Unheated/Untreated ruby 1.27 carats with GIA report

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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

Also there is a spectacular stone that has only a single bid and ends in two hours- please take a look at this amazing UNTREATED chrysoprase!  Unlike most chrysoprase this one is FACETED, not cabochon style.  Very unusual, and very high-quality:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UNTREATED-faceted-chrysoprase-from-Australia-47-carats-WITH-VIDEO-/162149061112?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

My auctions are NO RESERVE- if you have the highest bid at the end YOU WIN THE STONE.  I don't have a secret "reserve price" like some eBay gemstone sellers do.  This is a risky proposition but we like it as it makes the auctions more exciting.

Of course as always, if you win on eBay you can pay with bitcoin- no problem at all!  Just send me a message on this forum, or via eBay after the auction and I would be happy to take your bitcoin payment.

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I've just listed an extraordinarily rare gemstone on eBay.  Please take a look at this bi-color dravite tourmaline from Kenya's Coast Province:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-dravite-bi-color-tourmaline-from-Kenya-1-27-cts-VIDEO-free-shipping-/162158344037?ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT

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The hottest days of summer are the coldest in the gemstone business!  Our slowest months are June, July, and August.  What does this mean for you?  It's a wonderful opportunity to jump on some of our eBay auctions because there is very little competition.  You can often win an item for only the very low opening bid.  Please take a look at our current auctions and grab the bargains!  Most of our listings even have a video:


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

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SUPERB emerald- just listed!  This is a no-reserve auction.  If you are the high bid, you will own this emerald!

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

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I've just posted some new stones so please take a look!

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

Also please follow me on Twitter!  @tiptopgem

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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

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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.



DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW @TIPTOPGEM ON TWITTER!

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Several new stones were just listed including a very beautiful Zambian emerald, an Australian chrysoprase, and a superb-quality untreated faceted opal from Welo, Ethiopia.  Please take a look at the current listings because if you are a gemstone collector you are sure to find something of interest to you:

http://stores.ebay.com/paragonuniversaltrade

NOTE: we've also added several really nice Yowah/Koroit matrix opals from Queensland, Australia as well!

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Several new stones were just listed including a very beautiful Zambian emerald, an Australian chrysoprase, and a superb-quality untreated faceted opal from Welo, Ethiopia.  Please take a look at the current listings because if you are a gemstone collector you are sure to find something of interest to you.  We've also added several really nice Yowah/Koroit matrix opals from Queensland, Australia as well!

LOTS of auctions ending on Sunday!  Very low starting bids- please take a look!

http://stores.ebay.com/paragonuniversaltrade



I always accept bitcoin for any eBay auctions.  If you win an auction 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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Were the pictures removed / outdated from the thread?

Anyway, I shew your FB page to my relative and we were amazed. His first question was about the honesty of your offer, but I shew him the user feedbacks and the official reports and he found them alright. He said that he would still wait with ordering for personal reasons yet but he said that he would definitely return to consider your offer. He would want to get a blue sapphire seal ring, at the end.

I also am thinking of buying it for him as a gift in the future, but we will see.

If you could share me some recent pictures, that we have not seen yet in your FB page, about your blue sapphire or even seal rings, I would appreciate it though and I am sure I could help my relative have sweet dreams by showing your pictures to him... until I buy a similar for him from you and his dream becomes reality x))

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Were the pictures removed / outdated from the thread?

Anyway, I shew your FB page to my relative and we were amazed. His first question was about the honesty of your offer, but I shew him the user feedbacks and official reports and he found them alright. He said that he would still wait with ordering for personal reasons yet but he said that he would definitely return to consider your offer. He would want to get a blue sapphire seal ring.

I also am thinking of buying it for him as a gift in the future, but we will see.

If you could share me some recent pictures, that we have not seen yet in your FB page, about your blue sapphire or even seal rings, I would appreciate it and I am sure I could help my relative have sweet dreams by showing your pictures to him... until I buy a similar for him and his dream becomes reality x))

Those image links still work- just click on each one and you will see!

If you show me an example of a blue sapphire seal ring, I can tell you if I've made one.  Also if you send me your e-mail via a PM on this forum, I can show you some of my recent projects.  Thanks for the post!

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Those image links still work- just click on each one and you will see!

No, I cannot view the pictures anymore :/ Some weeks ago I could view the pictures in this thread without a problem but nowadays I always get the invalid image proxy issue that was discussed on the forum before. In spite of having this issue, I still could ask for relevant pictures from you via PM, which I will do later, but maybe you could consider doing some research why the issue occurs. I think, fixing it could increase newcomers' attraction to your thread here  (;

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That's very strange- when I click on the links they all come up just fine.  Are you logged in when you click?  Not sure if that makes a difference though...

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That's very strange- when I click on the links they all come up just fine.  Are you logged in when you click?  Not sure if that makes a difference though...

Yes, I am logged in. I checked the URLs from the thread code and the code and the extensions are alright. When I visit the URLs directly, they show up fine in my browser. I was using the newest Firefox, but the whole case was the same from IE too because I checked it. My tips are either that the host ( postimg ) is somehow restricted by Bitcointalk or the pictures' sizes exceed the allowed size on the site.

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I use small images- I just checked a couple of them to be sure but they are like 140K.  No clue why they don't show up, but I think I just won't use images anymore when I post.  It's unfortunate but such is life.

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I use small images- I just checked a couple of them to be sure but they are like 140K.  No clue why they don't show up, but I think I just won't use images anymore when I post.  It's unfortunate but such is life.

We still could simply click on the placeholder to open any picture in your thread where you inserted hyperlink to the picture. Also I am very thankful for your kind private message, which I will answer after asking some additional questions from my relative so that I could provide you important details about the blue sapphire seal-ring we want. GLWS!

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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