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This has prompted me to check their trustpilot reviews and whilst most of them are generally good there was one that stood out to me. I’m not sure if it’s been posted here but it was from July and a customer who has acquired quite a few pieces from Gemporia. She took them along with the...

Whilst it’s true that all jewellery drops in value with time, I still see branded pieces selling at decent prices second hand e.g Cartier. I truly regret not investing in a couple of branded pieces which I could pass down rather than multiple Gemporia pieces. It wouldn’t have cost me anymore...

I can’t comment on the gemmological side of things but I don’t find his comments about the jewellery abusive or belittling. It’s an absolute fact that people have lost huge sums of money on these items and it’s also a fact that stones fall out. I have multiple pieces which have been only...

Are you on commission for this? Or do you truly believe the hype? If it’s the latter then you have my sympathy. I too was taken in by them and unfortunately saw the light oo late. There’s still time though.

You said your pieces were “worth more than I paid” but clearly that’s not the case if you haven’t actually attempted to sell them. How do you know this? Research as much as you want. If nobody else is prepared to buy your pieces at the price that you paid then I would be questioning your research.

Thats very depressing. The values are so low. A lorique Kunzite for 200-300. I suspect this is realistic pricing to be honest. I just feel like an idiot for spending so much money for their jewellery that has absolutely no heirloom quality whatsoever.

How do you assess worth? Resale value? Insurance valuation? Because they are entirely different. I have lost money on every single piece I’ve tried to sell and it’s been very hard selling these pieces so I feel totally duped.

Thank you for confirming this. I’m debating buying it to see how bad it is or just trying to find a similar alternative which isn’t an easy task.

I haven’t bought balance and brighten for years as I had many supersized ones stockpiled but am starting to run low. I am a bit worried that the most recent reviews mention the texture has changed and it’s more chalky and not blending well. Has anyone noticed this of late? Thanks

I have sold a few pieces and made a loss every time. Sold them to free up cash but it was a lot of hard work. I tried different ways to sell but eBay seemed the most successful but I’ve often had to relist items half a dozen times and drop the price to get any interest. It really angers me...

I had a couple of items valued by safeguard in person around ten years ago. This was an insurance valuation and she just basically asked me how much I paid for it and used that exact amount which was disappointing. One of them was a Csarite and she did admit that she didn’t have much experience...

I’ve watched Gemporia for over ten years and didn’t know this. But yes also surprised at how everyone seems to be related

The only logical conclusion to this is that the mark up on these items must be astronomical hence justifying the hours of wasted air time and loss of a lot of customer support. Nothing else makes sense. And as others have rightly pointed out there are better items out there for a fraction of the...

I watched Rod Jinks first session at Chalmers as I had never heard of them but had watched Rod before and always felt he was underused at Gems. He mentioned that he had intended to retire having received an inheritance and that this current role just happened to come up and scupper his plans. I...

Got to give huge credit to this group. Despite feeling like an utter fool for falling for their sales tactics over the years, I do sometimes get the urge to buy something from Gemporia. When that happens I come here and read all the comments and I’m deterred from being sucked in again! Thank you

I also think they are massively struggling but then I heard they’re sending more presenters off to Tucson this year. So either they’re planning to go out on a bang or are completely in denial as to how bad things are!

Every Ethiopian opal I’ve ever bought from Gemporia has yellowed or in the case of the dyed varieties entirely faded to a brown muddy colour. I’ve kept them in different environments to see whether it makes a difference but it hasn’t at all and some pieces were quite pricey, almost all set into...

I decided to take them up on their offer of comparing their diamond pieces. They have a really old advert running where Steve says that you can easily compare their diamond prices to the high street and they are over 50% better. Rosie had an SI grade diamond ring in platinum today. Made up of...

I think it’s a sort of cognitive dissonance. I didn’t want to believe that I had been an utter fool for accepting their sales pitch and it’s hard to admit you are wrong. But now I can see that it’s always been about the bottom line and I feel angry that they lured me in with their talk of being...

Saw this and it’s utterly disgraceful that they don’t mention this in their monologues.