Lab Created Diamond????? Yet another scammer for YG"S list

[Lee Little]

Originally Posted by dbucfanGG

No, i got your point...the other side of the coin is the folks whom are anti diamond (not you) and really try to find fault in the success of diamonds...some of these folks are smug, having to talk another comparable product down in order to elevate their own, arrogantly pretending to know something others don't, and telling half truths...exactly like the site this thread was talking about. I think that you should avoid any company selling actual diamonds that comes off the way you described...most of these folks tend to work at your local mall chain and have NO formal training in gems, jewelry or tact.

You hit the nail on the head, local mall chains! Hard to believe they are selling stones, I feel bad for their customers. I had one lady smuggly explain to me that there was no longer any such thing as a natural star sapphire. I froze then thanked her for her time. Thanks again guys, Lee

[MagicalOne]

I found some of these on Ebay. They were actually listed in the "diamond" category. Some of the prices were as high as a genuine diamond.

The title said "diamond." It was in the wrong category, and it only mentioned that it was lab created way down on the crowded page. Not just one seller, either.

One small word, fancy auction page, and they can't put the item in the lab created section, and provide the words "lab Created" in the title. It's so difficult!

[dbucfanGG]

Originally Posted by MagicalOne

I found some of these on Ebay. They were actually listed in the "diamond" category. Some of the prices were as high as a genuine diamond.

The title said "diamond." It was in the wrong category, and it only mentioned that it was lab created way down on the crowded page. Not just one seller, either.

One small word, fancy auction page, and they can't put the item in the lab created section, and provide the words "lab Created" in the title. It's so difficult!

The point of the thread was that these are not even "lab created diamonds" but lab cubic zirconium.

[elvenjewel]

Originally Posted by Lee Little

You hit the nail on the head, local mall chains! Hard to believe they are selling stones, I feel bad for their customers. I had one lady smuggly explain to me that there was no longer any such thing as a natural star sapphire. I froze then thanked her for her time. Thanks again guys, Lee

I had the MANAGER of a local chain store assure me with complete confidence that alexandrites changed color according to what the person was wearing.

[Crystal Star]

You're already smarter than the manager of that store, elvenjewel! Going in and asking for a green garnet will likely get you told they don't come in that color, and don't ask for anything but the usual birth stones they sell because they seldom know what you're talking about. Pathetic, isn't it?!

Next time you go in recommend the ISG to him.

[elvenjewel]

Originally Posted by Crystal Star

You're already smarter than the manager of that store, elvenjewel! Going in and asking for a green garnet will likely get you told they don't come in that color, and don't ask for anything but the usual birth stones they sell because they seldom know what you're talking about. Pathetic, isn't it?!

Next time you go in recommend the ISG to him.

Ha! He would have been completely mortified.

The funny thing is, I know a jewelry store manager I trust implicitly about things like that. She doesn't have any "official" qualifications that I know of -- just 20 years in the business. That's good enough for me.

[brianpasch]

I send an email to the lab that did a report on the Diamond Nexus product and they confirmed their findings. Charles Anderson Ph.D. sent me an email on January 2, 2008 which said:

"We did analyze a Diamond Nexus diamond simulant and found it to be yttrium oxide stabilized cubic Zirconia, or standard CZ. The link you gave in your note did not lead me to a copy of our report, but the attached file was a copy of our report. The carbon appears to be the usual carbon due to air-adsorbed hydrocarbons, surface-segregated carbon, or organic material rubbed onto a surface. No beneficial properties are to be expected of such carbon"

Click to see full report and summary of internet commentary on Diamond Nexus Labs.