Shipping

 

• WARNING: WE DON'T PAY FOR RETURN POSTAGE. Don't buy if you are not willing or able to pay for return postage, whatever the reason for return.

• Your shipment will NOT be tracked if you select free shipping.

• Choose postage of Au$6 or more (within Australia) or Au$17 or more (for outside Australia) to ensure your order is tracked.

• We will not be responsible if your item is damaged or lost in post, if your item is not tracked.

• Ask us if you want to pay additional for insurance.

• We combine postage and refund money after you buy.

 

Test Report Certificate

Test Report by an Australian Gemologist can be provided at an additional fee. 

You my buy a Test Report by going to our arcgems eBay store. 

All of our gemstones are checked by a gemologist.

So rest assured you are buying gems as described.

Warning: 

There are many sellers on eBay who sell low quality, fake or imitation gemstones and many times they don't even know it.

We strongly suggest to buy natural gemstones only if they are tested & verified by a qualified gemologist.

 

Clarity Guide

Note that the gemstone pictures are magnified 10 to 100 times, bigger than original size. Therefore, even microscopic dust, scratches, reflections, abrasions and inclusions are seen in the pictures. But such microscopic detail is not visible with naked eyes.

 

Eye Clean  

IF: Eye Clean and 10x Loupe Clean. Inclusions are difficult to find under 10x magnification.

VVS: Noticeable inclusions under 10x Loupe magnification. Eye clean.

VS: Inclusions are very small that are not easily visible to the naked eye.

 

Slightly Included

SI1: Inclusions are visible to the naked eye. These are small or vague and are less than 10 in number.

SI2: Inclusions are visible to the naked eye. These are small or vague and are more than 10 in number.

 

Included

I: Inclusions are prominent to the naked eye and to the point where transparency of stone may be affected.