DansOpals

I have been selling, buying and handling Opals for many years now, and i just love it! I think once you buy an Opal it hooks you, like a Drug and you become what is known as an Opalaholic. Seeing the diverse range of Fires and Patterns that Mother Earth can create. They captivate you even more when you get a rough piece wit a hint, or a speck of Colour showing. You then uncover, and carefully transform it into a beautiful Gemstone or specimen. When you then compare them to other Gems, say Diamonds or Emeralds there is just No Comparison. Maybe a few, like a good Ammolite, can immitate a Queensland Boulder Opal in terms of Brightness, but never Pattern. I bought my first Opal nearly 23 years ago, borrowed my Dads dremmel tool, and set to work in the outside portch sink. There i stayed until the Pinks i had seen in the side as a thin wavy bar, were facing on the front. I was truly hooked. That started off what has become a life passion and obsession where by now i buy and sell opal week in week out for over two decades, and feel blessed to be able to do so. Along the way i have found that this addiction affects people of all types from all corners of the world, and those people, much like me, once afflicted, just dont ever recover. And dont want to.