Mrsz1ppy
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Just wanted to tell a story of some recent experiences. I’ve been buying a lot since March of this year, so this may be simply a numbers thing, but still don’t want it to happen to anyone else here on PS.
Twice I bought a corundum on eBay this spring—one a ruby, one an unheated green sapphire. I sent both to AGL for GemBriefs (along with 15 other items in total). First one was a lab ruby, and the second was heated. The first vendor gave me my money back; the second apologized and refunded the cert cost too. Today I heard back from GIA about an unheated peri sapphire I bought from Instagram from a recommended vendor. When I took the stone to my jeweler, the weight was wrong—0.96 ct for a 1.25 listed stone. The vendor offered me my money back or a partial refund at that point. I said I’d keep it if it certed as unheated because I liked the color. Today I got a heads up from GIA that it is a blue zoisite. I believe the vendor I bought from trusted her supplier, and her supplier did her wrong. But I would have been stuck had I not checked.
Sometimes I am challenged on PS for getting certs but so far I have no regrets.
Twice I bought a corundum on eBay this spring—one a ruby, one an unheated green sapphire. I sent both to AGL for GemBriefs (along with 15 other items in total). First one was a lab ruby, and the second was heated. The first vendor gave me my money back; the second apologized and refunded the cert cost too. Today I heard back from GIA about an unheated peri sapphire I bought from Instagram from a recommended vendor. When I took the stone to my jeweler, the weight was wrong—0.96 ct for a 1.25 listed stone. The vendor offered me my money back or a partial refund at that point. I said I’d keep it if it certed as unheated because I liked the color. Today I got a heads up from GIA that it is a blue zoisite. I believe the vendor I bought from trusted her supplier, and her supplier did her wrong. But I would have been stuck had I not checked.
Sometimes I am challenged on PS for getting certs but so far I have no regrets.