Opalauctions was founded by Opalplus which is a family run business that has been mining and wholesaling opals for over 15 years.
Over this period we have sold opals all over Australia New Zealand, USA, Japan and Europe, mainly Germany France Switzerland Sweden
Since opalauctions was founded in 2004 we have sold over 50,000 opals to some 58 countries.
This online auction has been very popular for repeat customers as many buyers are repeat buyers.
We think this is due to safety issues now on online auction houses. it is safe and easy to buy opals ,it is easy to register online and many features like pay pal guarantee goods, so it is safe and easy to buy opals online.
Online orders are shipped daily 2 pm by Dhl world wide mail
Black opals have been the number one type of opal purchased but due to price increases Boulder, Yowah and Koroit opal is now becoming popular
Online auctions are also popular around the world as it is fun and exciting to bid to see if you win and opal auctions No Reserve section is popular for bargains and fun bidding
This online auction is also a result that opal and gem shows around the world are not as popular as they used to be, maybe it is because there is too many gem opal shows that it is not exciting any more and also now buyers who used to buy from gem shops now can buy direct online and make business from online auctions as most people do not know about opalauctions and the large range opals available at wholesale price.
Buyers buy opals for pleasure or for money making business.
It is great pleasure to own opals that no one in the world has same as, how many items can you buy and own as unique as opal? And will go up in value
Many buyers resell opals purchased from opalauctions and make business from it.
Many buyers have fun and enjoyment making jewellery or polishing opals themselves and re selling after value adding. These buyers sell in gem shows, at local markets, do party plans or sell networking with friends, so many business opportunities. One lady purchased over 100 lots to do art painting with opals and another person sold large parcel mosaic opals to guy restoring cars and made gear nob handles for these cars. One buyer even sold lot opals to china as they were impressed with the range and quality of opals and is marketing the mosaic opals through magazine purchases. This company is not online yet so orders have to be phoned in and this takes lot time, imagine how efficient they will be when they go online!. An English buyer ,who had only purchased white opal before, purchased large quantity of black opals and sold it at one gem show to just one collector. Another lady purchased online a range of opal necklaces with gemstones and sold entire purchase to cruise ship doing tours in the pacific. the marketing ideas are huge .it is advisable to start your own web site now ,so find good web designer as it takes long while for search engines to pick up on your web site. so the earlier you start your own web site the better for your customers. you can even buy mailing lists of potential buyers now for your web site who are interested in jewellery or opals, as online catalogues are now the way to go for the future
There are many ways to market opals and opportunities are endless, it is good to use your connections to market this unique product that most people in the world have not seen
We see many buyers start purchase triplets and doublets than buy no reserve black opals and boulder before purchasing more expensive black opals.
Please do enjoy our auction site for enjoyment or for business making. best combination is like us we make business enjoying our opals and hope you also obtain lot enjoyment from owing precious opal
So there are many business opportunities to market opals for hobbyists to resellers and to market finished opal as jewellery to the retail market