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#20,822
GarrKelvinez said:
Though i still don't have the answer to my question, where those green nephrites ate mined from
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You can try emailing him to see if he’ll respond where the nephrites are mined from and take it as the truth or not. Personally I believe that some green nephrites are coming from China while others are from British Columbia, Siberia, or New Zealand
 
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#20,823
AJadecent Angle said:
You can try emailing him to see if he’ll respond where the nephrites are mined from and take it as the truth or not. Personally I believe that some green nephrites are coming from China while others are from British Columbia, Siberia, or New Zealand
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i already gave up emailing him, 50 million times, no response at all, but seems like does not matter isn't it? like as long as its jade thats jade, no matter where parts on earth? Lol
 
#20,824
matsalice said:
Thanks for your comments. I actually don't stop by this forum often and maybe missed many posts. Can you let me know the name of the Hongkong lab? or their webiste? GIA cert is quite expensive and takes very long time. I would like to check the Hong Kong lab. Also I agree some high-level labs in China have more experiences to distinguish jadeite and jade. But I sell stuff in eBay, and feel that most people in US don't trust any Asia certs, GIA is the most authoritative ones for them.
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You have any experience with PNJ Labs?
 
#20,827
Junkenpo said:
I adore that middle bangle! I enjoy black bangles, too. Here's an older repost picture of mine.
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I read somewhere in older posts you tested antijade's jadeite?
 
#20,829
Siupao said:
I really like the first one on the far left because it is my very first bangle bought online many years ago (can't remember from who lol) when I did not know anything about jade. Funny enough it did come with a certificate. My second favourite is the one left to the black bangle-just because it changes colours under different lighting. And then the one sold to me as a white but is actually a very pale lavender. The princess (Unijade) and black bangle (Gojade) I have just received them so I need some time to bond with them lol.

They kind of all have a different purposes. The far left green I wear to work and somehow it makes me feel good wearing it to work but I am not able to sleep with this bangle-it somehow keeps me wide awake the few nights I tried it. The pale lavender/white I wear to sleep. The fourth from the left I wear after work and before sleep and during the weekend. Now I have to figure out when to wear the princess bangle and the black lol. I don't really stack my bangles and I am very rough with my right hand so I only wear it on my left. The one time I tried wearing bangle on my right hand, I kept banging it every where!

jademommy, do you know how to see if the certificates are real or fake? I saw someone posting on the reputable seller jade thread saying that he has sent a piece in from goldsun seller and it came back as Grade B+C although it was sold as Grade A with a certificate as well. Now I am freaking out if the ones I have bought are Grade A or not! It'd be a shame because I love the current bangles that I have collected.
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Did you ever test GOJade items?
 
#20,830
2boys_jademommy said:
LOL [emoji23]
It is quite expensive to get it tested which is why I haven't done so. I just go with my feeling and trust certificates I did get and hope for the best. There are tests you can do at home that other Jadies have talked about. For what it's worth nothing stands out to me with your bangles to indicate they are treated and so I would simply enjoy them. [emoji6]
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Have you sent any Jadeite from GoJade to GIA?
Its worth it if you really want to know if they are fooling people
 
#20,831
crosso said:
Can't go wrong with gojade for inexpensive jadeite - all grade a and certified. Not the highest quality, but most is still quite pretty and not full of dye or polymer.
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If you want to make a list of reputable Jadeite sellers who sell genuine Grade A Jadeite then you should either have tested yourself with a reputable testing center like GIA or know someone who has tested GoJade items before.

Are you 100% they are not selling polymer injected Jadeite? Even professionals can be fooled so we must not confirm 100% unless we have a true report from GIA.
 
#20,832
crosso said:
To be honest, I feel like asking for a partial refund bcuz the certificate is supposed to boost the cost and the worth of the bangle...if I'm sittin here with a semi decent jade With cert that is suspect, misspellings and all--then I look like boo boo the fool with this certificate they should have just lowered the price Instead of front with a crappy looking certificate :-/
I mean, I totally appreciate that English isn't their 1st language, but if your running a business, then it should at least look half decent as far as paper work goes....
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Hmmmm. I somewhat agree with you. Part of the,reason we look for certification is not just for our own peace of mind, but also because of potential resale/future value. I have bought a few items from gojade and never noticed this misspelling, which is funny, because i noticed a similar issue with another seller in the past.
I could only find the cert for one of my items quickly (will locate the others tomorrow if i have time) and it did have this same misspelling. I did check the website but could not find if there was a instant translation to English for the site. I did an SG test on my bangles from them and they were right on for jadeite and since these were opaque, relatively inexpensive bangles, it did not even occur to me,to double check the cert. Anyone else with any comments to add?
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Jadeite certificates should not be entirely trusted, unless its from a very reputable testing center.
All of the ones in Chinese are susceptible to being fooled, meaning they may pass something as Grade A when they might not have intentionally wanted to do so since they were fooled by the Jadeite.

Even JadeiteRoom on Etsy has certificates that some eBay sellers have who sell much more inexpensive items.

But a certificate is preferred over a seller without, cause then you can be sure they are flat out selling treated Jade, based on the price, color, and the photos.

Unless some member here has sent their Jade into a legitimate lab such as these suggested by a YouTube channel called cor gems.

True reputable Jadeite testing labs

HKJSL: https://******/34sgkja
GIA: https://www.gia.edu/
GRS: http://gemresearch.ch/
AGL: http://aglgemlab.com/
Lotus: https://lotusgemology.com/
SSEF: https://www.ssef.ch/
Gubelin: https://******/2XUV3fG

If anyone went through any one of these then we can definitely 100.0% confirm a seller is reputable and completely trustworthy.
Otherwise we are just trusting they are telling the truth which they could be, but I personally would rather know my Jadeite is pure and natural from earth than enhanced by man. Big difference in value and worth
 
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#20,833
AliceAts said:
I read somewhere in older posts you tested antijade's jadeite?
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I just do the simple home tests -- specific gravity, and check the long & short UV for glow. At this point, Iʻm comfortable with my collection and my personal judgment in picking jade and walking away if Iʻm not sure about a purchase. I learned a lot from the posters in the early jade threads.
 
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