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#428096 - 08/22/08 02:25 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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Kareberry
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Registered: 06/20/07
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#428145 - 08/22/08 06:43 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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CaraMish
The Centenary Diamond
Registered: 11/13/04
Posts: 8012
Loc: Alabama
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Thanks for the link, Kareberry.  Those are my favourite US gemcutters.
Here's a list of some of my favourite gemstone sites:
1. The Natural Sapphire Company-expensive, but you get great stones and settings-US company, native cut stones.
2. Simply Sapphires-also great quality sapphires, rubies, tanzanite, and I've even seen some good quality chrysoberyl on this site. US company, native cut stones.
3. The Gem Trader-Excellent unusual stones, US based, very good gemcutting a mix of US and native cut gems.
4. Wild Fish Gems-Excellent native cut untreated stones. Mr. Bristol has impeccable reputation in the gem industry. Thai based?
6. Palagems-Excellent reputation in gem industry. Wonderful native cut stones. Thai based? Order gems through jeweler.
7. AJS-Very good native cut stones, reputable seller.
8. Multicolour-Good native stones, large inventory, reputable seller
9. American-Thai Trading Company-This seller doesn't have a large inventory, but his gemstones are very good native cut gems. Lots of mali garnets, red flash sphene, spinel, other unusual stones
Oky dokey, that's my short list... 
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#428171 - 08/22/08 08:14 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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jewelle
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Registered: 02/16/03
Posts: 2785
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Those are all good places! I bought a gorgeous sapphire from Simply Sapphires so I have to highly recommend them.
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#456423 - 12/01/08 06:56 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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webmistress
Curious
Registered: 09/08/08
Posts: 6
Loc: Richmond, VA
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We just got a blue sapphire called a scissor cut. Before now, I had seen a scissor cut sapphire but I'm really liking the pattern. (I'm just the webmistress and not the gemologist or gemostone picker.)
I have to say that whenever I decide I like one shape, another gemstone comes along in a completely different shape that knocks my socks off. I rather like the longitude of the rectangle. What shapes do you guys like the most?
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#459566 - 12/15/08 01:19 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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selous
Curious
Registered: 12/14/08
Posts: 16
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Hi
Depending on what types of gemstones you're interested in.Here's a link to my website http://www.clearcutgems.com I precision cut only natural colored gems. regards
Lloyd
Edited by selous (12/15/08 01:20 PM)
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#470735 - 02/11/09 01:38 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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GlowBug
Smitten
Registered: 02/04/09
Posts: 41
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http://www.gemselect.com
They are in Thailand, and I was a little worried about that, but they have been impeccable and their customer service, communication, shipping time, and gem quality are all excellent.
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#470737 - 02/11/09 01:41 PM
Re: Best loose gemstone sites please
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stacyf
Connoisseur
Registered: 01/17/07
Posts: 1479
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I love Jeff White, http://www.whitegems.com, and Artistic Cut Stones (I think that's the official name -- the website is http://www.acstones.com, and Barry Bridgestock is so great to work with). And http://www.thegemtrader.com is good too. I've purchased stones from all three of these vendors.
I'm off to check the rest of CaraMish's list!
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