Vendor pictures and owner pictures of PS stones

MMtwo · Sep 4, 2024

Jade Diver (Etsy)
Yukon Nephrite Jade, emerald fleck.

Neptune · Nov 5, 2024

Spinel pendant from eBay seller Coopers-Coins

Mine

MMtwo · Nov 6, 2024

Kathyjade:

Drahokam · Dec 27, 2024

Tsavorite from DesertRose, I find here photos & descriptions to be accurate representation of the stones.

pomo_juice · Feb 8, 2025

Burmese spinels (marketed as jedis) from DesertRose. The smaller one has nice color! But the larger one is quite dark under direct daylight tho. Also, much more inclusions in irl than in pics and descriptions.

Arthur Kennedy · Feb 9, 2025

pomo_juice said:
Burmese spinels (marketed as jedis) from DesertRose. The smaller one has nice color! But the larger one is quite dark under direct daylight tho. Also, much more inclusions in irl than in pics and descriptions.

I definitely like the smaller one best. Very nice glow in direct sunlight!

Arthur Kennedy · Feb 9, 2025

Drahokam said:
Tsavorite from DesertRose, I find here photos & descriptions to be accurate representation of the stones.

Beautiful! Tandy has great stuff.

Arthur Kennedy · Feb 9, 2025

Neptune said:
Spinel pendant from eBay seller Coopers-Coins

Mine

Nice glow!

Drahokam · Feb 9, 2025

Arthur Kennedy said:
Beautiful! Tandy has great stuff.

Thank you! And yes she does, I am really pleased with gemstones I got from her.

pomo_juice · Feb 9, 2025

Yeah, the issue is that I was told both were top neon material, and the larger one is very dark under the sun and not jedi. Not to mention I was quoted "minor inclusions", but both had visible surface dents and large fractures in the rock, which is crazy given the price/carat I was charged.

Glad others had a positive experience tho.

Mreader · Feb 9, 2025

pomo_juice said:
Yeah, the issue is that I was told both were top neon material, and the larger one is very dark under the sun and not jedi. Not to mention I was quoted "minor inclusions", but both had visible surface dents and large fractures in the rock, which is crazy given the price/carat I was charged.

Glad others had a positive experience tho.

I can see why you are unhappy with the larger one based on the photos of vendor vs irl. Have you reached out to the vendor?

pomo_juice · Feb 9, 2025

Mreader said:
I can see why you are unhappy with the larger one based on the photos of vendor vs irl. Have you reached out to the vendor?

I have and showed multiple pictures under different sunlight conditions (another pic made the stone look even worse tbh, a muddy brown). I was told basically I can't tell red and purple colors apart and to put the larger stone in a diamond halo, which really speaks to how dark the stone is --- I've seen jewelers turn ugly rocks into beautiful rings and know the tricks available. She insisted that her descriptions were accurate and dodged all questions regarding the specific inclusions that I brought up multiple times.

You can't see it in the vendor pictures and videos, but irl it's very obvious the large one has a large fracture that covers at least 1/4 of the stone and close to the surface. The small one has several surface dents and a chipped corner.

It was been a very frustrating experience, esp. since I've purchased another gem (which I was happy with) from her before so trusted her descriptions and eye for color.

VividRed · Feb 23, 2025

pomo_juice said:
Burmese spinels (marketed as jedis) from DesertRose. The smaller one has nice color! But the larger one is quite dark under direct daylight tho. Also, much more inclusions in irl than in pics and descriptions.

This is why I stopped buying on IG. Day and night…

fredflintstone · Feb 25, 2025

I don't like the marketing term, "Jedi." Buy what appeals to you. Don't buy the name.

Odyssey44 · Mar 7, 2025

pomo_juice said:
Burmese spinels (marketed as jedis) from DesertRose. The smaller one has nice color! But the larger one is quite dark under direct daylight tho. Also, much more inclusions in irl than in pics and descriptions.

If I did not see this with my own eyes, I would not have believed it possible a vendor could get a brown, dank, dark, included stone to look that good in a picture. I hate that this happened to you. And to not disclose chips and fissures?? Unforgiveable. Not someone I would buy from based on your experience. Thanks for sharing this.

Odyssey44 · Mar 13, 2025

My Brazilian amethysts from Jeff Davies! For sure his pictures are lighter, but the color flashes are all there. My best picture of them was at night under LED light. I am happy with my purchase.

Arthur Kennedy · Mar 15, 2025

Odyssey44 said:
My Brazilian amethysts from Jeff Davies! For sure his pictures are lighter, but the color flashes are all there. My best picture of them was at night under LED light. I am happy with my purchase.

Love the cutting---- so unique!

Odyssey44 · Apr 4, 2025

I'm sure glad I got it before all this tariff business as I am in the US and it came from the UK! I have pendant plans. Trying to decide if platinum or rose gold would be better.