Opal and 14kt yellow gold closure pieces? Help

[mimiwells]

Found this at auction last night, listed it,, not looking for bids, but your help would be appreciated.  It is a tongue closure but is there another set of words I can use.

[bluedaemon23]

Box clasp?

[thirry]

Yup, I agree with BlueD. Could be very useful for someone who's stringing pearls/drilled opals/other beads for a scrumptious necklace. It's really nice!

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[mimiwells]

Thank you Blue and thank you for the confirmation, I do appreciate it.  I may have over priced it,,,just because I like it...lol

[thirry]

I think your price is on target for a sale, or maybe even low for the actual value of both the gold and the stone (which looks very nice). Do you have a weight on it? Is it possible to post a larger file, especially for the opal? What are the measurements for the stone? I'd personally like a closer look at it. And that info and additional photos could help sell the piece.

(Enquiring minds...)

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[mimiwells]

So before I could change the title I had a bid,,,ugh,,,anyway.  The opal is about 1/2" in length, the clasp weighs between 2 and 3 grams,,,

[thirry]

Wow -- somebody knows they've found a bargain! I hope (!!!) others find your listing and bid up the price.

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[mimiwells]

**bleep** I take it I screwed this one up...ugh

[authentic*vintage]

Very nice!

[authentic*vintage]

I hate I missed out on it, I bid, but hubby and I went out to check the weather and I didn't get to snipe it. Hope the result is close to what you wished for!

[mimiwells]

Well the problem was is that I did not educate myself prior to listing it and I did not list it long enough.  Lesson learned for sure, although I did not spend a lot of money for it, so while not thrilled I am happy with the amount.

[rixstuff]

Totally - I salvage clasps and stones all the time to reuse in repairs.