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I know lots of people have sung the praises of Tan of Odysseygem years ago on these boards, so in case anyone is thinking of buying from him, I thought I'd add a more recent, odd experience onto the pile.
I posted a topic the other day about a recut project I was pursuing. I came across a stone on Tan's site that I thought might be an alternative candidate for that project. I asked Tan a few questions about the stone, and was given a completely hyperbolic and unhelpful description from one of Tan's employees. (I'll add that about 3 years ago, I asked him about another stone and was given a description BY TAN that was all sales pitch without any real information.)
This time, I ordered the stone anyway, and was told it would be shipped in a few days. 3 days later, I received a terse email saying the stone was not in the inventory and my money was refunded. It all struck me as pretty weird and I got the sense that things were not really on the level. I guess beware that what is listed on his web site might not really be in inventory, and be on your toes as these might not be the only squirrely business practices the site is engaged in.
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I posted a topic the other day about a recut project I was pursuing. I came across a stone on Tan's site that I thought might be an alternative candidate for that project. I asked Tan a few questions about the stone, and was given a completely hyperbolic and unhelpful description from one of Tan's employees. (I'll add that about 3 years ago, I asked him about another stone and was given a description BY TAN that was all sales pitch without any real information.)
This time, I ordered the stone anyway, and was told it would be shipped in a few days. 3 days later, I received a terse email saying the stone was not in the inventory and my money was refunded. It all struck me as pretty weird and I got the sense that things were not really on the level. I guess beware that what is listed on his web site might not really be in inventory, and be on your toes as these might not be the only squirrely business practices the site is engaged in.
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