Quote from: btcltcdigger on March 12, 2020, 04:47:36 PM

Quote from: Timelord2067 on March 12, 2020, 04:41:49 PM

Yes, I did send the rough stones off - I went to a gem show in my local area and quickly found a guy who visits Thailand on gem buying tours. He took the stones over, they were cut and the items were posted back to me. Sometimes the guy will bring them back if they are ready before he returns. The various traders at the gem show were all happy to apraise the rough stones and were excited to see Sri Lankan Sapphires as they are a superior quality to the local Australian varieties.

The stones' cut size determines how much to pay (about $4 per carat) - I didn't have to pay until the stones were cut as there is no real way to determine a stones cut weight until it is done.

I see. I guess there's a reason now to take my wife to a gemstone exhibit here. Altho this might turn out to be a costly decision.
So, how much are those sapphires now worth? I'd expect a cut sapphire is much more valuable than an uncut one?

I don't know of him having cut sapphires, maybe a few, however they quite affordable, a bit more expensive than the garnets i bought tho but not too much, you can get a couple pieces for 20$ perhaps, can't remember exact pricing but it goes by karat/size. Since they way cheaper uncut you could perhaps start trying to learn to cut yourself or take them for proper cutting.