Fraudulent Etsy seller possibly brought down by color blindness

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Low stakes very cheap purchase from Etsy. Described as a sphene. Figured it would be synthetic; would have been fine with that.

Received a pink ”gem.” It has no fire, a little scintillation, and some weird haze. Looks purple when backlit from a window. Has a pretty cut; we will see if my husband can stab a hole — I have some pretty wire and no pink pendants so why not.

Photos in various lighting + next to natural sphene (double refraction) and lab diamond (single refraction in pink). Feel free to check the poll or make a comment.
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Look how pretty it is in the sun.
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I luuuuuurve the cut!!!!!!! It’s wonderfully wonky.
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So moody in various lighting.
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Never buy an uncertified gem. That way you at least get some fire from the hologram.
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[icy_jade]

Did you see the seller’s other listings for one that looks like what you got?

I chose the last option just for laughs but honestly it can be anything!

 

[yssie]

Antique purple diamond, who could possibly forget that

Definitely! It must be!

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Did you see the seller’s other listings for one that looks like what you got?

I chose the last option just for laughs but honestly it can be anything!

Yeah, I will have to go have a look-see…

Update: My husband tried to drill through it with no luck. Hopefully I didn’t ruin a perfectly good cheap lab tourmaline or something.