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05-13-2016 04:28 PM
I was going through some old papers the other day & saw my receipt for a 14kt gold bracelet with lapis ends on the clasp I bought from Q in 2003 for $168. It was almost 10 gr of gold.
05-13-2016 04:37 PM
Those were the days, weren't they!!
05-13-2016 04:48 PM
I can relate. I have 2 nice, heavy, 14K bracelet that are decades old. New, I gotta think they are several hundred dollars each. No way did I spend that much on them.
05-13-2016 05:04 PM
@NightowlzYep - gold cost about $413 on the commodity markets then. Those of us who shopped QVC during those days and bought our classic gold wardrobes were living in lucky times.
I rarely even look at gold nowadays - here at the Q or elsewhere. I do sort of watch the market price of gold with the idea that one of these days, I'll sell off the pieces I no longer wear.
05-13-2016 08:25 PM
Yes, these were good times. They spoiled us with a never ending array of beautiful gold and gems.
05-13-2016 08:41 PM
yes...me too. I had a friend who went to hawaii in the 90's and she was a veteran of the "swap meets" that were held there. For the 240$ I sent with her to buy me a few chains, she returned with two, diamond cut solid...not hollow chains. One 18" and one 24" and they are beautiful. Gram weights were 11 grams and i forgot what the other one is but they are substantial. What a huge bargain never to be done again. I dont wear them as often as I used to but I will never sell them.
05-13-2016 11:04 PM
We were very lucky to have experienced purchasing gold back then. I sold a bunch of smaller pieces of gold about five years ago to pay for a mri of my doxie's nose. I had cash to spend and cleared out pieces I rarely wore. I kept most of the things I wore most and still wear. Funny, but I do not wear most of my jewelry as often now, so I decided to get it out to enjoy while I can. It takes an effort to put jewelry on and off as I now live on a farm and do not want to lose my jewelry in the pasture!
05-14-2016 02:03 PM
Those were the good old days. Doubt we will ever see them again.
It's a nice bracelet & I still wear it. Looks just like it did when I bought it. I have had the lapis ends fall off the clasp twice. I had it repaired at the jewelry shop Zales uses. 1st time it cost me $6, 2nd time it was $12 for the blue lapis stone.
05-14-2016 09:20 PM
I'm with you ladies on lamenting the loss of those days when 14K was under $20 a gram. I have a Mirawheat IG bracelet that I love and would never consider buying it now at the current prices. (Anyway, couldn't find it anywhere but the bay because IG is out of business.)
I notice that my younger co-workers don't wear any yellow gold - it's all white metals. The engagement/wedding sets are in white gold or platinum. The fashion jewelry is all white base metal. I'm sure they look at my pieces and think they're outdated.
05-15-2016 02:13 PM - edited 05-15-2016 02:16 PM
I bought huge amounts of heavy Italian gold jewelry back whe gold was at 100-200 dollars a gram.... Most of ot from value vision( shop nbc/ evine live today).I had one necklace that was 90 grams alone! Most pieces were 20 grams and up. I sold it all when gold peaked at its highest price a couple years ago and made a small fortune! Now that is my retirement nest egg! I kept just the pieces I liked the best. I had a ton of it.
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