I get emails from customers who want to buy a jade bangle, lamenting all the money they spent buying fake jades on ebay. And wondering about my prices which are higher than ebay prices. I do offer to give credit toward a Ying Yu Jade bangle by taking a trade-in, regardless of what kind of jade it is. I have rarely received a real jade bangle as a trade in.
You can’t expect to pay $.99 and get a real jade bangle. You can’t expect to pay $9.99 to get an "antique jade bangle". The Chinese sellers have learned that most people don’t know what real jade looks like, or how to tell if they have real jade, so they can easily sell colored stone, or glass, and 99.9% of the ebay customers are thrilled with their new "jade" bracelet. I can’t go to the jade markets in China and buy hundreds of jade bangles wholesale and pay $.99 each. Real jade has a real jade price. Ying Yu Jade bangles have a low mark-up. Look at the jade pages so you can see what real jade looks like.
A jade seller should be able to offer a certificate of authenticity for their jade. There is an additional cost for the certificate at Ying Yu Jade because of the time it takes for testing the jade and preparing the certificate.
You really do what to know what you are paying for. And if you are wearing jade for health reasons, you want to make sure your jade is not only real, but natural and not acid treated for translucency and dyed for color. You will always get what you pay for at Ying Yu Jade.
June 1st, 2005 at 6:38 am I have been fooled into buying fake jade on eBay as well. Even after I wrote to the seller asking if the jade was real or not. I paid about $60 for 4 fake jade bracelets and after filing a complaint, I still have not received any compensation or resolution. I am very grateful for this web site. After doing a great deal of research on jade, I now owm 4 certified jade bracelets. I wear two of them every day and receive compliments on a regular bases, especially from jewlers and fellow jade lovers.Yes I paid much more that I did on eBay, but with jade, it is all about quality and beauty. I feel as though my bracelets are worth every penny I paid and more. Paula H.
June 2nd, 2005 at 4:01 am
I need to know how to remove a jade bracelet from my 3 1/2 yr old daughter’s wrist. It is too small now. Are there specialists who can remove jade bracelets? I tried baby oil on the bracelet and her wrist and hands while she slept, but she kept waking up saying it hurt. HELP me please! it is really small on her now. thanks, Debbie
From Ying Yu Jade:
Debbie,
Childrens’ bones are more flexible than adults, and you might have a better chance of getting it off while she awake. Tell her it will hurt, but only for a little while. Then tuck her thumb and joint into her palm as tight at possible and try to get it off using the oil again. Try to get her to relax so the joint will be more loose. If it won’t come off, you may have to get it cut off by a jeweler. Jade is really hard and needs a special cutter. Please let me know how this turns out for you. Good luck!!