of the ground here. This gemstone was mined in Doi Than Ngoam, Phrae Province in northern Thailand and it is a beauty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_VN0Z6CrgY

This Thai fluorite weighs 9.997 carats, or just a teeny tiny bit below ten carats, and will be in our eBay store in a matter of hours.  Please bookmark this link and keep checking:

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

Don't assume that it is expensive!  Thai fluorite can be quite reasonable even for fairly large, well-cut, and beautifully colored gems like this example. 

Remember you can always send me a private message on this forum, or go to paragonuniversaltrade.com and you will be forwarded to our Facebook page where you can send me a message.

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A good friend of mine from Guinea brought an amazing piece of rough grandidierite to show me today.  WOW, talk about a rare stone!







That piece weighs 155 grams.  It is cabochon grade, but my friend hopes to have some high-quality pieces soon that will cut clean faceted gemstones.  I can't wait!!!  Here is a good article from GIA about this stone:

http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/winter-2015-gemnews-grandidierite-madagascar

Follow us on Twitter if you want to see our latest stones!  @tiptopgem

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NOTE: all of the pics below are visible if you click on them


This Zambian emerald is simply stunning, and it is going for a VERY low price right now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zambian-emerald-NO-resin-only-colorless-oil-1-59-carats-WITH-VIDEO-ships-free-/162162450268?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

This is an emerald that anyone would be proud to own or to wear in a ring or a pendant!  As the auction's end grows near we may see larger bids but right now it is still going for FAR below replacement value.



If you click on the auction link above you will also see a video of this amazing emerald.  It has a wonderful pure green hue with excellent saturation.  It has ONLY been treated with colorless oil- it is NOT a dyed stone like emeralds on eBay so often are, and it has had NO resin treatment.  Only colorless oil has been used- no dye and no resin, which would greatly reduce the value.  Emeralds treated only with colorless oil are the most valuable and desirable, and that is predominantly what we sell.



As always if you have any questions at all about this emerald just ask!  As a GIA Graduate Gemologist, I know my obligations to disclose gemstone treatments, describe stones accurately, and abide by all FTC guidelines.

OF COURSE YOU CAN ALWAYS PAY WITH BITCOIN IF YOU WIN ONE OF MY AUCTIONS!!!  I WILL ALWAYS ACCEPT REAL MONEY!

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THE PHOTO LINKS BELOW APPEAR BROKEN BUT IF YOU JUST CLICK ON EACH ONE YOU WILL SEE THE PICS!

Here is a preview of an AMAZING true FANTA colored spessartite garnet that we will auction off on eBay very soon.  I will not use a reserve price, and the bid will start very low for such an amazing stone.  This UNTREATED garnet is over five carats!!!!  It was mined in Nigeria, cut and polished ONLY.  This color is 100% natural.  This is a gemstone fit for a KING and you will feel like one when you hold it in your hand!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflFij5YouE&feature=youtu.be

Here are some pictures of this phenomenal stone:









The listing will begin on Paragon Universal Trade's eBay account on Sunday night Eastern Standard Time in the USA.  Here is the link to our eBay store:

http://stores.ebay.com/paragonuniversaltrade

You don't have to be a millionaire to own stones that are fit for a king.  You just have to jump when the opportunity presents itself.

THE SPESSARTITE GARNET IS LIVE NOW; PLEASE CHECK IT OUT:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNTREATED-Nigerian-spessartite-garnet-5-24-cts-WITH-VIDEO-ships-free-VIVID-COLOR-/162169584202?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

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The new stones are up!

     The new stones are up!  

       Check out the latest right here:

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

Three new garnets are listed, a new opal (one carat size) and a big big 7+ carat zircon from Cambodia.

Never hesitate to ask a question!  Ask it here on the thread, or send me a PM via this forum, or call 800-607-1425; if you are in the USA or Canada that is a toll-free number!  We are roughly (depending on daylight savings time status) 12 hours apart from Eastern Standard Time.  If it is noon in New York, it's midnight in Thailand.  If it's midnight in New York, it's noon here.



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Many listings that were formerly on auction are now fixed-price ("buy it now") listings WITH LOWER PRICES:



http://stores.ebay.com/paragonuniversaltrade



I always accept bitcoin for any eBay transaction.  If you buy a stone there, just message me either there or here and tell me you want to pay with bitcoin.  This is NEVER a problem!





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NEW listings today: yellow beryl (heliodor), mint beryl and aquamarine from Namibia- no treatment!

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Lots of new "buy it now" listings this week including Czech moldavite, Spanish sphalerite, Tanzanian raspberry rhodolite garnet, carnelian, and more:

http://stores.ebay.com/paragonuniversaltrade

Perhaps the easiest way to keep up on our latest listings is to add us on twitter:

@tiptopgem

Paragon's facebook page is another way to see our latest gemstones and jewelry:

https://www.facebook.com/ParagonUniversalTradeCo/

You can also add me as a friend if you would like!  Here is my personal page:

https://www.facebook.com/david.b.fortier

I am always very happy to answer questions about gemstones or jewelry.  Also if you want to buy anything on eBay, you don't have to use their payment system.  Make the purchase there, and then send me a message here on this forum or use the eBay messaging system to tell me "I'd like to pay with bitcoin."

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I've just listed two exceptional rubies from Montepuez mining region in Mozambique.  This mining area is producing some of the most beautiful ruby that the world has ever seen.  Please take a look:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNTREATED-Mozambican-pigeons-blood-ruby-GRS-report-1-02cts-WITH-VIDEO-/162195513627?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNTREATED-Mozambican-pigeons-blood-ruby-GRS-report-1-11cts-WITH-VIDEO-/162195498085?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you are looking for heated or untreated ruby from Mozambique.  I have access to exceptional stones of all sizes from one carat to ten carats and even larger.  Pigeon's blood color has never been so affordable- when Burmese material was the only game in town you had to invest an extraordinary sum to own top color.  Right now pigeon's blood color in one and two carat sizes is within reach for most ruby aficionados.  At three carats the price goes up quite a bit but nothing like 3-ct Burmese ruby, and the vast majority of Mozambican ruby is completely untreated.  As with the two rubies above which I've listed on eBay, independent laboratory reports are never a problem to obtain.  We do business with well-respected labs like Lotus, AIGS, GRS, and Tokyo Gem Lab on a regular basis.

If you want more information on this amazing ruby from Montepuez, Mozambique please feel free to get in touch with me and I would be more than happy to answer your questions.  I am not only a graduate gemologist (GIA), but I am also a stone collector and a ruby lover myself so it's not a bother!

Also don't forget to follow me on Twitter: @tiptopgem

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Super September is here!  Every item in our store is now on sale.

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

You'll find raspberry garnet from Tanzania, natural moldavite, matrix opal from Queensland, Australia, Welo opal from Ethiopia, ruby from Mozambique and sapphire from Ceylon.  Every single item is on sale for Super September.  We have heliodor beryl and aquamarine that are beautifully cut with great color.  Oligoclase!

We always accept bitcoin.  Grab some bargains!

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LOTS of new stones for the Super September Sale including malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambian amethyst, and rose quartz from Brazil.  I always accept bitcoin for payment.

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

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LOTS of new stones for the Outrageous October Sale including malachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambian amethyst, and rose quartz from Brazil.  I always accept bitcoin for payment.

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

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SILVER CROSS PENDANTS WITH QUALITY GEMSTONES ARE NEW!



Here is peridot:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/sterling-silver-cross-pendant-peridot-WITH-VIDEO-ships-free-/162220302064?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Here is premium rhodolite garnet:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/sterling-silver-cross-pendant-premium-rhodolite-WITH-VIDEO-ships-free-/162220306623?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

Do you need a custom silver cross pendant in a different stone?  Just ask me to make it!  Many stones are available.  Perhaps you want one with your birthstone?  Contact me for a quote.  Send me a message on this forum, or visit tiptopgem.com or paragonuniversaltrade.com which forward to my business Facebook page where you can leave me a message. 

Do you need a piece of jewelry for Christmas with a ruby from Mozambique, sapphire from Ceylon, or emerald from Zambia or Colombia and white or yellow gold or platinum?  We make rings, pendants and earrings and we've been doing this for a decade.  Send a message on this forum and give me your e-mail address.  I will add you to my newsletter mailing list so you can keep up with our sales and promotions. 



I sometimes give special discounts to members of this forum.  If you send me a message here on bitcointalk.org, I will only charge you $85 to draw a CAD of your custom jewelry project!  This is the same service you get from my eBay listing for $119.  You must pay in bitcoin to get the lower price!  Please take a look at the listing here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jewelry-Service-basic-3D-CAD-drawing-WHOLESALE-TO-THE-TRADE-OR-ONE-PIECE-/161678835994?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT




LOTS OF BRAND NEW ITEMS INCLUDING TOURMALINATED QUARTZ, QUARTZ WITH CHLORITE, AND AMAZONITE- ALL FROM BRAZIL AND UNTREATED.  MORE SPHALERITE FROM SPAIN, AND OLIGOCLASE FROM MADAGASCAR JUST ADDED!  RATANAKIRI PROVINCE CAMBODIA ZIRCON AND TANZANITE JUST ADDED!  CHECK OUT THE MEXICAN CANTERA OPAL AND UNAKITE AS WELL!!!

http://stores.ebay.com/Paragon-Universal-Trade

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Going out of business- bring me cash offers on any of these stones:  7.11ct emerald, 1.11ct pigeon's blood ruby, 1.02 pigeon's blood ruby, 3.42ct pink spinel, 38.26ct sillimanite cat's eye, or 2.97ct rubellite






Moving back to America- no reasonable offer refused!!!!!


The 1.11ct pigeon's blood ruby and the 7.11ct emerald are now sold.  

If you want to see details on the remaining stones (1.02 pigeon's blood ruby, 3.42ct pink spinel, 38.26ct sillimanite cat's eye, or 2.97ct rubellite), all are listed in my eBay store.  You will NOT have to pay eBay prices if you pay me with bitcoin.  I can simply stop the listing on eBay and sell direct to you- which saves me eBay and Paypal fees.  

See all of my store listings right here:

http://stores.ebay.com/paragonuniversaltrade

UPDATE: the 1.02ct pigeon's blood ruby is now sold as well.  That leaves these available:

3.42ct pink spinel, 38.26ct sillimanite cat's eye, 2.97ct rubellite

UPDATE: the 2.97ct rubellite is now SOLD.  The only two stones left in this lot are the 3.42ct pink Tajik spinel, and the 38.26ct sillimanite cat's eye from Mogok, Burma.  NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED! See them below:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Natural-VIVID-PINK-spinel-from-Tajikistan-3-42-cts-NO-TREATMENT-/162243819006?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Museum-Grade-sillimanite-cats-eye-Mogok-Burma-38-26cts-WITH-VIDEO-/162243819710?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

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The 3.42ct Tajik spinel is now SOLD...only the 38.26ct sillimanite cat's eye remains.  Please get in touch if you want to make an offer.  No reasonable offer will be refused!

See the sillimanite here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Museum-Grade-sillimanite-cats-eye-Mogok-Burma-38-26cts-WITH-VIDEO-/162243819710?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT



My wife and I are closing the business and moving back to America- no reasonable offer refused!  This is the finest and largest sillimanite cat's eye I've ever had the privilege to own.  Make me an offer and it can be yours.