zeolite
Brilliant_Rock
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I tried buying on the internet, and found the hue and saturation of the pictures to be so inaccurate, that buying that way was useless. It does help if the internet company has a good return policy, but even then, registered or insured mail gets expensive. Especially if you are as picky as I am.Date: 4/8/2009 10:01:29 PM
Author: Gailey
Mr Z, lovely, lovely stone.
I have a question for you. What is your preferred method of purchasing, via internet, or in person? Obviously, I''m not asking you to reveal your sources, I just wonder how you do it.
Maybe I''m getting quite good at the old guessing game, I guessed this one! Did you cut this one Mr Z? Have you thought about putting all your stones in the gallery here?Date: 4/8/2009 10:54:57 PM
Author: zeolite
I tried buying on the internet, and found the hue and saturation of the pictures to be so inaccurate, that buying that way was useless. It does help if the internet company has a good return policy, but even then, registered or insured mail gets expensive. Especially if you are as picky as I am.Date: 4/8/2009 10:01:29 PM
Author: Gailey
Mr Z, lovely, lovely stone.
I have a question for you. What is your preferred method of purchasing, via internet, or in person? Obviously, I''m not asking you to reveal your sources, I just wonder how you do it.
I buy exclusively in person, once a year, at the Tucson Gem shows, where I can see tens of thousands of gems side by side, and can compare prices, without running up shipping charges. The many gems I have shown here on PS, have been collected over a 25 year period. It is not a collection you could assemble in one year, even with unlimited cash.
Also, in reality there are too many sellers in the one month Tucson period, so it is really a buyers market. Tucson doesn''t help most Pricescope people, who want to buy throughout the year, instead of once per year.
I discovered early in my buying that most colored stones are poorly cut, so I located about 6 top cutters, and at first had them recut my gems. Most good cutters don''t like and will not take recutting jobs, since they make more money selling their own cut gems. So I spent much time in their booths getting acquainted with the appearance of the finest cutting, and I bought many of their gems.
Then I bought my cutting machine. For about 20 years now, I buy mainly rough, with much of it put away (stored) to be cut later.
Define small. Your small is probably my big.
I’d prefer above two carats. However size is relative. I have 8 yellow grossulars and the largest is 3.76 cts. I have 5 tsavorites and 3 green grossulars and the largest is 3.04 cts. But I select by hue, saturation, tone and cut. Size is near the lowest consideration.
Your collection is awsome Mr. Z!
Thank you Mr. ma re
Did you cut this one Mr Z?
Yes
Have you thought about putting all your stones in the gallery here?
I didn’t know it existed.