This seems to be an easy way to get great gems. When doing the Mage Guild quests in Balmora, Ajitt (or whatever) asks you to dump a fake soul gem in the desk of her rival upstairs. She tells you that that her rival will becoming down to speak with her, and this would be the perfect time to sneak up and complete your job. While you are up there, it looks like you can rob her of all the soul gems on her desk, including the 60k and 8k versions, without a penalty. Pretty sweet.

Thanks for the post!
Ill try that as soon as i get my new graphics card!
:D

Just don't try to turn around and her her enchant one of your items with a gem you just stole from her. She isn't that stupid and you get busted.

having trouble with this little quest.
i'm putting the fake gem on the table but nothing is triggering,
what am i doing wrong?
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You need to open the right draw, take the gem in there and replace it with the fake one. Happy playing