Jade "A" Type bracelet

Barbra Voltaire, FGG · **Posted:** Tue Jul 16, 2019 2:30 pm

I ordered a bracelet on eBay because I wanted a sample of B/C jade to have as a sample for my Raman.
It was listed as A jade when I bought it but for $13 I was quite sure that was incorrect.

Well upon arrival i tested it on the Gemmoraman.
Quartz? What? Shoot.

Checked with refractometer and microscope to verify. Quartzite...dyed quartzite.

When I first contacted the seller he offered to refund 50% and I could keep the bracelet.
I refused
Then, the seller said he would refund the money AND issue a paid return receipt.

I've checked quite thoroughly on eBay and can not find anywhere to report this misrepresentation. Has anyone found eBay contact for reporting bad apples?

Raj_uk · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2015 6:39 am **Posts:** 166

I think all you can do is raise an "item not as described" case on ebay if you have not been refunded already. (I think it's done via starting a return)

That will automatically give you a prepaid mail label, and also a refund if the seller doesn't comply in the allotted time.

This does give the seller a defect also.

There is a "report this listing" option above a listings description on live listings, but even that has a series of options where I cant find an option to report a false or fake item.

ebay do their best to keep their head in the sand ….

Barbra Voltaire, FGG · **Posted:** Tue Jul 16, 2019 3:24 pm

Thanks Raj.

Andrzej · **Joined:** Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:19 pm **Posts:** 1

I had a similar case once. Ebay did nothing. The police (at the perpetrator's place of residence) helped

dchallener · **Joined:** Mon May 26, 2014 9:42 pm **Posts:** 1044

Very nice fake, though. Also the reason I usually refuse to buy "jade" jewelry, or even say "it looks like jade" without also saying.... however they have gotten so good at faking it, I can't tell without my Raman.

path914 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:42 am

I've reported several sellers of clearly misrepresented items and even supplied evidence for some that I purchased and returned. Ebay has never taken any action as the same sellers are still continuing to list these items without any consequences that I can tell. That said, I see that Ebay has a job posting for Sr. Director of Authentication currently, so perhaps this will change in the future... We can only hope.

Barbra Voltaire, FGG · **Posted:** Fri Aug 16, 2024 12:04 pm

That's encouraging, but they would need an army to authenticate items posted.

A company that does a good job is TheRealReal but their protocol for posting items involves authentication before posting on their site.

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