Posted: 8/18/2004 8:46:23 PM EDT
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Is tourmaline worth $85 per carat for "perfect" stones already cut, of about 4 carat size? The reason I ask is because an importer was in a silversmith's shop last weekend with boxes of stones he brought from Brazil, offering stones to the public at wholesale prices. There were also other stones of all types. I trust the silversmith, but my instincts about the importer set off the alarm bells; I want to find out if he was blowing smoke. |