Good deal? My Burmese Ruby, White Topaz and Blue Apatite?
hey all, i'm starting a little collection of loose, natural, and brilliant & round cut gemstones, and I was just curious if you guys thought these were good deals (already purchased, they are all round cut):
Pig. Blood Red Ruby; 1.36 carats, 6.51mm, heated, SI - $17.27 + $7.00 shipping from Thailand.
Blue Apatite; 4mm, .30 carats, unheated, VS - $0.99 + $4.95 shipping.
White Topaz; 7mm, 1.58 carats, VVS - $0.99 + $6.50 shipping.
Mainly I want to see if the ruby was a good deal or not?
The topaz and apatite are not too bad but the problem is the shipping cost which is about 5 times the value of the stones. The ruby is, without a doubt, the material that, when it comes out of the ground, is totally unfit for anything but a mineral sample. It is heated to close to its melting point and often has other materials melted into the structure to hide the cracks. For what it is the price is not over the top (providing it is as per the description) the market is absolutely flooded with this material at the moment. For a fine natural, untreated Burma ruby you would be paying around $3000 per carat.
Probably not what you wanted to hear, sorry.
Once u get it make sure u verify from a gemologist.