A guide for buyers of ethnic and tribal gemstone jewellery. This guide will help you know what you are buying. The two most common fake stones are turquoise and Lapis Lazuli. GENUINE TURQUOISE: Natural...
I have had many ebay members, especially overseas buyers ask me in regards to 9ct gold fineness and its equivalent, weather it is real gold or not, as some overseas buyers have never heard of it. For those of...
Don't you just love it when you get a bargain on EBAY???? And what about that beautiful leather bag you won, that turned out to be plastic. I think most of us have been there. Please do the right thing by your...
DIAMONDS ~ REAL OR FAKE ??? I've had a number of Ladies e-mail me asking how to spot the difference between a real Diamond a Fake Diamond. It can be difficult to tell sometimes. Some Sellers sell Cubic...
Safe Ways to Clean Pearl Jewelry The pearls most of us wear today are cultured pearls, their existence initiated by humans who insert a bead or other object into an oyster or clam. The clam coats the foreigner...
About Pearls Pearls are one of the most sought after gems in the world. They are a mark of distinction, elegance, success, and social standing. Gone are the days of pearl divers who would scour the ocean...
Understanding the difference between pearls. AKOYA PEARLS-these are saltwater cultured pearls formed in the akoya oyster originated in japan. BAROQUE PEARLS- these are not round or symmetrical and always...
This 5 criteria including lustre, surface, colour, shape and size of pearl, these various criteria will be explored in detail in the guide below: Lustre Lustre is considered as the most important and above all...
Here are a few tips on buying diamond jewellery on Ebay. Perhaps the most important tip we can give is don't believe the RRP's you see on Ebay. Buyers who have not done their research will often fall in the...
Most Rubies that you see for sale now on eBay are Natural Stones that have been treated – that's a simple fact. In fact I've read many reports that expand on this say that most Rubies generally for sale (eBay...