First, let us say a few words about the price of green amethyst jewelry. It is well known that prasiolite (green amethyst) jewelry can be rather expensive. It is expensive not so much due to the value of raw green amethyst stones -- those loose prasiolite stones are pretty much cheap. I have witnessed this so many times and can tell this fact with certainty. The price has to do with some additional production factors, such as faceting, using much more expensive diamond gemstones, and with using gold or platinum support for the prasiolite jewelry articles.
A couple of weeks ago I went to my local crystals and minerals supplier. It is a huge shop placed in a huge 3 story house literary filled to the top with various minerals, semi precious and precious stones. I was looking for some loose diamond stones for my own collection. Let me be clear here, I was not looking for expensive, fancy, faceted colorless diamonds. I knew that they had some nice small opaque black diamond pieces, each being on sale for less than $100. Then in the middle of my search for my perfect little diamond companion, the owner pointed my attention toward a box with their new supply of cherry size raw prasiolite stones from Brazil. The green amethyst stones were far from perfect -- they were irregularly shaped and not faceted, but still I could imagine how a skilful jewelry producer could at least in principle use them to produce some smaller more complete gemstones. And yes, their price was around $7 each. I asked the store owner how come, given that those prasiolite natural stones are so cheap, the jewelry made out of them is so incredibly expensive. He just shook off his head and we went to discussing another subject.
It is probably a good place to remind ourselves that by faceting and polishing, the prasiolite gemstones' ability to transmit positive vibrations is actually accentuated. This is not always true with any precious stone, but with green amethyst or purple amethyst it is the case. So be prepared to cope with these higher vibrations once you have purchased your prasiolite jewelry. If you have been drawn to this beautiful stone instinctively or intuitively then its vibrations are exactly what you need at the moment to stabilize or balance your energy field.
Well, this was a digression, but hopefully it just proved my point here: you should find a way to buy more affordable prasiolite jewelry. One of the ways to do that is to take part and use the advantages of online auctions. Buying prasiolite and, in general, other gemstone jewelry online is something quite different than doing the same in a store where you can actually feel and touch the stones. But here we are faced with having all those beautiful gems in front of our eyes without the glass window separating us from the commodities. This can have a special emotional pull since the jewelry articles, and their price is easily approachable, and you are usually only one click away from the purchase.
Whether or not you we have stumbled upon a perfect piece of prasiolite jewelry, you should know a couple of things when bidding on an online auction. First of all you should set up a realistic price range, which means that often you would have to make compromises with regard to qualities of the jewelry article you will get. So the first step is to get to know the features of the green amethyst item you are bidding on and to determine how much money you are willing to give off. But be aware that when you make a bid, it is as if you are signing a contract. After the bid you cannot change your mind, and eventually if the auction is finished you will be compelled to pay the price you bid.
By the way, I bought one of the raw green amethyst stones I found in the store from the beginning of this post. I had to pay exactly $6.5 for it. It is now hanging around my neck from time to time. I put it inside a golden spiral which is partly obstructing the view, making it less obvious that the stone is not faceted nor polished, but just a raw natural prasiolite. This way I enjoy the vibrations of prasiolite without having to pay too much for a high priced piece of jewelry. They are not as strong as it is the case with those exquisite brilliant green amethyst stones embedded in 14k white gold, which I might put on special occasions only.
