[Rockhounds] Chinese Crystals on E-Bay

[dm.schmidt]

all of that Chinese andesine- the bright red or glue/green shift 
material...it is all  treated Mexican material.

there should be some trade release coming out shortly stating this.

for years everyone swore up and down it was natural...it's not.

Michael
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DonH" <donhalterman at verizon.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Chinese Crystals on E-Bay


>
>
> I once bought a "moonstone carved frog" for 99 cents from a Chinese 
> vendor.  To make the story short, it was glass.  I complained to the 
> vendor, and within days he had closed his eBay account.  I have had other 
> experiences with overseas vendors; for example, not one specimen of 
> "andesine" I bought was actually andesine.  EBay is a place where you can 
> find great bargains but also a place of great deception and skullduggery. 
> If an item seems too good to be true, it probably is. Use the ebay system 
> to pointed and specific questions before buying.  If you don't like the 
> answer, or don't get one, don't buy.  Some people don't like PayPal, but 
> in the few cases where I've been ripped off, I filed a dispute and got my 
> money back.
>
> Best,
> Don
> "600 eBay transactions and counting"
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