All Blue Topaz (Topaz)
Date - Pricing as of April 2008

Color: Pale blue, light blue, Sierra blue, Swiss blue, London blue.

There are many types of blue Topaz, most are man-made colors and other than a few dollars different in the rough cost they are all low end and have no intrinsic value other than the labor and cutting.

Note: Some times from a particular location a collector will pay a bit more, but no real commercial value.

Note2: Most of the commercially faceted blue Topaz is so cheap, usually just slightly above the rough cost, that it is basically not worth faceting unless you have a customer that particularly wants the color and type or you just want to cut it for fun.

Note3: All blue Topaz is cost of rough plus labor, there is no other value.

Pale (almost colorless to 15% tone) - Pale to light blue.
Comments - This material actually can be valuable, especially when cut into a large spectacular design.
Pricing - In general pricing this material is more about cutting labor than any thing else. I generally price this material $8/ct to $18/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light (15% tone to 30%) - Light blue.
Comments - This material actually is valuable and I sell it faceted quite well, especially when cut into a large spectacular design.
Pricing - Pricing this material is still about labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $24/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Light/Medium (30% tone to 45%) - Light to medium blue. Light Swiss to Sierra blue.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in the medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Medium (45% tone to 65%) - Medium blue, Sierra blue to Swiss blue.
Comments - This material is valuable and not always easy to acquire. I cut this material in the smaller to medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Medium/Dark (65% tone to 85%) - Medium to dark blue. Swiss blue to London blue.
Comments - This material is valuable and difficult to find. I cut this material in the smaller to medium size ranges and typically use unique designs
Pricing - Pricing this material is cost of goods and labor. I generally price this material $18/ct to $32/ct and a minimum of $150 for a small stone to cover the labor.

Special - As we all know as cutters some times a stone just comes out "special" for what ever reason. On these kinds of stones I basically price how ever I feel like. Because this stone comes under the "special" category I often do not care if I sell the stone or not. So I usually price it high enough that if I do sell it, I get a very good price. Enough to make me say "Oh well..." and sell it. So be aware that some times I just price a stone high because I do not care if I sell it. Ironically these stones usually sell the fastest...

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