WHEN BIDDING OR BUYING TURQUOISE FOR CUTTING ON EBAY , ANY OTHER SITE OR MARKET PLACE HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR.
1. LOOK TO SEE IF THIS IS NATURAL, STABILIZED OR TREATED IN ANY WAY. SUCH AS DYED OR EVEN REAL.
2. IF IT IS NATURAL IT SHOULD BE HARD AND HAVE A HIGH PITCH "CLICK" TO IT WHEN TAP TOGETHER. IF IT HAS LOW THUD TO THE CLICK IT WILL NOT CUT WELL.
3. THE BUYER SHOULD ASK "HAS THIS BEEN TREATED IN ANY WAY? FOR EXAMPLE "STABILIZED" THIS MEANS IT HAS BEEN TREATED WITH PLASTIC RESIN BECAUSE IT WAS "CHALKY" AND WITHOUT BEING STABILIZED IT WOULD NOT HOLD TOGETHER TO CUT. BUY BEING STABILIZED IT WILL CUT BUT IT WILL BE LIKE AND SMELL LIKE CUTTING PLASTIC.
4. COST OF STABILIZED TURQUOISE IS IN THE MEDIUM RANGE BECAUSE IT IS MINED AND THEN HAS TO GO THROUGH THE STABILIZATION PROCESS. IT ALSO CAN BE VERY BRITTLE AND BRAKE OR CHIP VERY EASY.
5. BLOCK TURQUOISE" THIS IS NOT EVEN TURQUOISE BUT A MANMADE MATERIAL MADE AND DYED FROM PLASTIC VALUE = NONE . THIS IS USED IN MOST LOW COST JEWELRY IN TODAYS MARKET. IT IS VERY COMMON TO USE IN MOST BEADS THAT ARE LOW COST.
6. COST: NATURAL HIGH QUALITY TURQUOISE COST MUCH MORE BECAUSE IT IS VERY RARE AND IN MOST CASES HAND MINED. BUT WHAT YOU GET WILL CUT BEAUTIFUL GEMS THAT ARE DURABLE AND WILL BE VERY "VALUABLE FOREVER"
NOTE: AT " ALL IN VEIN " WE CARRY ONLY ALL NATURAL TURQUOISE SO THE BUYER -CUTTER CAN BE CONFIDENT THEY ARE GETTING WHAT THEY ARE PAYING FOR AND BE SATISFIED THEY ARE GETTING MATERIAL THAT WILL CUT REAL GEMS. PLEASE SEE OUR WEB SITE FOR MORE ALL NATURAL TURQUOISE. THANK YOU
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