I''m in need of an advise. I won a demantoid garnet on ebay from seller "goryll" ( he has very good feedback record, 99.8% positive) but when I got the stone it had a lot of damage, most of the facet edges were chipped, worn out. there was no mentioning about it in the listing " This is a great stone! A 4mm by 4mm square demantoid garnet that weighs about 0.59-carats. The cutting is very fine, polish is extremely fine, and the color is great." I know that demantoid is pretty soft stone 6.5 but I was surprised to see so much damage. I read that glass immitations often have facet edges abraded because glass is soft. I asked the guy why he did not mention the damage in the listing and how sure he is about identity of the stone. he tells me he is in business 40 years and published 200 articles and that stone is demantoid, but nothing about abraded facets. I told him that i do not accuse him of selling a fake but will try to check out the stone with a gemologist and mention that I was not happy that he still does not admit his omission of the damage. I said in my emails that i will not leave any feedback until i have all the facts in but if stone turns out to be NOT demantoid I expect full refund. his responce was "Return the stones and will refund your money. You really have not business buy in ebay. you have accused me of fruad. I since that you do not have enough gemstone knowledge to make such a statement. Maybe you would like to speek with a lawyer." I really don''t know why he is so heated up. I''m really not trying to screw anybody up or leave any bad feedback until I am certain that I am right. i don''t think i said anything offensive i was just trying to make sure that i was not being screwed. I have to admit though, i find his responces odd, which makes me more suspicious. so my questions to you guys are:
1. do you think I''m wrong insisting that he should have disclosed damaged facet edges?
2. have you dealt with this seller "goryll'' before or do you know a gemologist or gem dealer named Gordon Goryll (i could not find any publications by him, though I understend that not everything showes up on the internet)?
3. since the stone was only $40 should I bother with trying to find a gemologist to get it checked out, since that could cost more than the stone or should I just send it back for a refund? here is the link:
stone:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5060719656&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.com%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D5060719656%2509%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1
1. do you think I''m wrong insisting that he should have disclosed damaged facet edges?
2. have you dealt with this seller "goryll'' before or do you know a gemologist or gem dealer named Gordon Goryll (i could not find any publications by him, though I understend that not everything showes up on the internet)?
3. since the stone was only $40 should I bother with trying to find a gemologist to get it checked out, since that could cost more than the stone or should I just send it back for a refund? here is the link:
stone:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5060719656&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Fcgiurl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fcgi.ebay.com%252Fws%252F%26fkr%3D1%26from%3DR8%26satitle%3D5060719656%2509%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1