TheManWithNoName
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So, Angeline was on hyping up a "brand new stone, never seen before on the channel" that was coming up at 2pm. It was so spectacular, it caused a "traffic jam in the office" because of people wanting to see it (Angeline's exact words). Apparently Dave Troth, Toby Cavill and Jake Thompson all went in especially to see it.
Well, Troth never seems to go home anyway, and Jake is Managing Director - so you'd expect those to be in anyway. Plus all three of them are the buyers, so surely they saw it when they bought it?............
At 2pm, it appears on screen...............
An assembled 'Queensland Opal' that looks identical to their 'Crystal Opal on Ironstone'..........
Angeline, surprisingly, openly admitted that it was assembled. She explained that it had a resin backing, a thin slice of opal, and a Quartz cap to protect it.
Nice and honest for a change, right?
Wrong.
The graphics appear. Carat weight - 2.07cts. Except that it isn't 2.07cts of Opal. That carat weight includes the resin backing and Quartz cap.
Final price? £399.
£399 for a light weight, 1.9 grams, cheese wire gold setting, and probably around 1.90 to 2.00 carats of resin and Quartz. The actual weight of the Opal will be minimal because its a very thin slither.
Reported to the ASA over the misleading carat weight. Not that the ASA will do anything other than give them their 308th 'final warning'.
Well, Troth never seems to go home anyway, and Jake is Managing Director - so you'd expect those to be in anyway. Plus all three of them are the buyers, so surely they saw it when they bought it?............
At 2pm, it appears on screen...............
An assembled 'Queensland Opal' that looks identical to their 'Crystal Opal on Ironstone'..........
Angeline, surprisingly, openly admitted that it was assembled. She explained that it had a resin backing, a thin slice of opal, and a Quartz cap to protect it.
Nice and honest for a change, right?
Wrong.
The graphics appear. Carat weight - 2.07cts. Except that it isn't 2.07cts of Opal. That carat weight includes the resin backing and Quartz cap.
Final price? £399.
£399 for a light weight, 1.9 grams, cheese wire gold setting, and probably around 1.90 to 2.00 carats of resin and Quartz. The actual weight of the Opal will be minimal because its a very thin slither.
Reported to the ASA over the misleading carat weight. Not that the ASA will do anything other than give them their 308th 'final warning'.