Spinel gemstone

I’ve been thinking about buying grey spinel but keep shying away from them for some reason. I do some silver work still and I thought they would look good in silver but the price has gone way up on these stones in the past year and 1/2. After what you just said, I’m kicking myself for passing up on some real good deals on the gray spinels when I had the chance.
All the best,
Otter