Dropping by to say hi! I've been lurking, but haven't had time to post. Loving all the pictures and discussion. I've had a bad jade buying experience, and am feeling pretty crummy about it.
Please allow me to vent- or please skip over. I don't have anyone else to tell my jade woes to. I purchased a bangle that is extremely unique or not traditional looking- and ordered a cert because I wanted assurance it was just a weird jadeite. The item arrived without the cert, the seller offered to remediate by mailing it with a highly highly discounted other item. Like an idiot, I took the offer- and the new item and cert arrived. The cert looks like a laminated print out with zero sci data to indicate its jade. And the discounted item is aventurine at best, plastic or glass at worst. Because I know beyond a doubt that the second item is fake and because I question the cert, I requested a refund. But because it has been almost 90 days since 1st order, 45 days since receipt of item without cert, and just now got the actual cert- I just don't know if a refund request will be honored.
I'm so mad at myself that I didn't trust my gut and return it when I first got it. And now I have two, not one, items I don't want and that are of questionable quality.
Waiting to see how it pans out before I say anything on reputable buyers thread. But, if all goes well I'll get a refund. It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth and I feel like a moron. But the last thing I want to do is call out the seller- I always want to give people the benefit of the doubt.
Has anyone else made bad mistakes like this or am I really such a newb?
