[Jewelry making - Article 01243] - Re: [Orchid] [Source] small good quality diamonds

[Helen Hill]

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Hi Thomas,

    We're actually in agreement, ie we are both recommending some of the
    honest sellers on ebay. My reply recommending ebay to Robert was for
    coloured stones as well as diamonds and in many of the gems I buy,
    you can tell from the picture whether it's the actual gem. Gems such
    as various jaspers, opals, malachite, carnelian, rhodonite,
    rhodochrosite, moonstone, etc that have distinctive marks, it's easy
    to tell whether it's the actual gem. 

    I'm fortunate in that I've not really been burnt by my ebay
    experiences, as I always apply certain rules which I stick to. If
    I'm not happy, they get sent back for a full refund or replacement
    and so far I've always been pleased. I am very choosy in what I buy. 

    I'm no gemologist but have a healthy interest in gems and have read
    about and known the four C's of diamond buying for a number of
    years, so whilst I couldn't pinpoint a colour grading (apart from
    being able to tell when a diamond has a yellow cast to it), I can see
    when a diamond that's supposed to be VVS turns up as I2-I3 because of
    clearly visible inclusions to the naked eye, so again if I'm not
    happy it goes back. 

    When I said about comparing the picture with the gem that's
    delivered to you, I was talking more about the coloured, distinctly
    marked gems as stated above rather than diamonds, but if you are
    buying diamonds either through ebay or through some other online
    source where you don't get to examine the stone first, you should be
    clued up to the point where you can see if the stone falls within the
    grading that you bid on and as Robert is wanting to buy diamonds,
    presumably he has enough knowledge to know if what he gets is what
    the description says. 

    As I say, it's about being informed, having realistic expections and
    using common buying sense. 

Helen
UK
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