[Jewelry making - Article 01232] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] small good quality diamonds

[Thomas Janstrom]

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Hi Helen,

>     Ebay seems to have a bad name on Orchid when it comes to buying
>     gems so I didn't answer this question publicly when it was posed,
>     but did recommend ebay in my offlist reply. Think about it - you're
>     buying on trust, just like ANY other online company you buy from.
>     There are some very honest, decent and fair sellers on ebay, just
>     as there are in any market place but for some reason, the bad ones
>     tarnish the opinions of many people. 

    I know that, and yet having read the question a couple of times, and
    based on what he was after I felt (and still do) that it is a
    reasonable suggestion under the circumstances. 

    I've bought a few stones of eBay and usually been happy, although I
    have been burnt too, one of the reasons I said quality is an unknown,
    yeah they post a picture, but you have no way to know it is the
    actual item or what they have done to the picture before posting it. 

    I won't make any suggestions about "safe" buying on ebay, as that is
    a tautology, so enough said. 

    Cheers, Thomas.
    Janstrom Designs.

    PS if you want to see some of my "rock" collection let me know off
    list and I'll email you a link....<grin>
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