[Jewelry making - Article 00037] - Re: [Orchid] Beware when buying on eBay

[jlh/nlh]

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Laura,

    I checked the seller's site. The only Russian "diamonds" I could find
    were listed as Russian SIMULATED diamonds. Could it be, Laura that
    you overlooked the word "simulated? The seller clearly stated his
    shipping prices as well. That is obviously where he makes his profit.
    After all, you can't expect him to sell a 7/8 ct. stone for 59 cents
    (that's an actual "buy it now" example from his ebay store listing)
    and ship it to you at actual shipping cost, do you? That stone will
    cost you $4.59 by the time you get it. That's $3.00 shipping, $1.00
    insurance and.59 for the stone. For a RETAIL price, that sounds
    reasonable to me. If you were to buy the same thing from Rio Grande
    however you could get a package of 10 for $7.80 (plus shipping of
    course). The upshot of the whole thing is he didn't rip you off, you
    just weren't a careful shopper. :'( 

Jerry in Kodiak
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