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Shoe Girl
16 yrs ago
Anyone been to any of those jewellery auctions held in HK hotels which are advertised almost every second day in the SCMP? Is it worth going? Are most of the people there from shops trying to snare a bargain?
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JinHK
16 yrs ago
Hi Shoe Girl. Yes I have been to one of the two being advertised. Bought two rings at the Auction. Really pleased with myself at the price I paid and with the stones until a jeweller looked at them against the certificates that they came with.
One was ok but the second one was not as stated on the certificate. The certicate left off some imperfections or 'man made corrections' to the stone. So.... I have lost a little trust in the people running the show.
Have to say though that I didn't pay a whole lot of money for the flawed piece and I love the stone but when I wear it I feel cheated that the imperfection was not on the certificate.
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Hi JinHK,
Thanks for your reply. Sorry to hear about the imperfections being left off the certificate.
I see the ads all the time and am curious about whether it's worthwhile to go and have a look.
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JinHK
16 yrs ago
Yes, I think it is worth going to one even if it is as an observer. If you see something you like make sure you look at it closley with a jewellers 'loop' don't take the certificate as gospel.
Also be aware that you may need to express interest in a piece for it to be included in the auction. Not sure if that is the case with both companies advertising but was with the one I attended. This practice is to not prelong the auction on pieces of no interest to potential buyers.
My flawed piece was a ruby and diamond ring with the ruby being 'corrected by man' by applying the same technigue to the ruby as a windscreen repairer would be to a smal sectrion of windscreen that has been 'crazed' by a flying stone. Can't see with the naked eye but exposed under a strong jewellers 'loop'. Was cross that it was not marked on the certificate. As I say I love it though.
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Hi JinHK,
I forgot to ask you before, did your jeweller think you'd gotten a good deal, notwithstanding the certificate issue?
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JinHK
16 yrs ago
Yes he did but also said that if I wanted to I could have asked for my money back as the imperfection and repair was not noted on the certifcate therefore the certificate was not accurate.
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