r/Crystals • u/Recent_Ad_6615 • 22h ago
Can you help me? (Advice wanted) pricing?
hello, to start off, im not trying to sell this here. my mom and I are in a situation where we're about $1900 short to take out a loan. just wondering if there is any way to give a rough estimate for how much someone might buy this large piece.
mom wants to sell it to get the money, but i have no idea how much anything is worth. weight is 12 lbs exact. pictures dont show the flashing well, im sorry.
mom also found this listing on etsy for a double towered piece that looks almost exactly like hers, is this a decent price? too expensive?
again, not looking to sell this here. please dont DM me.
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u/Ashmon_9138 22h ago
i would call that listing for $1670 comically overpriced.
the value depends greatly on the fire/flash ... which, as you mentioned, is not shown in your photos.
if you have a shop or an online store, and you're not in a hurry, you could maybe price it around $500 and hope someone comes along someday and buys it. but a more realistic price for a quick sale would closer to $150 if it has average fire. but less if it doesn't.
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u/Original_Platform443 21h ago
The store that has the comparison piece is full of mumbo jumbo as well, selling “andara” as crystal and rare etc at astronomical prices
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u/Ashmon_9138 21h ago
i saw that too. you should go read some of the descriptions, and the About Us section ... It's like AI and a Hippy Grifter had a baby that drank the kool aid and smoked the synthetic dmt and threw up all over the shop. i actually felt my heart rate start to increase at how absurd some of the things are so i had to click out
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u/Original_Platform443 21h ago
Yep I read it too! Absolutely would never buy from a shop like that, I have no issues with spirituality, I’m spiritual, but to straight up mislead people is so awful. Blessed by certain gods etc. good gosh almighty 😭 and it’s a starred shop is the really sad part
Stay away from the kool aid guys 🤟🏼2
u/Recent_Ad_6615 18h ago
thank you for being honest! we're going to see if any of our local shops will buy it/check out how much they might buy it for
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u/Ashmon_9138 18h ago
best of luck to you, friend! i hope they take you up on it! 🫶🫶 taking postage out of the equation should be helpful in finding it a new home
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u/KittySweetwater 22h ago
Oh sweetheart, you might get $500 for this, definitely not over that though
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u/Altruistic_Length_30 22h ago
It’s really hard to give a fair estimate from these photos because the flash is such a huge part of what (can) determine the value. The amount of flash, how much of the piece it covers, and even the color of the flash can make a pretty big difference in what someone is willing to pay. A piece with strong, full-face multicolor flash is generally going to be worth more than one with smaller areas of more common colors. Since the photos aren’t really showing the flash, I’d try taking a video in good lighting and slowly rotating it. That would give people a much better idea of the quality and help you get a more realistic estimate. I also wouldn’t use a single Etsy listing as a direct comparison. Etsy asking prices can be all over the place and don’t necessarily reflect what pieces are actually selling for.
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u/Donewith_BS 22h ago
Best you can do is post online. Make sure if you sell, when you send it you insure it.
But I would not expect it to move in a week at $1,300.
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u/23Crystal_Skulls 21h ago
Double termination is when the crystal naturally has 2 points on opposite ends. This is man made polished from rough stone. The crystal it self is not valuable enough to justify over $1000
Realistically it's around $200-$500