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Great minds, Itsapinkthing, great minds! :)

hot shoes, LL -- however, I can't see the jolly green giantess dress

I bought these this weekend:



and I have to post these even though I bought them a couple of weeks ago:


The etsy seller described them as gold fill and didn't know if they were real opals. I could tell they were not gold filled (color, texture, craftsmanship signalled at least 14k to me),  and knew those were real opals.  The were listed for $12 + $3 shipping. I thought, I'm going to take a chance on these, and if they are crap, then I'm only out $15.  I've been wanting some nice antique/vintage opal earrings for quite a while, and these appeared to be the quality I was looking for.

I received them.  They are 10 carats of boulder opals set in heavy 14k gold.  Someone must have just stored them in the box that read gold filled.  I've priced them out and the retail price for earrings of this quality ranges from $1000-$2000.

They are absolutely stunning and I get so many compliments on them -- they're gorgeous and eye-catching.  They have an overall blue cast with a big flash of red  Picture doesn't do them justice...

I felt a little guilty that this woman sold these for so little.  I went in to her other auctions and identified a couple of her antique jewelry listings for her to educate her and help her sell the items (which sold very quickly after she changed the descriptions...)

-- Edited by D on Monday 3rd of May 2010 09:58:16 AM

Kelly wrote:

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Holy crap, D!

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I know!  I have been receiving a lot of big windfalls lately -- must be my good karma finally kicking in

 

leah_leanna wrote:

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D wrote:

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hot shoes, LL -- however, I can't see the jolly green giantess dress

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Here's the link D, 'cause no one should not be left out of enjoying my misery! :)  It's the Kelly green colour...which in real life is crazy green!
http://www.davidsbridal.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplayView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10051&catentryId=6096963

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not sure what happened the first time around, but i can see the pic in your post now.

it's absolutely hideous

 

Leah- I know that bridesmaid dress. Intimately. I was basically the only one not wearing it (in purple) to my little brother's wedding last Sept. The bride told us we could prick any dress we wanted from David's in that material and in her color choice. All the other bridesmaids chose that exact dress (no accounting for taste!) I went with a different , straighter, better fitted dress and refused to let them bully me into going with the majority.  Thank god.  That was one of the heaviest and most uncomfortable dresses I've ever tried on.

My sympathies.

D- what a deal!  Good karma indeed!  And it was very nice of you to help the seller out so that she learns a little more about the items she is selling.  More good karma coming your way!


I bought this American Apparel dress from Loemann's this weekend.  I saw it on Beyond the Rack (or one of those sites) last week but couldn't get it in time.  Found it Sunday and figured it was meant to be.  Plus, who doesn't love an easy summer dress for $15?

BTW- it looks a lot classier on me.  Mainly because I very rarely ever stand like that.  But pairing it with a belt helps too.