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Click to see 1200 CD's, antique gemstones and handcrafted jewelry items on our eBay store! Six Issues of “Cruising World” Magazine About Sailing Boats Around the Globe From 2007-2008. In Very Good Condition. August 2007 Featuring “Plan Your Next Sailing Vacation; Explore the Turkish Coast; Catamaran or Monohull; 12 Transatlantic Passages”; September 2007 Featuring “The Bahamas Beckon: World-class Ceuising right in your own backyard; Simplify Your Nav Station; How to Sell Your Boat for the Best Price”; November 2007 Featuring “Promise of the Mediterranean; Gateways East & West; Sailing the Aegean Islands; W to winter Over; Storm Tactics; Overboard Electonics”; December 2007 Featuring “How Women Learn Differently Under Sail; 4 Charter Vacations: Waves to Surf; W to Dive; Weather Alert – Downloading GRIBs”; January 2008 Featuring “A New Boat for Every Buyer – 38 Reviews; Voyager’s Guide to Spare Parts; Mexico’s Magdalena Bay”; February 2008 Featuring “Exploring Australia’s Wildest Coast; How to Prepare Your Boat; Routes Less Traveled – Navigate the St. Lawrence, Sail South to Panama”. You might guess I travel extensively for a living. My profession is a purchasing agent for antique gemstones, which generally come from Russia, India, Ceylon, and Siam. I grew up in the Southern Urals of Russia, just miles away from some of the greatest gemstone producing regions in the world’s history. Alexandrite, diamond, emerald, sapphire, chrysoberyl, topaz, demantoid garnet, and many other rare and precious gemstones are produced from the mountains within mere minutes or a few hours from the city I once called home. My interest in the fabulous history of Russian gemstones and the fabulous jewelry of the Czar’s led to further education and contacts in India, Ceylon, and Siam, other ancient centers of gemstone production and finishing. Though perhaps difficult to find in the USA, antique gemstones are commonly unmounted from old, broken settings – the gold reused – the gemstones recut and reset. Before this happens, before these gorgeous antique gemstones are recut, I try to acquire the best of them in their original, antique, hand-finished state – most of them centuries old. I believe that the work created by these long-gone master artisans is worth protecting and preserving rather than destroying this heritage of antique gemstones by recutting the original work out of existence. That by preserving their work, in a sense, we are preserving their lives and the legacy they left for modern times. Far better to appreciate their craft than to destroy it with modern cutting. Not everyone agrees – fully 95% or more of the antique gemstones which come into these marketplaces are recut, and the heritage of the past lost. But if you agree with me that the past is worth protecting, and that past lives and the produce of those lives still matters today, consider buying an antique, hand cut, natural gemstone rather than one of the mass-produced machine cut (often synthetic or “lab produced”) gemstones which dominate the market today. I can set most any antique gemstone you purchase from me, in your choice of styles and metals ranging from rings to pendants to earrings and bracelets; in sterling silver, 14kt solid gold, and 14kt gold fill. In my travels back and forth between the USA, Asia, and Eastern Europe I also tend to accumulate a lot of books, CD’s, and audio recordings. So I oftentimes have lightly used CD’s, once-read books, audio recordings, and even some antique books I buy in Europe for sale as well. And occasionally I will find such a good buy on contemporary jewelry for my clients that I will purchase a few extra pieces to offer on eBay. These are always offered clearly labeled as contemporary, and not antiques – just to avoid confusion. I also end up with boatloads of jewelry and gemstone samples which were not fully distributed to the retailers I purchase on behalf of. Some really great pieces, including antiques, pea... read more

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