[Jewelry making - Article 00032] - [Orchid] Ersatz stones

[Christine Roussel]

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    Hi all. Just trying to clear up another nonsense listing on ebay
    this time its " Australian black opal solid cut ersatz stones" listed
    on ebay, to the novice who knows nothing of the value of red on black
    opal could very easily misled into thinking these stones are natural
    black opal. They are solid man made opals and they should be listed
    as such to avoid any more confusion about opal. Unless you look up
    the meaning of ERSATZ you would have no idea. It's a German word
    literally meaning substitute or replacement. 

    Nothing wrong with selling this material but please make it plain to
    the buyer so as to avoid confusion and disappointment that may arise
    out of this type of selling practice. 

Christine Roussel
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