Thank you for your replies. : )
The gems will be sold as soon as I start the game back up as they are not quest items and I have characters ready for role ascensions who could really use the cash!
As far as the spider eggs go, buying them back for 1 gold later on is a great idea. At this point I will only need one anyway.
I checked out the walkthrough posted earlier, (
http://www.shininglair.com/wwwalk.html)
it is a great help!
Thanks again,
Moni