I agree with you. Cannot believe so many people bought treated jadeite pieces with high prices and they are still so happy. It is quite difficult for new people to differentiate treated and non-treated, though.
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I checked with them once and just found their price is way high. I recently bought some pieces from songsong0104 at Ebay. I am happy with them. You can check if you like. And their prices are very reasonable.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?
https://www.ebay.com/sch/songsong0104/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
I just want to share one jadeite bangle I purchased from Ebay. It is now one of my favorite. I really recommend the seller, who is US based and easy to return. I also bought some small pieces from him and tested as Grade A no problem.
I bought this jadeite bangle from him for $600 and it is such a wonderful piece. This is the most expensive piece I bought from Ebay but since I have had bought quite a few others from him before that, I dare to do so. He indeed has plenty of other much inexpensive ones.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/songsong0104/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
I bought this jadeite bangle from him for $600 and it is such a wonderful piece. This is the most expensive piece I bought from Ebay but since I have had bought quite a few others from him before that, I dare to do so. He indeed has plenty of other much inexpensive ones.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/songsong0104/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
Bought from maithong on Etsy and it was not grade a jade. Not sure what it was as it was light and felt plasticy. She did give me a refund.
Hi, jade fans-I just received a sweet jadeite bangle from ultimate jadeite and it has no chime at all, just a clunk. I am thinking about returning it, I am sure Nandar would be nice about it. Is there any reason besides being fake that grade a jadeite would clunk? My others are very musical.
Who has bought from eBay seller Gojade? I saw them on the recommended seller list and took a look, but the inventory seems a bit mixed. Some nice things and then a lot of obviously colored items being sold as A jadeite.
I've bought a pendant and was pleased, but I"ve also gotten and returned a bangle due to poor polish. I think I remember reading that their A jade is A, except brighter colors are probably color polish (which will fade) because it's just topical & not considered actual treatment.
Thank you so much, Junkenpo, that confirms what I saw. I just offered way way low on a bangle and got the offer accepted so fingers crossed! At least they will take it back if it is cruddy, that is good to know
I've been very pleased with my Gojade purchases and they've passed all the tests I can do here. So far, none of mine have been color polished (can see this with good jewelers' loupe) and I have not returned anything. Sadly, one of my purchases from them is missing in transit somewhere since the end of October. I'm still hoping that it turns up someday soon. This was not their fault, as I believe that they shipped the package as usual and they have since refunded me. It has not at all discouraged me from continuing to do business with them.
Ooh, ooh-- can we ask which one?Thank you so much, Junkenpo, that confirms what I saw. I just offered way way low on a bangle and got the offer accepted so fingers crossed! At least they will take it back if it is cruddy, that is good to know
Thank you, LunaDoo-that happens sometimes with packages from China, as long as you are refunded it is all good. It does suck to have something just disappear.I've been very pleased with my Gojade purchases and they've passed all the tests I can do here. So far, none of mine have been color polished (can see this with good jewelers' loupe) and I have not returned anything. Sadly, one of my purchases from them is missing in transit somewhere since the end of October. I'm still hoping that it turns up someday soon. This was not their fault, as I believe that they shipped the package as usual and they have since refunded me. It has not at all discouraged me from continuing to do business with them.
I have a good loupe, what do you look for? Is it a pattern within the cracks like dye?I've been very pleased with my Gojade purchases and they've passed all the tests I can do here. So far, none of mine have been color polished (can see this with good jewelers' loupe) and I have not returned anything. Sadly, one of my purchases from them is missing in transit somewhere since the end of October. I'm still hoping that it turns up someday soon. This was not their fault, as I believe that they shipped the package as usual and they have since refunded me. It has not at all discouraged me from continuing to do business with them.
Here's some discussion of color polishing here: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/qn-on-jade-bangle.754664/page-716
To me it can look like little weblike tracks of intense color, or it can be seen gathered in any surface imperfections on the jade. Put a strong light source behind the jade (iPhone flashlight works nicely) and view with your loupe. If you see some of those suspicious areas, you can use a q-tip (wetted with alcohol but not much) on those areas, and you may see some color transfer on the q-tip. That bangle is lovely! Based on others I've purchased from them, I would be very surprised if it were color polished.