Now they ARE extracting the urine!!

[Klosblue]

Nearly choked on my lunch when I saw this:-
http://www.gemstv.co.uk/shop-detail.jsp?product=UIV4347&category=preweb&colourScheme=2

On their website reduced from £1314 to £1011 but sold for £699 - yes I did say £699!!!

I had a wee look at TJC's website and found an Iliana pendant with similar carat weight of 0.50 but with less stones and 3gms more gold. It's on their site at £409 which means you could probably take a good whack off if it was on their Falling Auctions
https://www.thejewellerychannel.tv/popups/viewdetail.aspx?StockCode=562163

I know they are totally different designs but I cannot believe 2 people actually bought it for £699! What happened to the recession? I bet the diamonds are of a poorer quality than TJC's Iliana one too! Please tell me if I'm missing something here!

 

[petpixie]

It's worrying that people are paying such over the odds prices. I just hope it's people with more money than sense and not people who can ill afford it, getting sucked in to the whole ambience of tv jewellery selling. I just feel the very least these channels can do is sell at a reasonably realistic price. £699 for diamond chips beggars belief.

 

[Meeshoo]

OMG!!! How much?????

If it were one stone totalling .50ct then the price is right. Millions of chips - no no no no no!

 

[PandaBear]

I do feel as though the inflated prices seem to be getting the norm at the moment, I saw this pendant and couldn't believe how expensive it was - what's happened to 'cutting out the middle men' and having good prices & competitive prices, all very sad that these channels seem to be putting up the prices so much - don't know how people can afford to pay these such inflated prices - and I dread to imagine what there valuations would say

 

[debsie]

Nah! They've put the decimal point in the wrong place surely?!!! I can't think anyone would pay that much for chippings - would they?????

 

[Beady Belle]

Flipping 'eck!!!

I bought this on the VAT refund weekend, OK, nothing like the heart design, only 9ct w/g, and half the gold weight, but the diamonds are really white and sparkly, oh, and I paid £85 for it!


http://www.gemstv.co.uk/Shop/productDataSheet.jsp?productid=UES4459&menuselection=3&colourScheme=1

:doggie:

 

[PearlyQueen]

I remember the days of the Darls pendant - granted it was 9k not 18, and probably very light but the 1/2 carat of diamond was just in 7 stones and it sold around £75.
Bling prices are definitely getting silly everywhere now, glad I have a small warehouse full already!

 

[Pinkpussycat]

It's not called May Day Madness for nothing. PC:

 

[MissMagpie]

That's madness!!!

Your pendant is lovely, M4G.

 

[catz]

Saw this on rocks.tv - a ring, 9k y gold but half a carat of diamonds and at £102 on coloured rocks - so considerably less at auction - much more reasonable IMAO
http://www.colouredrocks.com/i-fs482/0-50ct-diamond-ring/