Okay, I’ve done the research, and here’s the breakdown as of Friday’s gold market — the prices listed for .925 solid Sterling Silver, 14 karat filled gold, 18k solid gold, and 24k solid gold are what I have to get paid to send them out. IT TAKES A WEEK TO GET THE GOLD.
14 KARAT FILLED GOLD:
- EARRINGS — .22 gauge — $35.00/pair
- PENDANT SMALL — .20 gauge — $35.00 each
- PENDANT LARGE — .14 gauge — $99.00 each
.925 STERLING SILVER SOLID:
- EARRINGS — .22 gauge — $35.00/pair
- PENDANT SMALL — .20 gauge — $35.00 each
- PENDANT LARGE — .14 gauge — $49.00 each
- PENDANT X-LARGE — .12 gauge — $69.00 each
18 KARAT SOLID GOLD:
- EARRINGS — .22 gauge — $69.95/pair
- PENDANT SMALL — .20 gauge — $88.00 each
24 KARAT .999 FINE SOLID GOLD:
- EARRINGS — .20 gauge — $1,250.00/pair
- PENDANT SMALL — .20 gauge — $650 each
- PENDANT LARGE — .14 gauge — $3,500.00 each
Those are the prices, based on what I have to pay to make them. As you know, I donate my time and skills to the project, so I don’t get paid for any of my time spent on making jewelry, which is my own choice, hoping the spirit of the thing will someday catch on.
As you will no doubt note, the prices are right to the bone, so there’s no opportunity for carelessness or waste — every single bit of scrap gets used, nothing is overlooked in my quest for total upcycling of “scrap” precious metals.
People always ask, “Is the solid 24 karat gold sigil any better than the others?” The objective answer is, it’s a matter of personal taste. I prefer the pure solid gold for EVENT use, and the gold-filled, 18 karat gold and sterling silver for daily wear.
Please get the message out about this — it has to do with using all the resources at your disposal and not wasting through carelessness and inattention. You’d be amazed at the things people throw out, but by that, I don’t suggest you start dumpster-diving today.
I really was hoping to get the cost of the big .999 fine gold sigil down to something realistically affordable, but it can’t be done — that’s an awful lot of gold, and it’s much more expensive than mere 14k, which is only a little more than half gold, with the rest being a variety of other metals such as silver and copper, plus lots of impurities that are not in the higher karat gold.
14k is cheaper, 14k gold-filled is even cheaper than that, and silver is about the same price as gold-filled, so it’s just a matter of choice which metal is your favorite.
The solid 18k gold is very very limited, and when it’s gone, I will probably not order it again, so enjoy life, while you can, monkey-boy! (two films, Dracula & Buckaroo).
Okay, back to work I go, to my jewelry bench, to make hundreds (no, I’m not kidding) of the smaller 14k gold-filled very affordable identity badges, meaning the Atlantean Sigils, of course.
I expect that folks will start getting these out there along with the membership cards and other benefits of joining the Atlantean-Society, including bragging rights:
“Hey, I used to live in Atlantis, and I can prove it. Wanna see my membership card?”
What better proof is that?
This is a real GATEWAY TO FUN, and will help you identify folks who are worth knowing and talking to and maybe even meeting with once a week, eh?
You can MARKET these on eBay and Etsy and all those selling venues, and even on facebook, so don’t hesitate to jump in and join the fun. It really IS fun, and you’ll have some fascinating conversations, I absolutely promise you will.
Here’s a video I’d like to share with you. If you log onto his channel, mention that I sent you, okay?
There’s much more about this stuff, that we will no doubt cover in this morning’s workshop.
See You At The Top!!!
gorby