Does anyone know whether MiracleofJade on ETSY sells authentic Grade A jade bangles and whether they are worth the price? Been looking at UltimateJade, but have not found what I'm looking for. Did on MiracleofJade, but no idea about the reputation of the shop. Any advice would be helpful! Thank you!
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I've never dealt with MiracleofJade but their items seem very promising and look to be untreated. But if you're ever concerned it may not you can always ask if they have a certificate at hand or if they can have it certified. Also if you have a UV light you can shine it on the piece to see if it'll glow everywhere or not, additionally the specific gravity test can help to see if the piece's untreated since most of them range on 3.33 or slightly higher.
Thank you! Will need to get my hands on some equipment them or see if jewelers assess them. Thanks again
I just purchased my first jade piece from Sara of JadeRabbitGems on Etsy this past weekend. I haven't browsed purseforum in months so I didn't think to look here but somehow just remembered seeing a jade thread and thought I should probably look for it!
Well, I have already made the purchase. Sara claims that she only sells untreated jadeite when I asked. She did have a notable number of reviews stating that the jade they received looked duller in person. However, I think the lighting can affect how it looks, and she has got a lovely bright sunny window she takes her photos under. She took extra photos under indirect lighting for me when I asked, and the jade looked slightly less glowy than the original pics. I'll have to share my impressions when I receive it. I'd really like to get a gemologist valuation but they seem to cost around $70~$110 and the piece I bought was not even $200 so it doesn't really seem worth doing...
Hello Jadies! I wanted to say a few things about JadeiteRoom, the seller on Etsy that opened an online shop earlier this year. They say they wanted to expand their existing brick and mortar business in HK claiming to be the "BEST place to buy affordable GRADE A JADE"
I really liked a bangle they had but was not sure about them as a new seller and decided to wait until I heard more. So I placed the bangle in my "favorites" on Etsy and one or two people on these threads eventually reported shopping there and that their jade checked out so I decided to go for it. I went to look at the bangle again and noticed that in the mean time the price had gone up by $200. I really liked it and after much thought, it was not cheap, decided to buy it.
I had also placed a couple of other bangles of theirs in my favorites (did not want to buy them, but to keep an eye out as another jadie was considering one of these) and noticed that within 1-2 weeks their prices (and also the price of another bangle that was really nice but not my size I had not favored) had been marked up considerably (20% -50%) and by as much as $1000 USD in one case.
So I decided to run a little experiment. I added a random bangle of their inventory to my favorites. Sure enough, within 2 weeks the seller changed the price up from $300 to $500 on just that bangle. Other bangles of theirs prices' did not change during that time.
It is the seller's right to change the price of their items and you might argue this is "supply and demand" but there is no demand, I just randomly "liked" some bangle. Since opening, the prices of many of their bangles have gone up and are now on par with Ultimate Jadeite which I find to be pricey for medium quality jadeite, UJ has excellent customer service, so people like them, whatever.
I find JadeiteRoom's seller tactics to be a bit shady and wanted people to know about them here. In their defense though, unlike UJ, they do send certificates with their lower priced bangles.
Please let people know if you have noticed a similar thing.
Here is the bangle:
Hi, please see my post #345
I recently reviewed a bunch of shops I contacted with over some time.
Which shop do you think has the best quality Jadeite for the best prices, I know this is not gonna be a match but do you think KathyJade is one of them??
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Miracleofjade on Etsy has some amazing and affordable pieces of authentic untreated grade A jadeite...too good to be true? Does anyone have any experience with them? Any insights? (Much appreciate!)
I've bought a bangle from JadeiteRoom on Etsy and a couple from Ultimate Jadeite. A few of the things that makes me have more faith in UJ (despite their prices being typically higher) is that:
1. UJ's descriptions for each piece is forthcoming in terms of whether or not there are cracks, chips, unevenness, etc.
2. UJ allows returns for the the lifetime of the bangle IF you find out that it's not type A. Whereas JadeiteRoom doesn't allow returns or exchanges.
3. From what I understand, UJ sources the jadeite and has the bangles made in Myanmar/Burma instead of being made in China. And often has "sister" bangles ie. several bangles made from the same boulder.
Also, it seems that using a UV light to detect fake jade or jade with polymers isn't a fail safe method. I guess the only way to really know is by sending it off to a reputable lab. In this video, the guy bought a jade pendant that passed his UV light test but when he brought it to a lab, sure enough, it contained polymers.
1. UJ's descriptions for each piece is forthcoming in terms of whether or not there are cracks, chips, unevenness, etc.
2. UJ allows returns for the the lifetime of the bangle IF you find out that it's not type A. Whereas JadeiteRoom doesn't allow returns or exchanges.
3. From what I understand, UJ sources the jadeite and has the bangles made in Myanmar/Burma instead of being made in China. And often has "sister" bangles ie. several bangles made from the same boulder.
Also, it seems that using a UV light to detect fake jade or jade with polymers isn't a fail safe method. I guess the only way to really know is by sending it off to a reputable lab. In this video, the guy bought a jade pendant that passed his UV light test but when he brought it to a lab, sure enough, it contained polymers.
Agreed with UJ since they seem very fair! Additionally I've seen that video when I started being obsessed with jade and I'll say a few things.
1. If UV Light was a fail-safe method, we wouldn't need gem laboratories at all to help detect treated jade at all which would be lovely if that was the case.
2. The video uploader knew of the risks when he went to Hong Kong and try to find an untreated jade in a whole bunch of treated variants. I'll be honest though watching the video over again I felt disgusted by the merchants stereotyping the guy minding his own business asking if he belonged in the Italian mafia at one point.
What do you think about this persons shop? I got them in the mail they’re roughly 15 usd each and feel cool to touch and didn’t seem like I could scratch them at all. Customer service was amazing and very fast shipping that was free even from Gangzhou. Seems like a whole sale jadeite and natural real jade place. Just curious.
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Shop Our shop are saling Grade A jade,nephrite,handmake rope by BestJadeite located in Guangzhou, China. Top shop for gifts. Buyers bought gifts from this shop and gave them 5-star reviews!
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love this thread. I bought 1 bangle from singsong and 2 from mats Alice but they are the same person she was so sweet. I initially only bought 2 but I asked if she had any lavender and she pulled one for me and I ended up getting 3. She had super fast shipping and the bangles are even prettier than I expected.
I also ordered 1 from thejadeiteroom that will take a few weeks to get here but will report back. That one was more pricy than the Ebay ones I got so im really looking forward to seeing it.
she was so sweet. I initially only bought 2 but I asked if she had any lavender and she pulled one for me and I ended up getting 3. She had super fast shipping and the bangles are even prettier than I expected.I also ordered 1 from thejadeiteroom that will take a few weeks to get here but will report back. That one was more pricy than the Ebay ones I got so im really looking forward to seeing it.
I've purchased them from before and they do sell genuine jadeite, and safe to say you got what you paid for since $15 is a normal price for opaque colorless jade. They do have pricier pieces as well, and should have some certification at hand, if not then you can ask for them to certify it.View attachment 4971540
What do you think about this persons shop? I got them in the mail they’re roughly 15 usd each and feel cool to touch and didn’t seem like I could scratch them at all. Customer service was amazing and very fast shipping that was free even from Gangzhou. Seems like a whole sale jadeite and natural real jade place. Just curious.
Best Jadeite on Etsy
BestJadeite - Etsy
Shop Our shop are saling Grade A jade,nephrite,handmake rope by BestJadeite located in Guangzhou, China. Top shop for gifts. Buyers bought gifts from this shop and gave them 5-star reviews!
That’s awesome I kind of had a feeling they were legit and amazing prices and very friendly. I’m glad to know they’re certified as an actual jade vendor.I've purchased them from before and they do sell genuine jadeite, and safe to say you got what you paid for since $15 is a normal price for opaque colorless jade. They do have pricier pieces as well, and should have some certification at hand, if not then you can ask for them to certify it.
Thanks.
No problem! Do be careful though cause they do have some listings that says they're jade and the pictures are vividly colored or glassy type of jade bangles, but they're most certainly agates or dyed quartz. If they were actual jadeite it would've easily break your bankThat’s awesome I kind of had a feeling they were legit and amazing prices and very friendly. I’m glad to know they’re certified as an actual jade vendor.