We're moving a few doors down to 101 Mystic Ave, Medford.
Our new office will be located in a modern brick building
with easy doorstep parking and state of the art security features.
Our featured partners "National Jewelers Supplies" and
"National Gold and Jewelry Buyers" are also located in this
building. It's one stop for all your jewelry supply and
appraisal needs. Call us today at 781-306-0099.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Check out this important video!
Regarding: composite rubies and disclosure.
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/rubies-real-deal/story?id=8988951
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/rubies-real-deal/story?id=8988951
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Welcome to our new administrative assistant!
Our newest administrative assistant, Renata, is now working part time
at our office. She brings valuable administrative and marketing experience
to our company. Welcome!
at our office. She brings valuable administrative and marketing experience
to our company. Welcome!
A Message To Our Valued Clients
Within the next few weeks, you will be receiving an "update" notice if your appraisal is 3 years or older. We'll review your appraisal and advise you if an update is needed. With the sky rocketing price of gold ($990-$1020 oz.) lately, you may be undervalued if your last appraisal was when gold was at $400.00 oz. (as an example).
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
New Fall 2009 Office Hours
Here are Metro's new hours effective Sept. 14:
As always...we are open "BY APPOINTMENT ONLY."
Monday through Friday 11 am - 6 pm.
Closed Saturdays.
Please call ahead 7-10 days in advance of your appointment request
as our schedule fills up quickly.
We are still very flexible and hope that these
new hours will help our clients with "after-work"
appointments. We look forward to helping you with
all of your appraisal needs.
As always...we are open "BY APPOINTMENT ONLY."
Monday through Friday 11 am - 6 pm.
Closed Saturdays.
Please call ahead 7-10 days in advance of your appointment request
as our schedule fills up quickly.
We are still very flexible and hope that these
new hours will help our clients with "after-work"
appointments. We look forward to helping you with
all of your appraisal needs.
Internet Questions: Tips For Shopping
Here are excerpts from a great e-mail that I received
from Robert James of The International School of Gemology.
It's a little long...but well worth reading if you buy jewelry on line.
So consumers and buyers, its up to you to protect yourself any time you shop online. Here are five Consumer Questions for Internet Shopping that everyone should ask before making an online purchase. If you cannot answer each with a resounding YES!...then you should not be shopping with that internet seller regardless of where you find them.
Question #1: Does this seller provide you with a physical and verifiable business location including phone and mailing address that you could use if you have a problem?
Question #2: Is this seller Accredited as an online seller by the Better Business Bureau? And remember that BBB logos can be ripped off from various websites. So don’t just look for the logo, visit the BBB website and check out the BBB rating of the business.
Question #3: Does the seller provide you with a full written invoice of your purchase including all pertinent representations made during the item listing? And don’t fall for that old inflated appraisal scam. As we saw from Direct Shopping Network, documents can be created by just about anyone and offered as supporting material to a sale.
Question #4: Does the seller offer a money back return policy that allows you to have your purchase independently verified. And if they do offer that return policy, are they somewhere you can reach if you need to do so? Buying from an unknown seller in Kowloon , China is not going to help you if you get ripped off and need to contact the seller....and you live in Muleshoe , Texas .
Question #5: Have you done research of your own to know what you are looking for? There are massive amounts of information on the internet for just about every gemstone you can think of, so you have to ask yourself if you have done enough research to understand what you are shopping for in order to identify possible scams?
And finally, before you make any purchase you should contact the seller and ask THEM the above five questions and get their answers. See how quickly they answer and ask them additionally if they can provide you with consumer testimonials from previous customers who you can contact to verify.
In short, create yourself a Media Curtain of research and information to help protect yourself any time you shop on the internet for jewelry and gemstones. There are a lot of excellent sellers out on the internet offering unique and wonderful jewelry and gemstones at excellent prices. But there is also the worst bunch of pirates we have ever encountered, and right now China has surpassed Thailand as the pirate capitol of the world of gemstones and jewelry.
As a consumer, your only protection is your own knowledge. There is no entity, government or trade, who is watching over this industry.
No one is watching except you….and us.
Robert James FGA, GG
President, International School of Gemology
from Robert James of The International School of Gemology.
It's a little long...but well worth reading if you buy jewelry on line.
So consumers and buyers, its up to you to protect yourself any time you shop online. Here are five Consumer Questions for Internet Shopping that everyone should ask before making an online purchase. If you cannot answer each with a resounding YES!...then you should not be shopping with that internet seller regardless of where you find them.
Question #1: Does this seller provide you with a physical and verifiable business location including phone and mailing address that you could use if you have a problem?
Question #2: Is this seller Accredited as an online seller by the Better Business Bureau? And remember that BBB logos can be ripped off from various websites. So don’t just look for the logo, visit the BBB website and check out the BBB rating of the business.
Question #3: Does the seller provide you with a full written invoice of your purchase including all pertinent representations made during the item listing? And don’t fall for that old inflated appraisal scam. As we saw from Direct Shopping Network, documents can be created by just about anyone and offered as supporting material to a sale.
Question #4: Does the seller offer a money back return policy that allows you to have your purchase independently verified. And if they do offer that return policy, are they somewhere you can reach if you need to do so? Buying from an unknown seller in Kowloon , China is not going to help you if you get ripped off and need to contact the seller....and you live in Muleshoe , Texas .
Question #5: Have you done research of your own to know what you are looking for? There are massive amounts of information on the internet for just about every gemstone you can think of, so you have to ask yourself if you have done enough research to understand what you are shopping for in order to identify possible scams?
And finally, before you make any purchase you should contact the seller and ask THEM the above five questions and get their answers. See how quickly they answer and ask them additionally if they can provide you with consumer testimonials from previous customers who you can contact to verify.
In short, create yourself a Media Curtain of research and information to help protect yourself any time you shop on the internet for jewelry and gemstones. There are a lot of excellent sellers out on the internet offering unique and wonderful jewelry and gemstones at excellent prices. But there is also the worst bunch of pirates we have ever encountered, and right now China has surpassed Thailand as the pirate capitol of the world of gemstones and jewelry.
As a consumer, your only protection is your own knowledge. There is no entity, government or trade, who is watching over this industry.
No one is watching except you….and us.
Robert James FGA, GG
President, International School of Gemology
Sunday, June 21, 2009
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