elmo
Brilliant_Rock
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2003
- Messages
- 1,160
Because Neil has done a couple of evaluations for me that I was quite pleased with, I thought it was time I said something nice here. Of course he does a good, detailed report and is thorough...that''s expected by the demanding Pricescope audience. He helped reinforce some things that I was seeing myself (e.g. fancy shape cut quality), and pointed out some issues in one case that I wasn''t aware of. One aspect of his work that made Neil stand out though was not only his willingness to spend time with me on the phone discussing results in great detail, but also the clarity of his advice - as effective and helpful as if I''d been sitting in the office with him. Also, his after-the-sale support has been good - I''ve needed to follow up more than once on some details that weren''t part of my original requests, and he''s stepped up and been quite helpful on this.
I think I remember being guilty of a little good-natured hazing when Neil first arrived here. However, I realized fairly quickly that I''d probably end up asking for his help at some point - over the last few years I think I''ve learned more from his posts than from any single contributor to the group. His years of bench experience are particularly relevant, and he gives consumers here very thorough, very detailed technical responses to their questions. He''s demonstrated a strong commitment to consumer education and to the Pricescope community.
Finally, and I don''t see folks emphasizing this as much as I think they should, I think it''s very cool that he''s decided to make the additional commitment to become an AGS Independent Certified Gemologist Appraiser, in addition to his GG and NAJA credentials. The AGS holds high standards and it''s not easy getting the title...doing so helps set Neil apart. He''s also shown here that he takes the "independent" part of this seriously by saying what he thinks even when it''s not quite the AGS party line.
Two thumbs up, and thanks.
I think I remember being guilty of a little good-natured hazing when Neil first arrived here. However, I realized fairly quickly that I''d probably end up asking for his help at some point - over the last few years I think I''ve learned more from his posts than from any single contributor to the group. His years of bench experience are particularly relevant, and he gives consumers here very thorough, very detailed technical responses to their questions. He''s demonstrated a strong commitment to consumer education and to the Pricescope community.
Finally, and I don''t see folks emphasizing this as much as I think they should, I think it''s very cool that he''s decided to make the additional commitment to become an AGS Independent Certified Gemologist Appraiser, in addition to his GG and NAJA credentials. The AGS holds high standards and it''s not easy getting the title...doing so helps set Neil apart. He''s also shown here that he takes the "independent" part of this seriously by saying what he thinks even when it''s not quite the AGS party line.
Two thumbs up, and thanks.
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