Birthday event

[TheManWithNoName]

Can’t remember exactly but all the Loriques were expensive and the 6ct stones around £2500. Keep looking at the item code to see if it comes back and use code Birthday at checkout for 20% off. You’ll get it cheaper than auction. I just did that with an emerald pendant. My own game of trust

Or better still, wait until after the birthday when they inevitably have 30% off sale - or, even better still, When Jeff is on, get him to do it as a 'load from code' and get it cheaper still.

 

[TheManWithNoName]

I think the story he told on the channel (that's back in the day when he did appear on the channel regularly) was that gemology was something he became interested in when he was in his teens - I recall him saying that he was never academic at school, so he looked for something else that would interest him, and became fascinated by gemstones. Glenn Lehrer, I believe, told a similar story, except that he said he was older, just out of university and travelling the world when he became interested in experimenting with cutting gemstones.

Steve's a butterfly - he flits from one thing to another as you've said. All the hype about Sarah being such a wonderful, in-demand designer. A reputation in any field takes years to achieve, it's not a 5-minute wonder, and it isn't achieved by flitting from one enterprise to another and always finding excuses why the grass is greener elsewhere. In my view, he should sort out the mess that Gemporia has become or shut it down.

I've also seen an article by Steve saying that he loves Gemstones that much, Gemporia will be his last business venture. I'm fairly sure it was in the 'Lure of Gems' book.

Several years later, he seems to have lost all interest in gemstones and/or Gemporia - and he's moved onto flogging Bamboo kecks and Pasta that is chewier than rubber.

 

[AndyW]

Hold on to your hats!

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Hold on to your hats!

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Ah, more of that 'natural wonder', coated Amber.......

 

[Deasmum]

Ah, more of that 'natural wonder', coated Amber.......

Dear lord, and two hours of it! After a full day of Dave, jade and pearls, coated amber is the icing on the cake

 

[Ant7t]

Dear lord, and two hours of it! After a full day of Dave, jade and pearls, coated amber is the icing on the cake

I bet it's nearer 1 hour of amber and 1 hour of waffle.

 

[Deasmum]

I bet it's nearer 1 hour of amber and 1 hour of waffle.

Yeah, I think you would win the bet

 

[TheManWithNoName]

This birthday has been really grim.

Could the shows have got any more boring?

 

[Deasmum]

This birthday has been really grim.

Could the shows have got any more boring?

And it makes me laugh because they keep saying "best birthday ever". Are they amazing liars to be able to say that with a straight face or are they actually deluded?

 

[Jojo1]

The high kick gets me everytime

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[Battiola73]

I think the girl that dropped the globe is a BA for one of the bed brands I n QVC

 

[Ant7t]

The high kick gets me everytime

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It's a peachick if you're interested, not what she probably said.

 

[AndyW]

Well, credit where it's due. £3K looks "okay" for an 100% natural 12ct pink tourmaline in 3.8g of gold (and some standard melee diamonds). They had a trilliant too that must have looked a beauty (missed it).

 

[Deasmum]

Well, at least they are consistent: the birthday event ends today as it went on .... Extremely dull!

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Well, at least they are consistent: the birthday event ends today as it went on .... Extremely dull!

The channel stinks of desperation. The lack of variety, and absence of guests gives out the impression that they really are on their last legs.

 

[AndyW]

I really like Kate, so I was horrified by how easily she extolled the value of fissure filled rubies. I know several people who, trusting their claims, bought fissure filled rubies from Gemporia only to later learn that they are basically worthless.

Totally. I do wonder what happened to that viewer query about how much ruby was actually in their Malagasy rubies...

Here's proof that the answer is "probably not much". An honest listing on eBay from a UK seller. Not only does the cert say "Heat Treatment" but it's annotated with the chemical symbol for Lead. Apart from the question on ruby content, as anyone who has some smart lead crystal glassware at home knows, this makes the carat weight utter nonsense.

 

[Jojo1]

This 20th Birthday you get a trolley key fob. I’m sure it’s practical in the UK, i’ll see if it fits Aussie trolleys.

 

[AndyW]

This 20th Birthday you get a trolley key fob. I’m sure it’s practical in the UK, i’ll see if it fits Aussie trolleys.

Maybe try it in a gumball machine to get a handful to thread, just like the DT multicoloured jade strand you loved

 

[TheManWithNoName]

Totally. I do wonder what happened to that viewer query about how much ruby was actually in their Malagasy rubies...

Here's proof that the answer is "probably not much". An honest listing on eBay from a UK seller. Not only does the cert say "Heat Treatment" but it's annotated with the chemical symbol for Lead. Apart from the question on ruby content, as anyone who has some smart lead crystal glassware at home knows, this makes the carat weight utter nonsense.

I think I've said it before on here, but listing carat weights on filled stones should be illegal.

It's legal deception as the law currently stands.

 

[TheManWithNoName]

This 20th Birthday you get a trolley key fob. I’m sure it’s practical in the UK, i’ll see if it fits Aussie trolleys.

They've gone all out this year on the "best ever birthday".

No expense spared.

It totally fits in with a jewellery channel too. A trolley token. I wonder if Bulgari, Tiffany's and Monica Vinader do those?