I recently had a repeat buyer buy quite a few rough gemstones off me. Not knowing anything about them, I didn't know if they were good or bad. I had a lovely surprise on Saturday when he sent me a stack of photos of what he'd done with them. He'd made cabochons and inserted them into rings and pendants. A couple of small stones he left as they were and made earrings.

It really was a joy seeing what he'd done with them. To go from a rough bit of rock, to something so spectacular, gave me that warm fuzzy feeling. There was one piece he bought that turned out to be a complete disaster and basically crumbled. I offered him a refund and he said absolutely not! He said he was stoked that he got them at such a low price that he wasn't worried about one being no good. He also said that's the risk buyers take when they buy rough gemstones. Some can look really good but be a disaster, others can look not much good and turn out great.

I'm still finding more and more things in boxes and drawers, so I can guess he hasn't bought his last thing off me yet. He also gave me great feedback and a 5 star DSR for every transaction!

Go the good buyer!!!