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What is going on?! I knew something was fishy with their "naturally coloured" pearls when I saw that they were from China. Some form of feed or environmental tampering I suspected but this is not really cricket.

Ok. Got to be honest. Not a fan of Jim's Gems TV style of presenting on Gem Collector at all. Showcase of Teal Kyanite but it's 20.15 and he's been doing the Gems TV death by PowerPoint and only showing one gem at a time. Sorry, Jim. The audience is quite, quite different. "Quite unique"...

Genuine Question: Kate McCarthy just offered for sale a pearl bracelet at £20 (First image attached). She explicitly repeated - and stressed - that they were "completely natural, organic". Second image is of a necklace on the auction page (one of those items that they leave up for a few hours...

Does anyone know - after the lockdown suspension, has The Outlet been shut for good? The YouTube feed is disconnected and there's no button on the Gemporia Watch Live page any more...

It really shouldn't be a lucky dip but it is - even on gemcollector.

There's a very good post by a disappointed customer, that highlights the T&C's "wriggle" that Gemporia has about getting an item that - to a fair-minded shopper - bears little resemblance to what was advertised. Clause 3 has the words "vary slightly". If money was no object, I'd test this in...

An interesting comment on Gems FB posts about presenter saying that just one VVS stone in a diamond band makes it a VVS ring (or something like that). Seen this before. Happened to be watching once when they trailed a "VS" ring. I was gobsmacked that Gems had gone to this level so I stayed...

Well, I decided that the Glenn Lehrer show was one to look at. Luckily, all the items are visible as "pre-orders". Disappointed though. No new gents designs & 90% of the stones are coated topaz (just not a treatment I buy into). Is that telling? Why not many true colour gems? Will have to...

Blimey, it seems even the ranges that used to be solidly made have undergone a "transformation". (Saw an ad in a break for car perfume...)

Let me apologise first for the geeky nature of this! QVC FB advertised a Clogau ring with topaz & sapphires. These are the details on the QVC item page: I might be wrong but I think it's the wrong way around; the topaz will be from Brazil and the sapphire from Thailand. My amateur gem gut...

:Hysterical::Hysterical::Hysterical: Ok, so Chloe Lewis on Lounge - sorry, Outlet shift. A 7x5 Indian alexandrite solitaire, very basic basket & bail setting, that is graded as 'Included' & weighs in at a whopping 0.90g (yes, less than 1g) 18k gold. Guess how much? £349!! ("It's never been...

A whole day of I3, grey and badly cut diamonds? With poor old presenters bigging them up as "top grade" colour with no mention of colour or cut. Grief. At least I have the off button or the 'X' browser button.

I can't remember who, but someone on this forum suggested that Gems was not displaying Feefo reviews on some products. At the time, I put it down to technical glitches because, unless the product sells out (and the item page is withdrawn from the website) reviews tended to appear in time...

I fully expect to be shouted at because I do understand about the evangelic QVC Army out there in the dark but I have to ask a question. Apart from the usual issues (P&P, returns, used goods) I see a thread on the FB Visitor Posts asking for more plain, silver jewellery with no "stones" and in...

Summer Sale on, apparently. An hour of coated topaz. An SI graded topaz pendant in 1.32g of 9k yellow gold. Sale price? £99. I bought a Santa Maria aquamarine ring set in 3.79g of 9k yellow gold from R&C yesterday. Price? £99. I don't understand Gems anymore. 😞

Is it me? Adina just auctioned a white gold solitaire neon apatite ring with an 8x6 stone and 1.55g gold (bear in mind that's an average weight across all sizes). She said - and I quote - "Normally on at £299, Christmas in July available at £199". What?!! Really?!! £200 for that gold weight...

Bought a pleasant paua unisex ring. Took the opportunity to Post this review: SERVICE: Overall, service is "ok", although, no question that, in today's age, standard delivery is way too long but that's what is offered. Setting aside subjective opinions about the quality of gems being sold...

Oh dear. Very very sad to see Victoria N auction a Kaori pearl bangle set in nothing but stainless steel. Nice, but not Gems.?.

New to Forum but not new to Gems (just recently very concerned!). The Aryonna range replaced Tookalon. I loved Tookalon and many female friends have lovely pieces. I think Steve said it was too expensive to make. Trouble is the Aryonna style is available direct from gem houses in India. You...