Thank you so much! I’m a bit to stupid to be able to cut any stones but I love material science and had no clue you could just buy synthetic ruby in bulk like that. I’ve bought some and came back here to thank you because now I have a large piece of ruby to have fun with
@tamwolf204 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you! I have always been intimidated with shopping on ebay. Thank you for sharing those navigating tips. It helps to know what to look for.
@VintageTimeGems4 жыл бұрын
Hi Tam, any buying online takes time to work out. Most synth gems sold by dealers is bought in bulk from China and sold at a mark.
@johncrumpley87024 жыл бұрын
Excellent Ebay tour, Cliff. Like Tam, I'm slightly intimidated by all the mumbo-jumbo on EBay. This is a very helpful video. Thanks much my friend!!!
@VintageTimeGems4 жыл бұрын
Thanks John. Ebay is fairly easy to navigate. I think Alibaba is better. Dealing with wholesale.
@maverickstclare37564 жыл бұрын
OMG, there's me looking on Alibaba and there's a UK supplier within 30 miles of my house!
@stevehammel29392 ай бұрын
Thank you for a very informative discourse.
@boothyofbooty40414 жыл бұрын
Absolute legend keep it up man
@VintageTimeGems4 жыл бұрын
Thanks....
@rhondajones13136 ай бұрын
Nice your videos have helped me a lot. Thank you
@deanalexander45974 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps for this video mate, it's been a great help for buying synthetics
@VintageTimeGems4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dean....
@saintjimmy22444 жыл бұрын
Good talk mate. It's a good start. Keep going 👍👌
@teliots4 жыл бұрын
I don't even know why somebody would want to facet a natural stone in any place. Synthetic is much more beautiful and higher quality, and doesn't ruin a thing of natural beauty. Doesn't make any sense to me. I'd still pay for synthetic if it were more expensive than natural.
@VintageTimeGems4 жыл бұрын
Synthetics are becoming more popular. For most it's affordability and the quality natural gems in sapphire,ruby or emerald are all cherry picked. Not good enough to facet a good size gem at the best of times.
@TheExplosiveGuy4 жыл бұрын
I completely agree, synthetic has much better optical qualities, it's cheaper, and is much easier to source. Honestly the gemstone market is a joke, natural stones are only expensive because rich people say they are, but in reality are fairly worthless aside from being something pretty to look at. Diamonds are far more common than most folk think, but companies like DeBeers hoard them in giant vaults to maintain market price, it's really a joke. Either way I'd take synthetic over natural any day. Hell, CZ has better diffraction than diamond does, which is what gives a stone it's "fire".
@canadiangemstones76367 ай бұрын
Put a ton of time and effort into cutting a synthetic, and you end up with a cut synthetic, worth a tiny fraction of a real gemstone...
@teliots7 ай бұрын
@@canadiangemstones7636 You are brainwashed
@jtcustomknives9 ай бұрын
I know this is an old video but I have noticed some people selling unsplit boule. Should people stay away from these?
@vectorv7503 жыл бұрын
Great video, very good.
@VintageTimeGems3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@excellenceinanimation9603 жыл бұрын
How do you get into gem cutting? It seems fascinating!
@VintageTimeGems3 жыл бұрын
Try to join a gem club. There will be someone there to teach you how to facet.
@alitahir41474 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh finally thanks so much. Bless you.
@jstralis72774 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😀💎
@sangamtamang41103 жыл бұрын
Natural is best.
@victoriagrubb5295 Жыл бұрын
Lab created gemstones do not project pleochroic effect, Only mother nature.
@MrCcfly Жыл бұрын
they are made from same substance prolly same conditions minus dirt in synth
@saadsheikhsheikh90323 жыл бұрын
What is its price
@gergelyovics4 жыл бұрын
I have rough nature sapphire but can't sell them...
@bobbiegee88627 ай бұрын
Still got any?
@suntzu9574 жыл бұрын
Is that what the kids are calling it now a days .
@vandiemenadventures4 жыл бұрын
Here first 😉
@VintageTimeGems4 жыл бұрын
Cheers....
@craft3dk2434 жыл бұрын
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@silverback50334 жыл бұрын
Cliff sorry man but before I watch the video I have to make a comment about the cover. Is this video about rocks or fire red suppositories, that is one nasty looking piece of rock. 😂😂😂