I thought it was trash.

Canerat · Aug 7, 2017

My wife was scratching through my collection of junk jewelry and found this Bvlgari pendant. I thought it was a stainless fake ear stretcher earring, and just tossed it in with my junk jewelry and forgot about it.
After my wife pointed out to me that it could be genuine, I checked inside for stamps, and it is stamped.
I looked on line to see what it's worth and they were over $1000 used without the chain. New with the chain they were over $2000.

I'm still scratching my head thinking this can't be right, looks like trash to me.

sandgroper · Aug 7, 2017

Wow, that's a valuable find! Congrats

I had something similar like that happen to me before. A few months ago I found a 9k ring with diamonds (not sure if they're real) in my 'low value rings' container. I probably didn't see the hallmark because it was written so small! I was putting the rings into a proper disply case when I found it!

Steve · Aug 7, 2017

Nice... You are finding some great stuff this year

Dirty Love · Aug 7, 2017

So, that was a Nice Save :yes:

............. Gold?
Someone is always willing to pay what others could not even imagine,.... more money than sense, as they say!
Heck, they just showed a pair of roller skate stilettos by Yves-Saint-Laurent on the morning news for $2600 :laughing:

DL

Leave-No-Coins-Behind · Aug 7, 2017

Great find twice. Once in the ground and then again in the junk jewelry container. I would hit the junk container again to see if there are anymore to be found!

FelixtheCat · Aug 7, 2017

Put that baby up on Ebay! :gettinmoney:

Mud-puppy · Aug 7, 2017

So is that Plat?

Canerat · Aug 7, 2017

X-Terra70 said:
Wow, that's a valuable find! Congrats

I had something similar like that happen to me before. A few months ago I found a 9k ring with diamonds (not sure if they're real) in my 'low value rings' container. I probably didn't see the hallmark because it was written so small! I was putting the rings into a proper disply case when I found it!

Thanks, lucky my wife noticed the name brand.

Steve said:
Nice... You are finding some great stuff this year

No Steve, this year has been terrible. Last year I did way better. Found about 4oz of 24k about 2oz of platinum and over 1kg silver

Dirty Love said:
So, that was a Nice Save ............. Gold?
Someone is always willing to pay what others could not even imagine,.... more money than sense, as they say!
Heck, they just showed a pair of roller skate stilettos by Yves-Saint-Laurent on the morning news for $2600
DL

Thanks yes 18k gold. You're right about more money sense.

Jak said:
Great find twice. Once in the ground and then again in the junk jewelry container. I would hit the junk container again to see if there are anymore to be found!

The night I found it, it was the only piece of jewelry for the hunt, I thought I got skunked.

FelixtheCat said:
Put that baby up on Ebay!

My wife showed her sister and she ended up taking it home. Anyway that's Christmas and birthdays covered for the next ten years.

Mud-puppy said:
So is that Plat?

No Mud it's 18k. Ugly as hell just got a good name. I don't understand why people buy this type of trash.

zeemang · Aug 7, 2017

Always a fun moment to realize something is worth more than the pile it was in!

DaviDs · Aug 7, 2017

I've been in their stores ...sales gals wearing Christian Louboutin shoes that cost more than an Excal. :shock:

If it's legit, you scored big time.

jjm861 · Aug 7, 2017

Ohhhhhh....that is a killer find. Congrats !!!

Canerat · Aug 7, 2017

zeemang said:
Always a fun moment to realize something is worth more than the pile it was in!

Yeah for sure Zee, I've found similar looking trash before so didn't even give it a good inspection.

DaviDs said:
I've been in their stores ...sales gals wearing Christian Louboutin shoes that cost more than an Excal. If it's legit, you scored big time.

I believe it's real, the stamp looked lazer etched, but it doesn't really matter I gave it away. To family though so I'm happy. My sister in law once lent me money so it's all good.

jjm861 said:
Ohhhhhh....that is a killer find. Congrats !!!

Thank you.

Steve · Aug 7, 2017

Canerat said:
No Steve, this year has been terrible. Last year I did way better. Found about 4oz of 24k about 2oz of platinum and over 1kg silver

For me too. I've been relegated to 1 beach that is heavily sanded in with 2 dicks that constantly harass me. Been the lowest summer total for me.since I started detecting

jwp1964 · Aug 7, 2017

Nice piece of trash. Congrats.

dirtydog · Aug 7, 2017

Now that is a home run when you make a find like that in your junk jewelry.

Vermonster · Aug 7, 2017

Wow, amazing what people will pay for stuff...... Great find for you!!!

TK-421 · Aug 8, 2017

Wow, that is an excellent re-find!
Yep- I probably would have tossed that in the junk-jewelry box too.
I found a bvlgari bellybutton piercing (yuck! why am I always finding those!?) but it doesn't have any other markings and I'm like 97% sure it's complete junk.
The only thinks I re-found from my junk box ended up being very small silver pendants. Nothing nearly as exciting as yours! Very cool stuff!

D O Durant · Aug 11, 2017

Its not exactly a pretty piece of jewelry. So you're paying dearly for a miniature , gold, bulgari tire rim on a chain?

Borneo_Bleeper · Aug 11, 2017

DaviDs said:
I've been in their stores ...sales gals wearing Christian Louboutin shoes that cost more than an Excal. If it's legit, you scored big time.

Dang! Now I need to get a shoe detector!

Numil · Aug 11, 2017

Congrats on a sweet save.... now excuse me while I go check my junkers

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