This.epidemiks wrote:D Hindley behind the palace sells local gems and I'd trust him over any of the sellers at Central.
Jewelry Stalls, Central Market, Trustworthy?
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With only a very limited experience of buying jewellery in Cambodia (engagement rings, wedding rings and the odd necklace, etc), I have always found Lim Watches next to Sorya Mall to be very honest. When you walk in, you see that they probably don't need to cheat you and whatever you're buying, you'll be relatively small fry - we once witnessed a Khmer lady purchasing tens (if not hundreds) of thousands of dollars worth of gems in there in one go. The owners family who do the sales are also multilingual - they also sell stones and whilst maybe not the cheapest, they seem to be spot on.
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Contact James Dumar on Facebook, very knowledgeable on this, he's in Kampot now. He would be able to put you in touch with reliable sellers, he may even have some stones himself.
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About 25 or 30 years ago I remember a picture in the Bangkok Post newspaper. Two guys were holding two massive stone "plates" of rubys that had been found in Cambodia and brought across the border (illegally.) The big one looked to be about a foot and a half by a foot. From what I hear they were put in a bank safe and disappeared from there. Word on the street was that some Thai generals could retire early. I would never buy gold or gems in Cambodia, but I'm not a gemologist.
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Rubies are found in a crystal form, in sort of rods:oldmariner wrote:Two guys were holding two massive stone "plates" of rubys
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
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Of course, you'll get a much worse price selling your gold or stones then buying, lol.
On a serious note, the gems are very good in Cambodia. So much so, real buyers with real equipment and lots of cash do visit the stalls. Seen it many times. However, they're pros and id be very careful. For gold, you can get great gold for solid value in China Town in Bangkok. Lots of competition there and good product.
On a serious note, the gems are very good in Cambodia. So much so, real buyers with real equipment and lots of cash do visit the stalls. Seen it many times. However, they're pros and id be very careful. For gold, you can get great gold for solid value in China Town in Bangkok. Lots of competition there and good product.
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I have always gotten a much HIGHER price on the gems i sold, gold depends on the rate...and what price you paid and when... Gold i currently hold, is worth 3x what i paid for it...offshoresports wrote:Of course, you'll get a much worse price selling your gold or stones then buying, lol.
On a serious note, the gems are very good in Cambodia. So much so, real buyers with real equipment and lots of cash do visit the stalls. Seen it many times. However, they're pros and id be very careful. For gold, you can get great gold for solid value in China Town in Bangkok. Lots of competition there and good product.
Gold is a set price in China town ( or anywhere in Thailand) , changes all the time as it follows the world price of gold all the time .Workmanship adds on very little to total cost
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doing research for a friend an came across this site,
https://pailingemstones.com/index.php/s ... -in-pailin
https://pailingemstones.com/index.php/s ... -in-pailin
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