Vendor pictures and owner pictures of PS stones

[MMtwo]

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

 

[Neptune]

Spinel pendant from eBay seller Coopers-Coins



Mine

 

[MMtwo]

Kathyjade:

 

[Drahokam]

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

 

[pomo_juice]

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]

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]

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

Beautiful! Tandy has great stuff.

 

[Arthur Kennedy]

Spinel pendant from eBay seller Coopers-Coins



Mine

Nice glow!

 

[Drahokam]

Beautiful! Tandy has great stuff.

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

 

[pomo_juice]

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]

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]

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.