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.For that reason, I wouldn’t do it for this bangle. The seller wouldn’t have refunded your money and be ok with you keeping the bangle if there was not something wrong with it and not true grade A jadeite. Good to know about Mason Kay, thank you!I agree it would be brittle. Mason Kay charges 110 for a certificate / 70 for email reply without a printed certificate. Not too bad. I keep putting it off because if not A jade, I "lost" 70 bucks to a worthless bangle.
How lovely! Can you show us sunlight photos too? It is a beauty.
I will take some over the weekend! This is not an icy grade bangle, it is an icy glutinous grading from the looks of it. The lovely indigo colour patches are not translucent but the lighter parts are.
I recall seeing this in another forum but I don't remember if this was you who written that post as well but it was certainly a VERY similar post where they even said the cert led to a porn ad site.
Additionally, I recall another post that just cause a bangle has some black specs doesn't necessarily mean it's natural; quite the opposite at times as that could mean the treatment wasn't done properly and polymer erosion has already begun, and judging from the photos you posted earlier, the translucency it gave off when next to the lamp in comparison when out of it (as it looked waxy in texture) did give off the feeling that it was treated all over due to inconsistency. Definitely glad to hear you got a full refund however!Thank you, AJadecent Angle, I learn so much from your comments!I recall seeing this in another forum but I don't remember if this was you who written that post as well but it was certainly a VERY similar post where they even said the cert led to a porn ad site.
It was me, you have a great memory. This is helpful. Yes, since I had a full refund, I have no room to complain. Good to know the black specks do not mean it is a natural bangle and could be a botched bleach job (yikes). This is why I no longer take chances on a vendor. When I started, I was so wide open on eBay, assuming no one would lie about their bangles. An expensive mistake.I recall seeing this in another forum but I don't remember if this was you who written that post as well but it was certainly a VERY similar post where they even said the cert led to a porn ad site.
Yeah it happens to the best of us, just so happens that the jade market tends to be one of the most unscrupulous and demanding markets after all, we all just have to live and learn (by experience and some hundreds or thousands of mollah unfortunately)
personally I wouldn’t let this deter me from checking out other sellers online as this opens up opportunities for pieces you never thought you’d want until now and prices you’d normally never find if you were to get it in B&M stores, just always approach with caution and see if what they offer is worth the risk and money. If it’ll make you feel better, I very recently bought a green hetian jade bangle from matsalice, when it arrived it felt lighter in comparison to my other nephrite bangles, so a good ol’ specific gravity test and it turned out the bangle was serpentine since it was 2.63g. So I contacted her and asked for a half refund (which she accepted) since I knew it was an honest mistake (and the very first mistake from my now 3-4 years of buying from her now!) and cause it was pretty + makes a good example of how looks can be deceiving.What is really tricky are type B and C because the treatments used now are very advanced apparently and of course, they are sometimes sold at the prices of type A.Yeah it happens to the best of us, just so happens that the jade market tends to be one of the most unscrupulous and demanding markets after all, we all just have to live and learn (by experience and some hundreds or thousands of mollah unfortunately)
I think it is a setting that the sellers can choose. If they have it set so you can see past listings, when you are on the shop page and scroll down, on the left, under the the shop sections, it will say how many sales and how many admirers. If the number of sales is underlined, you can click it to see sold listings. I think the artisan style shops tend to allow you to see past listings, so that you can see their past work more easily.
