Diamond Antiques Ruby Lane Shop
Diamond Antiques Ruby Lane Shop
(sigh) Jeff's reply this morning to my 2nd email:
Original Question:
Good Morning, Jeff,
This is to follow up on our conversation about this necklace
ID:1791. I am relieved to know that you didn't purchase this
necklace outright. Did you examine it in person? Did you see
an appraisal? Although certainly "beauty is in the eyes of the
beholder," I feel you have been greatly misled as to the value
of this necklace.
We have been discussing this necklace on pearl-guide.com forum,
a friendly international group made up of pearl professionals
and consumers. Many topics are addressed, including listings on
the web where pearls have been misidentified and over-valued.
That the clasp is marked 14k would indicate some value, but the
pearls are not knotted between as virtually all South Sea would
be, and from the photo show the type blemish that indicate
commercial quality pearls, and in this case all the pearls are
most likely inexpensive cultured freshwater pearls from China,
including the smaller pearls mentioned previously.
It is my opinion (and that of others) anyone purchasing this
necklace, taking it for a current appraisal would most certainly
be shocked at the low value and your reputation would be at
stake.
Kind Regards, Patricia Saab GIA Pearls Graduate
My Response:
Dear Patricia Saab,
Thank you again for your insight.
Jeff Bassett
Ruby Lane shop Diamond Antiques
So, fellow pearl lovers, it seems the next step would be to report directly to Ruby Lane, as we have done in the past? How do you feel about this?
Methinks most were on Ruby Lane, and that some of them have been seen here in the past ...
