What is opal worth? What will your $ get you?

There is some serious skill involved in spotting a good deal in opal. Mix this skill with a great love for the gemstone, and you get someone like me who has built a career around it. After chatting about the value of opal, some of you had questions on how to determine an opals worth.

How do opal buyers understand what they’re paying for?

There are many different factors that can raise the value of opal. Let's explore what these factors are. After working with opal for over 30 years, I can tell the difference between a good deal and a waste of time, but opal is a notoriously hard gem to judge!

Let's sort through some of Black Opal Direct's inventory, as well as my secret stash, to find out what you can expect to get with your money. 

How much do you have to spend to get some color? When can you expect to get a gem? What makes the price of some opals so high?

Starting at five dollars and running the bill up to some $25,000 gems, you’ll see the key differences in the video that make an opal worth your buck or not.

GIVEAWAY TIME!

Did we mention we’re giving away a jar of opal-fever remedy, too? We’ve put together a jar full of opal to thank our awesome community of opal-holics for their dedication and love.

Do you want to win this jar of colorful opal worth $1500?

To be in the running, all you have to do is…

1. Subscribe to our YouTube channel
2. Leave a comment (25 words or less) on this blog post answering the secret question: What has the Black Opal Direct YouTube channel taught you?
3. You mustinclude your YouTube channel name at the end of your comment (so we can see that you’re a subscriber!)

We will pick our favourite, most heart-warming answers to go on a shortlist. The winner will be drawn at random live on YouTube on September 3, 2020.

Competition closes 11 pm September 2, 2020 (AEST)