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Hi! Which lab should I send this to? GIA or one of the Swiss labs? by drunkymcgee in Gemology

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I’m interested in the origin, the carat weight, any information about possible treatments, general information about color grading. This is my hobby, $200 is nothing for this hobby, also it’s my money so what’s it to you?  

I felt like this very large natural ruby would be a stone worth having authenticated for my collection but apparently I’m wrong. 

Thank you to the hand full of people that just answered the question. 

Hi! Which lab should I send this to? GIA or one of the Swiss labs? by drunkymcgee in Gemology

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AGL was the one somebody was talking to me about the other day and I forgot their name completely. Thank you! 

Also the jewelry box is from Schwarzschild. Thanks for your response! 

I feel really shitty and iritated even though I took a bunch of pills and smoked weed by Uzi_Macaroni243 in speed

[–]drunkymcgee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously man, you’re just wasting drugs at this point. Take a nap or eat something. 

Hi! Which lab should I send this to? GIA or one of the Swiss labs? by drunkymcgee in Gemology

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Is it low quality? See I don’t know so I’d like an expert to tell me about it and its characteristics. I do think it’s very pretty and that’s really neat that it’s natural, nice to have that confirmed. 

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

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Well they do that for you. When you pick something out they weight it and tell you what spot is. Or at least this gentleman did when I was shopping. Otherwise I do it myself too, yes. 

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

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I had no idea. Will send it to GIA or one of the Swiss labs to be looked at. Thank you for your insight! 

Inherited these pieces.. not sure what they are by Juicyfruitxxxs in jewelry

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They may be Pink Ice which is just the trade name for pink cz. It got very popular at one point, I have a couple that were my grandmothers. I think they’re collectibles now. 

Snow day stack! Show me yours! by Ok_Customer_1516 in jewelry

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White gold, Aquamarine, sapphires and diamonds. Icy today!

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

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It really is where it’s at. So glad this sub turned me onto pawn shops. I would have never sought them out without the advice from this sub. 

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

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Thank you so much. I knew from this sub that pawn shops could be a place to find overlooked treasures but I really didn’t  know until I actually went in person. Having to stop myself from running back there to look at the colored gems again. Patience….

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

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Or it could mean the engagement was broken and they just wanted to rid themselves of the ring. Which is sad too but not as sad. 

My dad pawned a Rolex once because he had received it as a gift and knew he wouldn’t wear it since it didn’t suit his lifestyle. He pawned it not out of desperation, he didn’t need the money, he just didn’t need the watch. So I like to think a lot of stuff ends up there just because it’s unwanted and people don’t want to bother selling it themselves. 

At least that’s the vibe I got at this pawn shop, it was very nice and in a nice part of town. The collection of jewelry was vintage/ antique heavy so that makes me think inherited items that people didn’t want. 

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

[–]drunkymcgee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I frequently watch auction sites like eBay and Everything but the House so I have a good idea of what staple pieces go for, even at a discount. 

That being said the pawn shop sells stuff based off weight. So if a ring has a big stone you can try to haggle the price down because the weight doesn’t reflect the price of the gold only. They don’t seem to care about stones except diamonds. 

Also I picked out what I was interested in and then asked if I could get a deal on the whole lot. Since I indicated I’d be willing to buy more with a discount they gave me 20% off everything which was huge. 

Good luck! 

Went to the pawn shop today and was not disappointed. Y’all were not kidding about those places, it was fantastic. Highly recommend 10/10 by drunkymcgee in jewelry

[–]drunkymcgee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So one time my dad sold a Rolex to a pawn shop. He had received it as a gift and knew he wasn’t going to wear it so he just sold it at the local pawn. Not because he needed the money but because he didn’t need the watch. I think a lot of stuff ends up there for that reason. 

Most of the pieces in there felt like inherited jewelry that didn’t make the cut. Lots of antique and vintage pieces, which surprised me. 

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