Somebody's gotta buy this stone, "If I won the lottery" edition

[Lilith112]

Another great emerald from EKA Gems! 1.59ct, minor oil Muzo emerald. Look at that sheen

 

[ChaiK]

Posted before, but just founf out actual price:

Yours for just RMB999999 or USD140000

Wow! No oil!

 

[T L]

Another great emerald from EKA Gems! 1.59ct, minor oil Muzo emerald. Look at that sheen

EKA has some beautiful Muzo material. BK gems does as well. Here’s a paler one from EKA that is extraordinarily bright and saturated.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2aVfaOF4Kw/?igshid=52lpyxvej8nz

Darker green, but sheen in motion, no oil.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2kkAqNlwsK/?igshid=yn4w4qm152ib

 

[chrono]

This 10 carat Asscher:
https://www.jamesallen.com/loose-di...cher-cut/10.02-carat-vvs2-clarity-sku-5575826

A beauty but we cannot view the GIA lab report unless we ask specifically and there's no colour grading given, just "yellow".

 

[DauphineMucha]

Has anyone dealt with EKA before? Would love to hear feedback. I did a general keyword search but nothing came up by PSers.

 

[Lilith112]

Has anyone dealt with EKA before? Would love to hear feedback. I did a general keyword search but nothing came up by PSers.

I was seriously considering purchasing a sapphire from her earlier this year, and I would say she's very easy to chat with and will provide as many pictures/videos as necessary. Only con for U.S./Europe based PS-ers is she's in Shenzhen so shipping and returns could be a hassle.

 

[ChaiK]

I was seriously considering purchasing a sapphire from her earlier this year, and I would say she's very easy to chat with and will provide as many pictures/videos as necessary. Only con for U.S./Europe based PS-ers is she's in Shenzhen so shipping and returns could be a hassle.

Yes, I thought it was fantastic when the China Jeweller said I could return for a full refund. Thankfully, I don't need to. But I doubt I would have been able to return.

 

[DauphineMucha]

Yes, I thought it was fantastic when the China Jeweller said I could return for a full refund. Thankfully, I don't need to. But I doubt I would have been able to return.

So you have bought from the vendor?

Did you pay with rmb or with your local currency via CC?

Hope you don’t mind my questions, haven’t read many posts about shopping from a China based vendor on PS.

 

[ChaiK]

So you have bought from the vendor?

Did you pay with rmb or with your local currency via CC?

Hope you don’t mind my questions, haven’t read many posts about shopping from a China based vendor on PS.

I did not buy from EKA. I bought from another jeweller in China

I paid with RMB. Here we can use Union Pay via Transferwise.

There is another vendor who accepts HKD or Singapore Dollars. You can ask the jeweller what they prefer if you cannot pay by Union Pay.

 

[Lilith112]

So you have bought from the vendor?

Did you pay with rmb or with your local currency via CC?

Hope you don’t mind my questions, haven’t read many posts about shopping from a China based vendor on PS.

I pay in RMBand transfer via WeChat/AliPay since I'm China-based.

 

[ordinaryrainbow]

@DauphineMucha I tried to ask EKA some questions about a ring I saw her post on insta a while back. Her responsiveness (at least on that platform) was hit and miss: sometimes she would
respond quickly, sometimes not at all. She may have been busy, or a language barrier or whatever but I ended up deciding not to pursue further just because I found it tough to get her to engage with me.

 

[ordinaryrainbow]

I adore this colour:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wGyv0FnnC/?hl=en

 

[T L]

I adore this colour:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wGyv0FnnC/?hl=en

That dealer has gorgeous paraiba.

 

[Lilith112]

@DauphineMucha I tried to ask EKA some questions about a ring I saw her post on insta a while back. Her responsiveness (at least on that platform) was hit and miss: sometimes she would
respond quickly, sometimes not at all. She may have been busy, or a language barrier or whatever but I ended up deciding not to pursue further just because I found it tough to get her to engage with me.

For China-based sellers, best to use WeChat. They also post a lot more pics there-- EKA usually posts 4-6 times a day there

 

[voce]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/739149541/grs-certified-fine-burma-mogok-ruby-min?ref=notif_nfyfs

I just can't get enough of rubies, especially unheated and Burmese.

 

[Lilith112]

8ct. spinel:

 

[ChaiK]

8ct. spinel:

Oh. Erm. Where. If you not buying I want.

 

[Lilith112]

Oh. Erm. Where. If you not buying I want.

WeChat! If you have the app, I can tell you the seller name

 

[ChaiK]

WeChat! If you have the app, I can tell you the seller name

I have wechat. Thank you. (I so calm).

 

[Lilith112]

I have wechat. Thank you. (I so calm).

ID is haoer16888, mobile is 13896004496.

 

[ChaiK]

Thank you.

 

[icy_jade]

Are you buying @ChaiK? That spinel looks amazing Pls buy so we can all drool over it virtually

 

[ChaiK]

I just wanted his ID to oogle over what he has on offer. Maybe if good price, I will stop and buy. If not, I have a lot of setting still to do for my other stuff. Also, I am not very in the habit of posting stuff. Lazy to take pics and all.

I think list prices and industry prices etc, I have learnt a very good lesson there and will only buy if the price is how I think it should be after looking around and calculating setting costs etc.

 

[Lilith112]

I just wanted his ID to oogle over what he has on offer. Maybe if good price, I will stop and buy. If not, I have a lot of setting still to do for my other stuff.

If you're ever in Shanghai, he also has a shop where you can look at all the pretties!

 

[T L]

I admit I know nothing about jade, but this caught my eye.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2x5_CVFeVn/?igshid=1eko630uyp9pc

 

[T L]

Beautiful minty tsavorite.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B2lbiobFxjf/?igshid=rwhaib6i2x19

 

[hobbitfancier55]

Has anyone dealt with EKA before? Would love to hear feedback. I did a general keyword search but nothing came up by PSers.

I know I Absolutely hate that. Would love to know the color and table size. Among other things

 

[DauphineMucha]

Guess different demographic uses different platform.

Since reading this thread, I’ve been checking listings on TaoBao. Lots of eye candies for sure but most of them don’t come with certs or even bother to list mm & carat weight!

Also came across a site called giabbs, basically a Chinese hybrid of PS + Etsy...

 

[Lilith112]

Guess different demographic uses different platform.

Since reading this thread, I’ve been checking listings on TaoBao. Lots of eye candies for sure but most of them don’t come with certs or even bother to list mm & carat weight!

Also came across a site called giabbs, basically a Chinese hybrid of PS + Etsy...

I only use Taobao to find vendors on WeChat mostly. It's a tactic that yields duds 85% of the time, but I've found some really good vendors as well. Same w/Instagram. I think nowadays, social media in general is where it's at and especially in China.

 

[Shijitake]

If I won I would buy all the stones I want (which are mostly sub 10k), but if I were to splurge on a big one then this would be it. It's untreated/unoiled.