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#15,691
Dan-Thanh said:
Dear sisters, I'm in my collecting crisis time right now and don't really know what to do. I have a strong urge of rehoming most of my collection, but the other part of me say "no". I found my taste has changed significantly, and I feel less attached to what I used to love. Sigh! Has anyone experience this? Im thinking that I need to have a fewer items but they are "me". Don't know how to explain, like Uli, I always love how your collection is so "Uli", I can tell it must be "Uli" just by looking at photos, and same as lot of jade sisters here too.
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I totally get what you are saying too. I myself have collected a lot of jadeite and a few nephrite. After I purchased my everyday bangle, I began to really love nephrite. I do have a few jadeite bangles that I really like, but I have started to part with bangles I don’t or haven’t worn. For me my taste hasn’t really changed, it’s just I didn’t really have a particular feeling about any jade. Now that I’ve been into jade for a while, I’ve honed in on what I really like if that makes sense.
 
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#15,692
dingobeast said:
Do you have a pic in the sun?
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I do but they're not really great? Really washed out & the white in it made it look solid white, which it's not . . . when it is off and you hold it up you can see your finger through it but can't see enough to see what it is, if that makes sense? Not sure how much you can see. I can try again?
 

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#15,693
IWHLVR said:
I do but they're not really great? Really washed out & the white in it made it look solid white, which it's not . . . when it is off and you hold it up you can see your finger through it but can't see enough to see what it is, if that makes sense? Not sure how much you can see. I can try again?
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It is hard to really see. It looks very cottony from the pic, but it must not be if you can see through it. Is this one that you used your UV light on? I have Mason Kay near me, I am heading there tomorrow to get peace of mind for some of my jades due to all of this making me nervous! Is there a GIA certified appraiser near you, IWHLVR?
 
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#15,694
dingobeast said:
It is hard to really see. It looks very cottony from the pic, but it must not be if you can see through it. Is this one that you used your UV light on? I have Mason Kay near me, I am heading there tomorrow to get peace of mind for some of my jades due to all of this making me nervous! Is there a GIA certified appraiser near you, IWHLVR?
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I took a piece to a guy here but based on the etsy woman I am wondering about him. I emailed Mason Kay but hadn't heard back . . . so I looked up GIA and will call them tomorrow or Monday. I just tried taking some more pics . . . some under our overhead light and some under an ott light? It does have a bit of cotton to it which my camera seems determined to pick up. It's the most translucent one I have so maybe I am describing it as more than it is? You can see the shadow of your finger through it . . . and when held up to the light it looks a bit like an opal! It does tend to change color based on what you're wearing which threw me off a bit at first . . . white vs green I mean . . . yes, I used the uv light on this one and it doesn't glow at all. And the surface does seem to look right under the loupe . . . are the ones you are taking in to have checked from only-jade? I am going back and forth on this one. SIGH!
 

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#15,695
IWHLVR said:
I took a piece to a guy here but based on the etsy woman I am wondering about him. I emailed Mason Kay but hadn't heard back . . . so I looked up GIA and will call them tomorrow or Monday. I just tried taking some more pics . . . some under our overhead light and some under an ott light? It does have a bit of cotton to it which my camera seems determined to pick up. It's the most translucent one I have so maybe I am describing it as more than it is? You can see the shadow of your finger through it . . . and when held up to the light it looks a bit like an opal! It does tend to change color based on what you're wearing which threw me off a bit at first . . . white vs green I mean . . . yes, I used the uv light on this one and it doesn't glow at all. And the surface does seem to look right under the loupe . . . are the ones you are taking in to have checked from only-jade? I am going back and forth on this one. SIGH!
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Those are better pics. It doesn’t look odd to me at all, but get it checked. The treated stuff I have has lots of webby looking cotton when you look closely , but it also glows insanely under UV light. My good ones are from UJ, but Mason Kay is right here so I think I should use their expertise.
 
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dingobeast said:
Those are better pics. It doesn’t look odd to me at all, but get it checked. The treated stuff I have has lots of webby looking cotton when you look closely , but it also glows insanely under UV light. My good ones are from UJ, but Mason Kay is right here so I think I should use their expertise.
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Thanks dingobeast! Are you using a longwave uv or short? I'm thinking I should pick up a shortwave uv light . . .
 
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#15,699
IWHLVR said:
I THINK since it's a currency detector it's long wave? But this would be really handy on shopping trips!
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It is great for quick evaluation, at the end of the day for your good pieces, it is probably worth it to have it fully evaluated by a professional. Fake jades are a huge industry, and the techniques for creating them change. I was reading Arthus Lau's great blog about jadeite, and even he has been scammed by fake jades. Let us know, IWHLVR!
 
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