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Bought a jadeite pendant from Goldsun2010 on Ebay's auction (March 26th, 2017), whom listed it as Type A Jadeite Jade.
After item arrived, tested it again on GRI Lab (trusted gemological laboratory in Indonesia), and the result was Type C Jadeite Jade.
Bought another two piece Jadeite pendant from Gojade, whom also listed it as Type A Jadeite Jade. Still waiting for the item to arrive, and i am going to test it again.
Has anyone had an unpleasant experience like this?
Yes I'm talking about her lol. I think alice has some bangles at 64mm though it maybe on her songsong0104 store, but may still have some in her mats_alice one.
Yes actually. I know a user who only had one post and it was a bangle with a cert saying it was grade A, but turned out to be B+C when sent to GIA for testing. Believe it was Maithong or someone else..
So all in all if you’re really better off going with some sellers listed as reputable, or sellers whom you trust will sell you untreated jade. If you want my personal opinion I’d say Gojade (also their sister shop antijade), chenhantaobao97 (be careful with their images as they make their jades in photos look vibrant than they are in reality), preciousjadeite (she have her own facebook, and wechat account where she broadcasts the jade market she roams around and you can ask her to buy some jades for you and do bespoke options I believe), chineseoldshop (seller has very poor english so miscommunication and reminder to ship your jades is more than likely to happen, they also sell some rather risque products too so proceed with caution maybe
The last four sellers always have certificates ready and you can always ask for an additional one if you want to just be sure, and they have some eye-candy pieces with some not so candy-like prices that are for either investment purposes, or to showcase it if you ever do wish to splurge on such luxurious looking jades!
Hi Shinyshoes... I can't help but laugh a little, as it sounds like Benjamart Maithong is up to her usual tricks...
After waiting 16 days, Benjamart Maithong shipped me an empty bag. SERIOUSLY. An empty bag that she "forgot" to put the purchased item in. When I wrote to her about this, she responded with disbelief and denial, then later wrote back that she "could now confirm my story" as she had just found the unsent item. Insulted, and unwilling to wait out another long shipment from a woman who seems to have no time or respect for her customers, I asked for a refund. I left negative feedback for her, but she responded with a looooooong "Oh poor me" self-righteous post that probably took longer to write than the time it would have taken to simply ship the order in a professional and timely manner.... that is, if she remembered to put the item IN before shipping it!
It seems I dodged a bullet with both Benjamart Maithong, and Sara at Jade Rabbit Gems, as I have since read on these forum pages that both sellers deal in polymer impregnated jadeite jade (Type B, and B+C, not Type A, as advertised). Their carelessness saved me the time and money of two return shipments. Shinyshoes, if you are in the US, USPS Tracking WILL pick up the Thai tracking number and info as soon as your package reaches this country, and you will be able to resume the tracking of your package at USPS.com
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