"Evil Eye" stone worth 350 million baht says owner - but its brought him nothing but bad luck

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

The owner of a mysterious blue gemstone who lives in Rayong reckons it is worth 350 million baht.

 

He wouldn't mind selling it but caveat emptor: anyone buying the gem might get a dose of bad luck. 

 

It was in possession of Somsak Suwannasam's dad for 30 years, said the 64 year old when Sanook went calling yesterday.

 

But in the year he'd had it he hadn't been happy at all.

 

He felt as if the evil eye of a spirit was looking out at him.

 

He even had a bike accident when he went to try and find out how much it might be worth and ended up in hospital. 

 

His niece Nampetch Tingtoi, 45, said she didn't know about the stone but had a dream about a gem in which a man was in a coffin guarded by a man and a woman. 

 

The stiff rose up and said that merry hell would be rained down on anyone who messes with the stone. 

 

Then she talked to her uncle and found out he had one just like in the dream. 

 

When Somsak tried to make peace with the stone by lighting joss sticks they didn't work properly further fuelling suggestions that mysterious forces are at work.

 

It weighs about 700 grams and he reckons it is worth 100,000 baht a carat meaning about 350 million baht.

 

He wants someone in the industry to give him an assessment.

 

Sanook noted its sparkle saying it was an uncut gem. 

 

ASEAN Now notes that it has been noted in the past that Thais can display superstitious tendencies. 

 

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[keith101]

Smash it with a sledge hammer and break the curse LOL .

[Gold Star]

A true patriot would gift it to the current ruling party.

[BangkokReady]

28 minutes ago, webfact said:

ASEAN Now notes that it has been noted in the past that Thais can display superstitious tendencies. 

And lie as easily as breathing.

[ourmanflint]

Looks like a lump of blue glass, value 250bt

[huangnon]

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It weighs about 700 grams and he reckons it is worth 100,000 baht a carat meaning about 350 million baht.

Right then. ????

[LoliLoso]

Sell it for any amount to transfer the Bad luck to whoever be so stupid to buy it. 5555 !

[Doctor Tom]

Just now, LoliLoso said:

Sell it for any amount to transfer the Bad luck to whoever be so stupid to buy it. 5555 !

give it to me, I will gladly take the risk.  ????

[internationalism]

great promotion for an item he wants to sell.

But for robbers, who would come tonight to get it, it means the best hoist of their life

[worgeordie]

Did his dad work in a glass factory.....that would explain everything.

regards worgeordie

[LoliLoso]

3 minutes ago, Doctor Tom said:

give it to me, I will gladly take the risk.  ????

Somsak is asking for 350 million baht. ????

[Doctor Tom]

1 minute ago, LoliLoso said:

Somsak is asking for 350 million baht. ????

Hmm, I can offer 5,000 Baht, after all, my life would be the one in danger.  

[GrandPapillon]

god, they really are cute creatures with their claims and superstition, aren't they? LOL

[RJRS1301]

47 minutes ago, LoliLoso said:

Sell it for any amount to transfer the Bad luck to whoever be so stupid to buy it. 5555 !

Or believe in superstitions and such <deleted>  

[Bob12345]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

It weighs about 700 grams and he reckons it is worth 100,000 baht a carat meaning about 350 million baht.

I reckon its worth 150,00 baht a carat, so at 700 grams it comes to 894,488,342 baht and 75 satang.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

He wouldn't mind selling it but caveat emptor: anyone buying the gem might get a dose of bad luck

Yeah, it's only worth a fiver?

[Allseeingeye]

so what is the actual appraisal value? Oh not insured?

[Crossy]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

ASEAN Now notes that it has been noted in the past that Thais can display superstitious tendencies. 

 

That has to be the understatement of the century!

[bdenner]

Why does this sort of garbage take up bandwidth?

Would have thought the TV rebranding would have introduced some sort of better news editing.

5,4,3,2,1 .... Delete!

[Doctor Tom]

1 hour ago, GrandPapillon said:

god, they really are cute creatures with their claims and superstition, aren't they? LOL

My G/F ( well one of them anyway) firmly believes that I have been sent to the Earth as a cross between Mighty Thor and  Superman, at least that's what she tells me and of course, I believe everything she tells me; about me. 

[klauskunkel]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

When Somsak tried to make peace with the stone by lighting joss sticks they didn't work properly further fuelling suggestions that mysterious forces are at work.

Mysterious forces...

Yup, humidity.

[shackleton]

I think this guy is dreaming. Has the figure correct 350 baht not the millions on the end ????

There is no way some one. Superstitious Thai or not if it was worth anything would have sold it

[rebo]

In rich Switzerland they use it to beautify their parks …

[RocketDog]

17 hours ago, GrandPapillon said:

god, they really are cute creatures with their claims and superstition, aren't they? LOL

True enough, but even puppies get tiresome after a while. I have a 4month old right now that's driving me up the wall.

 

[RocketDog]

I grew these crystals from copper sulfate powder in about two weeks. Longer makes larger. Soak them in water and they disappear like MAGIC!

[overherebc]

17 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Mysterious forces...

Yup, humidity.

Good luck charms work in strange ways.

During the war my uncle carried an old lucky cigarette case that his father carried during the first world war.

One day he was shot at by a sniper and the bullet struck the cigarette case. It would have gone through his heart but instead it bounced off and went straight up his nose and blew the top of his head off.

????????.

OK, I'll get my coat.

[fgmr]

has anyone followed up this story/