my goodness, only 12.99, these are great, they look good, and the most important for me is that the gold plating works...

i have had these on 24/7 for over a week now, having sensitive ears, if these were going to be a problem the irritation would have shown up by the second or third day....having no problem whatsoever with the earrings....

the upper curve of the leverback is nicely designed so the earring sits nicely in your ear, definately worth the few bucks i paid for these...

especially since they are replacing a 14k gold leverback i just lost.....

update: i maintain that these earrings are really nice, i mean the stone is absolutely beautiful, but i am having a problem with the gold coming off and the earrings irritating my ears. most likely it is not the fault of the quality of the earrings, it is very possible it is because i have been wearing them in the clorine pool. this could be the problem, so i suggest you not do the same and your earrings might last longer....