[Jewelry making - Article 00063] - Re: [Orchid] Beware when buying on eBay

[Jaye Lewis]

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    I second Brian's comments. There are some very good merchants to be
    found on Ebay. I have my favorites and would love to sing their
    praises. Just search watermelon tourmaline beads and you'll see what
    I mean. There's a 'carver' there who makes cabs that amaze me every
    week; I never miss his show. Even if you don't know the merchant and
    are concerned with their honesty, read their feedback, find their
    negatives and see how they dealt with them. Read the positives and
    see how many repeat happy people they have. Click to the right and
    see what they bought. I wouldn't buy eye clean stones from a new
    merchant and expect no concerns, but inclusions and patterns you're
    familiar with, absolutely. If you can't resist buying eye clean or
    flawless, use good judgement in determining what kind of lighting
    and background the stone was presented in. Also, when concidering a
    new merchant, ask questions, anything, to see how they communicate.
    That's what we do in the real world, right?
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