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Since people were discussing bad feelings about stones...
Is there such a thing as "vibes" about websites?
How does one check ebay websites? LD just bought a beautiful stone from a seller she never dealt with, but who had good references. I mean, most sellers have almost 100% satisfaction rate, even the guy selling "untreated sapphires" (see "nightmare on ebay street").
I get bad vibes if people are selling alexandrites or paraibas at auctions, but maybe I am "overvibing" them since their shops may also carry decent cheaper stones as well. I sometimes send e-mails to sellers - if they give honest answers and tell me that their stones may be "brownish" or "reddish" IRL, at least I know I may deal with them. I think LadyD posted her opinion about one of the websites (it was in answer to Messiah Khan's posting about demantoids). Several months ago, I looked through their website and decided not to buy from them. Vibes? Prices? I don't know. At the same time, I got pretty good "vibes' about the website recommended by another PS-er and am probably going to buy from them.
It is all a joke, of course, but how experienced people "screen" unknown vendors? Or what makes them close the browser window and say, "not this..."?
Is there such a thing as "vibes" about websites?
How does one check ebay websites? LD just bought a beautiful stone from a seller she never dealt with, but who had good references. I mean, most sellers have almost 100% satisfaction rate, even the guy selling "untreated sapphires" (see "nightmare on ebay street").
I get bad vibes if people are selling alexandrites or paraibas at auctions, but maybe I am "overvibing" them since their shops may also carry decent cheaper stones as well. I sometimes send e-mails to sellers - if they give honest answers and tell me that their stones may be "brownish" or "reddish" IRL, at least I know I may deal with them. I think LadyD posted her opinion about one of the websites (it was in answer to Messiah Khan's posting about demantoids). Several months ago, I looked through their website and decided not to buy from them. Vibes? Prices? I don't know. At the same time, I got pretty good "vibes' about the website recommended by another PS-er and am probably going to buy from them.
It is all a joke, of course, but how experienced people "screen" unknown vendors? Or what makes them close the browser window and say, "not this..."?