I've read a couple of threads about this company and a lot of people are saying that the location doesn't even exist! So I stumbled upon this seller of a 4.20ct ruby and to my surprise he has a picture of a slp lab gem card. I bring up the legitimacy of the company and this is what he replies.
Hi, this is what the seller that I bought the ruby from had to say.
Hi Larry , the SLP lab is run by a Chinese / Thai family and the oldest gem lab in Chanthaburi. They also have a lab in Bangkok. I've also read similar things on gem websites where all the so called experts gather to talk about different sellers and different labs. Take no notice of them. The SLP will certainly not put whatever you want on a report. If they did that they'd be finished in business after a week because many people do re-check their gems at labs in their own country. There are buyers here every weekend from all over the World and many use the SLP lab. They'd be found out immediately if anything was wrong and be in serious trouble with the gem association and the Police. It's simply not possible to get away with anything here without somebody knowing.
They have all the equipment you need to identify a gem type and for heat or no heat. They don't have a LIBS testing machine here in Chanthaburi but if they're not sure the gem is sent to Bangkok where there is one.
No one has every returned a gem purchase from the seller I buy from.
So I don't know about the information on the internet, there may of been someone using their name, because the address and phone number they gave is not the one they actually have now.
This is the listing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261551951820&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
Hi, this is what the seller that I bought the ruby from had to say.
Hi Larry , the SLP lab is run by a Chinese / Thai family and the oldest gem lab in Chanthaburi. They also have a lab in Bangkok. I've also read similar things on gem websites where all the so called experts gather to talk about different sellers and different labs. Take no notice of them. The SLP will certainly not put whatever you want on a report. If they did that they'd be finished in business after a week because many people do re-check their gems at labs in their own country. There are buyers here every weekend from all over the World and many use the SLP lab. They'd be found out immediately if anything was wrong and be in serious trouble with the gem association and the Police. It's simply not possible to get away with anything here without somebody knowing.
They have all the equipment you need to identify a gem type and for heat or no heat. They don't have a LIBS testing machine here in Chanthaburi but if they're not sure the gem is sent to Bangkok where there is one.
No one has every returned a gem purchase from the seller I buy from.
So I don't know about the information on the internet, there may of been someone using their name, because the address and phone number they gave is not the one they actually have now.
This is the listing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=261551951820&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123