Does anyone know what this stone is?
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@Emily Hi ~ Oh, I like this ring! Looks like it could be from the 1970s-'80s. This looks like turquoise to me. The listing description gives no indication to the type of stone?
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It could be Hubei Turquoise from China.
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I haven’t been on SGW for a bit but did drop in yesterday and found a nice pair of John Honie earrings for a good price. Along with two other pairs that may be machine made. One with a CACTUS & mesa.
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the cactus ones remind me of Gibson Gene’s overlay style.
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Help me understand the pricing of these things. On SGW…first image has no hallmark. Ring is John Honie. Prices seem crazy.
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prices on SGW have been cray-cray the last few months. the cat is out of the bag. no more honey hole. 
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Well, it makes no sense anyway, cause John Honie is Hopi (and works in the Hopi overlay style from what I could find), and this ring appears to be Navajo. This is his mark…
I have seen from shopping out west and at the Eiteljorg Indian Art Market that prices are definitely going up, but these seem high. I definitely paid up for what I bought in AZ, but at least I know exactly what I got.
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I can’t find these listings, but when something makes little sense in price I do wonder about shill bidding. I don’t know how transparent SGW is on bidders, but eBay has done a great job in recent years obscuring the ability to detect shilling ( 
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Correct Ziacat. On closer inspection of Hallmark, it looks like Mike Bird Romero. His items are expensive. someone on here aptly said…it’s all about the hallmark.
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They have been relisting the same items - I think someone is deciding they aren’t going for enough so they take away the winning bid. Considering this stuff is all DONATED this seems kind of unethical.
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Oh! Okay. I thought Goodwill was claiming it was Hopi, so at least they’re not saying it’s something it’s not.
Edit; that was not supposed to go back to me 
they also relist things if they are never paid for. I have seen a few things get bid up stupidly high, only to be relisted a week later and close for less.
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^Sorta reeks of shill bidding.
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