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Welcome! Now jadeite888 I've seen on Etsy a few times and thing is, with sellers who sell mostly or solely on jadeite and/or nephrite. They usually want to keep their reputation as ones who always sell Grade A; Natural, untreated jade since the jade community usually come under scrutiny due to other unscrupulous sellers selling treated jades as untreated and jack the price up. So while I find jadeite888 trustworthy based on viewing their items and how they provide alot of images and details in description, you yourself should also make sure you trust the seller who you're about to purchase jades from.
Some of the photos of their bangles have similar backgrounds to those found on eBay, AliExpress, dhgate, etc.
The photos for this green bangle has the same background and uses the same certification lab as this one from eBay (chihirojade):
This is a huge red flag of plagiarism then.. Wow, noted to never get products from jademporium.
I have seen their site a couple of times and I can’t help but feel suspicious about their pricings through their bangles as it seems too good to be true type of deal.
My first impression from scrolling the various sections, the jade looks too much like treated jade - so many pieces have the same uniform apple green colour.
Yes, especially how you can't click on any of the listings and you're left with the pricings with very vague descriptions/details of each item. Worse is there's no certificate mentioned at all..
I'm just grateful I met her.I agree no way you can purchase jade for that price unless treated with chemicals buyer beware
I feel like speaking up with a recommendation on here. It's a solid recommendation, as I have purchased many bangles, a few abacus band rings, bi pendants, and a jadeite beads bracelet from this woman, and I am always happy with what I have bought. I trust this woman completely, and I also enjoy knowing her. It is mats_alice on eBay, aka sometimes as songsong0104. She's true-blue, and a wonderful woman. I like her.
My "forever bangle" is the first item I ever purchased from her, in 2018, a bangle with awesome translucence and a sweet apple green colour. It is a perfect bangle. I have purchased 5 higher priced / higher grade bangles from Alice, but I have also purchased some of the COOLEST COLOURED jade market-type bangles from her, that have listing names like "HOT GREEN!" (indeed it is!) and my girlfriends are all now crush-grooved on Alice's colourful and fun bangles. And these are women who never thought anything about jade. I bore my friends to death regarding Confucius and his "11 Virtues Of Jade"... my friends just love the look of a cool jadeite bangle! Forget about Confucius. Higher priced, or mid-level priced, Alice's bangles are all untreated Type A bangles, and I am completely happy with her and her jades. At first, I was hesitant to post about her much, as she is also a collector herself, and she posts her own personal jade collection on The Jade Thread.
But I look at all the concern on here over dealers who are clearly disreputable, and I am hoping you guys will check out Alice's listings. If you want the $5,000.00 dollar Sotheby's bangles, she is not for you. But she has an array of qualities and prices, so check her out!
She is very responsive to questions and communicates well
