[Jewelry making - Article 00360] - Re: [Orchid] Woman Stole $42,000 Ring, Sold It For $140

[Neilthejeweler]

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>     I am extremely "unhappy" (translate that as anything you wish) that
>     our profession has been portrayed to the public as unethical,
>     dishonest and just down right wrong by this action. 

    Well, this may come a shock to some here but jewelers are not highly
    regarded by the public, hence the rush to judgement, even by other
    jewelers. I had a banker say to my face that jewelers are on a par
    with used car salesmen. Seriously, a banker. What do we think of
    bankers lately? ALL guilty by association? 

    Remember that this is a repost on the INTERNET(hello! You have mail
    from Nigeria) from a small town newspaper. Take a look around the
    referenced site, its like the National Enquirer. You might find the
    Alien Batgirl there somewhere. Was it corroborated that the ring was
    indeed $42K? Or was that a 'claim' by someone who may stand to
    collect on insurance or civil settlement with the Maid Company? Or
    was that family lore (Grandpa would only buy the finest).. Google the
    story and you'll find that the police issued a Municipal Citation to
    the girl. This does not compute. Someone is alleged to have stolen
    $42K and they get the equivalent of a traffic ticket? That doesn't
    make you go "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm??" 

    We don't know if the jeweler is qualified at valuation or not. No
    offense to anyone but its likely that a fairly good number of people
    here, doing business, cannot adequately evaluate something in this
    alleged range. And to the charge that the jeweler's intent to reset
    the ring MEANS guilt..maybe it was just butt ugly. If his/her intent
    was to cover a crime wouldn't he have broken the thing up
    immediately? Chop shop style? In and out in twenty minutes. Do a
    little web-snooping and you'll find this 'jeweler' deals mostly in
    CZs and Moissanite which as we know is good training for high end
    diamond purchasing. (tongue firmly in check there) 

    There are a lot of assumptions being made. The biggest assumption is
    that concerning the jewelers intent. I do not know the jeweler's
    intent. Neither does anyone else on the web. Is it not fair to
    reserve indictment til the facts are known? Facts, not allegations,
    insinuations or dubious inferences. 

    I don't see anywhere that the 'jeweler' has been arrested for fencing
    stolen goods. Another 'hmmmmm?' moment.
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