Noitce more then ever fakes in jewlery ,from the us ,a few years i ago i notice this as a ,international thing mosly ,one can spoend hours spoting fakes ,from knowing the market some what ,like london Blue topaz ,just one of the biggest faked gems ,has gone up in value ,an one who has some experience knows real good london blue is irradiated for about 2 years ,an furing that time theres a cooling down period ,so its rare an a 25 carat gem can sell for $500.00 ,the nice dark blue ,some think they can just start up a jewlery store over night ,now i am not a know it all but learned alot from gemstone books the net an life experience ,i have the tool refracometer presideume tester ,polariscope microscope an a frient that own a jewlery store for years ,i dont even try seling gems not in jewlery ,theres no $$ in it ,i know ebay allows it to happen so pleace dont need any smart people hear ,just seems its geting worse not better ,the small seller may be gone if that tax goes through,i take pride in being an honest seller ,i think some do actaully think word of mouth is ok ,yes its real london blue ,its not an i have to test every gem ,when in doubt see my friend ,or send it off to the gia ,i have many 25 carat gems that were $5.00 ,there pretty worthless ,so word meens nothing ,an some get rich on those too,got a bad adtidude pleace keep negative coments to yourself about my thread thanks
