Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 BLUFF STONES!??by Richard Shaw Brown, PGHere is an "insiders" knowledge of gem quality. What most people buy are junk (bad) gems, or bluff stones. Only real expert collectors can ascertain the REAL "gem" (good) quality of a gem and amongst them is the shared understanding that the top quality are very rare and high cost.Imagine: There are 3 kinds of gems 1) Jyotish (good) Quality 2) Doshi (bad) quality... and 3) Bluff (???) quality. ---Bluff means a stone or gem that looks free of problems, but these are hidden in the cutting and setting, as much as possible. These are defective gems that are not in the category of GOOD, nor bad. They are kind of useless, not good, not {totally) bad!??-- kind of "blah!!!"The trick is to buy the defective stone at a really cheap price because it's bad quality, then recut the gem and create a setting to hide the major or minor flaws...this looks like "jyotish" quality and sells for top quality prices, or even discounted prices, still the biggest profit margin is in bluff gem jewelry. And that includes "cultured" as a BLUFF "pearl"So, bad is bad, and bluff is so so, but jyotish quality, such as "natural" pearl, clean emerald, etc., is the most rare and most expensive. Such top quality gems hold a very small profit margin because starting costs are so extemely high (compared to common bluff stones) that they cannot be marked up like ordinary jewelry (bluff stones). It requires a high level of sophistication to identify true quality and values.A person advised to wear a 5 carat emerald is a fool if they spend Rs. 500-5000 for a 5 carat emerald, because in that price only very low (bad) quality is available. A person of knowledge knows that such a perfect 5 carat flawless gem is available, but cost is anywhere from US$3,000-$6,000 per carat, meaning minimum price would be over $15,000.If poor people can't afford jyotish quality, then they should go for "uparatna" in jyotish quality. Such as clean peridot in place of bad emerald. It is not an irony that healthy people are not seeking the "cure"---In this manner we understand that wealthy people (who can afford the best) are not interested in talismans. The irony is that those who cannot afford Jyotish gems are usually the only ones seeking them. And what they usually get, at best, is BLUFFED!!! New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks a lot Mr.Richard Its real thing we come to know in our last purchase. Can we know where we can find Upratna information details. Appreciated for help. Thanks NitiN Burade On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66 wrote: BLUFF STONES!??by Richard Shaw Brown, PGHere is an " insiders " knowledge of gem quality. What most people buy are junk (bad) gems, or bluff stones. Only real expert collectors can ascertain the REAL " gem " (good) quality of a gem and amongst them is the shared understanding that the top quality are very rare and high cost. Imagine: There are 3 kinds of gems 1) Jyotish (good) Quality 2) Doshi (bad) quality... and 3) Bluff (???) quality. ---Bluff means a stone or gem that looks free of problems, but these are hidden in the cutting and setting, as much as possible. These are defective gems that are not in the category of GOOD, nor bad. They are kind of useless, not good, not {totally) bad!??-- kind of " blah!!! " The trick is to buy the defective stone at a really cheap price because it's bad quality, then recut the gem and create a setting to hide the major or minor flaws...this looks like " jyotish " quality and sells for top quality prices, or even discounted prices, still the biggest profit margin is in bluff gem jewelry. And that includes " cultured " as a BLUFF " pearl " So, bad is bad, and bluff is so so, but jyotish quality, such as " natural " pearl, clean emerald, etc., is the most rare and most expensive. Such top quality gems hold a very small profit margin because starting costs are so extemely high (compared to common bluff stones) that they cannot be marked up like ordinary jewelry (bluff stones). It requires a high level of sophistication to identify true quality and values. A person advised to wear a 5 carat emerald is a fool if they spend Rs. 500-5000 for a 5 carat emerald, because in that price only very low (bad) quality is available. A person of knowledge knows that such a perfect 5 carat flawless gem is available, but cost is anywhere from US$3,000-$6,000 per carat, meaning minimum price would be over $15,000. If poor people can't afford jyotish quality, then they should go for " uparatna " in jyotish quality. Such as clean peridot in place of bad emerald. It is not an irony that healthy people are not seeking the " cure " ---In this manner we understand that wealthy people (who can afford the best) are not interested in talismans. The irony is that those who cannot afford Jyotish gems are usually the only ones seeking them. And what they usually get, at best, is BLUFFED!!! New Email names for you! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 See below for list of all natural gems and their associated planets: 1) RUBY, Red spinel, red garnet and red tourmaline (rubellite)are ruled by the Sun; 2) NATURAL PEARL, Moonstone, white coral and natural (death)ivory are ruled by the Moon; 3) YELLOW SAPPHIRE, Yellow topaz, yellow beryl (heliodor),and yellow tourmaline are ruled by Jupiter; 4) HESSONITE, Orange zircon, spessartite, malaya, andother orange garnets are ruled by Rahu; 5) EMERALD, Tsavorite, green tourmaline, diopside, peridotand jade are ruled by Mercury; 6) DIAMOND, White (colorless) sapphire, white topaz, zirconand colorless quartz are ruled by Venus; 7) CHRYSOBERYL CAT'S EYE, Beryl, apatite, fibrolite, andtourmaline cat's eyes are ruled by Ketu; 8) BLUE SAPPHIRE, blue spinel, indicolite (blue tourmaline),iolite and amethyst are ruled by Saturn; 9) RED CORAL, Carnelian and reddish bloodstone are ruled by Mars REMEMBER: Whatever gem(s) you use should be flawless,because according to ancient Vedic wisdom only " eye-clean " gems are helpfuland attractive, while visibly flawed gems are defective and disturbing! sacred-objects , " NitiN Burade " <jetnee123 wrote: > > Thanks a lot Mr.Richard > > Its real thing we come to know in our last purchase. > > Can we know where we can find Upratna information details. > > Appreciated for help. > > Thanks > > NitiN Burade > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Richard Shaw Brown <rsbj66wrote: > > > BLUFF STONES!?? > > > > by Richard Shaw Brown, PG > > > > Here is an " insiders " knowledge of gem quality. What most people buy are > > junk (bad) gems, or bluff stones. Only real expert collectors can ascertain > > the REAL " gem " (good) quality of a gem and amongst them is the shared > > understanding that the top quality are very rare and high cost. > > > > Imagine: There are 3 kinds of gems 1) Jyotish (good) Quality 2) Doshi (bad) > > quality... and 3) Bluff (???) quality. ---Bluff means a stone or gem that > > looks free of problems, but these are hidden in the cutting and setting, as > > much as possible. These are defective gems that are not in the category of > > GOOD, nor bad. They are kind of useless, not good, not {totally) bad!??-- > > kind of " blah!!! " > > > > The trick is to buy the defective stone at a really cheap price because > > it's bad quality, then recut the gem and create a setting to hide the major > > or minor flaws...this looks like " jyotish " quality and sells for top quality > > prices, or even discounted prices, still the biggest profit margin is in > > bluff gem jewelry. And that includes " cultured " as a BLUFF " pearl " > > > > So, bad is bad, and bluff is so so, but jyotish quality, such as " natural " > > pearl, clean emerald, etc., is the most rare and most expensive. Such top > > quality gems hold a very small profit margin because starting costs are so > > extemely high (compared to common bluff stones) that they cannot be marked > > up like ordinary jewelry (bluff stones). It requires a high level of > > sophistication to identify true quality and values. > > > > A person advised to wear a 5 carat emerald is a fool if they spend Rs. > > 500-5000 for a 5 carat emerald, because in that price only very low (bad) > > quality is available. A person of knowledge knows that such a perfect 5 > > carat flawless gem is available, but cost is anywhere from US$3,000-$6,000 > > per carat, meaning minimum price would be over $15,000. > > > > If poor people can't afford jyotish quality, then they should go for > > " uparatna " in jyotish quality. Such as clean peridot in place of bad > > emerald. It is not an irony that healthy people are not seeking the > > " cure " ---In this manner we understand that wealthy people (who can afford > > the best) are not interested in talismans. The irony is that those who > > cannot afford Jyotish gems are usually the only ones seeking them. And what > > they usually get, at best, is BLUFFED!!! > > ------------------------------ > > New Email names for you! > > <http://sg.rd./aa/mail/domainchoice/mail/signature/*http://mail.promoti\ ons./newdomains/aa/> > > Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. > > Hurry before someone else does! > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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