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I've got a tumbled piece of unakite from a Polish gift shop. Standard size, good to hold in your hand. I bought it a few years ago, before the pandemic. The cost was about 6 PLN (1.17 GBP).

Maybe they're going to sell them in their own shop? Especially if they live abroad... It's possible that they bought some of the bangles for the family collection, but the rest of these items are for sale.

You can ask your local jeweller to remove the plating from the piece.

I don't belong to the "anti-Gemporia resistance movement". I wish this company all the best. However, I agree with many of TMWNN's posts. He does a good job exposing Gemporia's flaws.

David has confirmed that Gemporia is the biggest buyer of jadeite in the Western World!

Jade wins. Flawless victory. Fatality.

In Polish jewellery shops (online and offline) salespeople don't inform customers about gemstone treatments. If you're lucky, you can read or hear that the agate piece is dyed, but it's all you can expect. Sellers don't know what they get from their vendors. I believe that many of them are...

The Aryonna range became a rarity. Recently they had jewellery with blue opal and chrysocolla malachite. Unfortunetely, these stones are very fragile and shouldn't be set in rings. Three years ago there was a magnificent collection with aquamarine (7.5 to 8.00 on the Mohs scale of hardness)...

I still buy from Gemporia but not as often as I did in the past. They have less and less nice products, especially in sterling silver. Many of the items in their current offering are beaded bracelets, beaded necklaces etc. Such products are easily available in Poland without high shipping costs...

In Polish it's easy to say "awanturyn" instead of "awenturyn". "Awantura" means "quarrel" or "rumpus". :ROFLMAO:

Well, she'a a February baby. ;)

Jeff's pronunciation: "aDventurine" instead of "aventurine". :p

Filled larimar in a locket pendant: https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/product/larimar-pendant-in-sterling-silver-7.50cts-(f)/tggp76/ If I remember correctly, there was one instance of selling filled garnets. But it was cheap, low-end jewellery.

They also use filled amazonites and tourmalines. https://www.gemporia.com/en-gb/product/amazonite-pendant-with-white-zircon-in-gold-tone-sterling-silver-3.10cts/fsgp59/...

Many of Gemporia's customers are foreigners who watch Gems TV or Gem Collector exclusively online. When there's ongoing auction and I like some products, I always check their descriptions. I also like browsing Gemporia's website to find interesting items.

Jeff Hayden carries out jewelry projects outside Gemporia. He worked, among other things, with Afghan pink diaspor. Jeff was the one who convinced Jake Thompson to let Gemporia use this gemstone. It was around March last year.

I still buy from Gemporia but I clearly see that they have financial problems. This is why I've created an account on this forum. If Gemporia went bankrupt, I would be very sad. In continental Europe there is a Hungarian-owned selly telly network called Emporia Style. In my country, Poland...

In July 2022 Krzysztof Stankiewicz (GIA-trained gemologist from Cracow, Poland) recorded a short video about Gemporia. In this video ("Pathology on the Jewellery Market") he speaks about his experiences with Gemporia's products, certificates, and descriptions. These are Mr Stankiewicz's...

I paid 255.69 PLN (circa £50) for my ring. Gemporia used to accept Polish currency when they had a Polish-language TV channel (and for a week after it stopped broadcasting). Good old days.

Some people love "boring" or cabochon-quality gemstones (if the stones have nice colour). Chrysoprase, carnelian, low-end amethyst or aquamarine... They can look stunning. :love: