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Caveat emptor in the case of Baron & Baroness Jewels, William David Leavitt, of San Diego, California. An interesting case: http://www.10news.com/news/investigations/team-10-uncovers-flaws-in-san-diego-jewelers-claims

Predictably: http://www.jckonline.com/2014/10/03/lawsuit-over-grading-reports-settled?utm_content=buffer877f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Press Release: In response to the pending removal of EGL USA from RapNet listing, Mitch Jakubovic, the director of EGL USA, released the following statement. “Recently, RapNet announced its intention to remove EGL USA from its trading platform, along with … Continue reading →

http://www.jckonline.com/2014/09/15/polygon-bans-egl-intl-reports-from-network?utm_source=JCK%20eNewsletters&utm_campaign=012c425d80-2014_09_15_Big_Picture_Monday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56301e74d4-012c425d80-306522777

An as yet unconfirmed report indicates that Polygon trading network will no longer list EGL reports. Stay tuned.

Martin Rapaport has formally announced: Effective October 1, 2014, EGL will no longer be listed as a diamond grading report on RapNet. This notice applies to all EGL grading reports including EGL International as stated in our previous notice. RapNet … Continue reading →

EGL reports versus those of GIA have already been discussed on the site (see https://kenburchell.com/?p=208 . Now an EGL report is the subject of a lawsuit over the precise issues we described. Caveat emptor: http://www.jckonline.com/2014/07/23/tennessee-retailer-sued-over-grading-reports?utm_source=JCK+eNewsletters&utm_campaign=7fc4a4809d-2014_07_23_Diamond_Wednesday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_56301e74d4-7fc4a4809d-306522777

Remember: if it seems too good to be true, it is. Be advised that there appears to be a rash of gem scams right now involving LARGE “door-stop” sized emeralds and rubies, not unlike the door-stop “emerald” story that I … Continue reading →

Here is a great film-clip that will give you the background info on this recent and often deceptively marketed “composite” product. Take special note Lord and Taylor and Zales clients: http://bcove.me/rin8784m Sorry about the advert. Suggest you kill the volume … Continue reading →

Link to full article in GIA’s GEMS AND GEMOLOGY journal: http://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology/spring-2014-pardieu-jedi-spinels-in-mogok