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• Is it really Jade?
• by wildgoat2005( 132)
• This is to update the Scratch Test mentioned in my previous guide,Bidding on Anceint Chinese Jades. In that guide, I had suggested the use of a sharp steak knife to perform the Scratch Test on jadeite or... 

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  Jade | Real | Fake | Nephrite | Chinese

• 87 of 106 people found this guide helpful

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• Looks Too Good To Be TRUE? It probably is!
• by fransgems( 1477)
• Caveat Emptor, eBay warns! "Let the buyer BEWARE!" And if it's an amazingly low-priced "rare antique" out of China, you can bet your bippy it probably isn't rare, and it certainly isn't a genuine "antique".... 

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  asian collectibles | asian antiques | chinese statues | scam | chinese pearls

• 56 of 59 people found this guide helpful

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• How to Identify Ivory, Bone, and Resin - Start Here
• by jsisk( 1648)
• There are many items on the Market today being represented and sold as Ivory that really aren't. This may be due to intentional deception or innocent ignorance. Next to the term "Antique", this is the most... 

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  ivory | elephant | mammoth | bone | resin

• 31 of 33 people found this guide helpful

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• COLLECTING CINNABAR
• by pcraedesigns( 234)
• COLLECTING CINNABAR Cinnabar is a ware that is made of numerous layers of a heavy meruric sulfide and often referred to as Vermillion, the red hue in which it is most commonly found (brown is also a very... 

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  CINNABAR | vermillion | collectibles | china cinnabar | Antiques

• 9 of 11 people found this guide helpful

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• Safe Online Auction Practices For Asian Art
• by dreamartuk( 5697)
• Dear Collectors In the convenient and anonymous world of Internet auctions, the best defense is to educate yourself. Use more than one glance to decide if an auction is on the right path. The more questions... 

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  Asian Art | Ceramic | Porcelain | Chinese | Auctions

• 2 of 2 people found this guide helpful

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