Etsy shop, Wirewraps, sells fake moldavite Dave - owner of Wirewraps shop on Etsy.com Sold me fake moldavite and refused refund when I discovered that it was fake Little Falls New York
I discovered that the moldavite piece I bought from Dave was fake and emailed him the following email...
Hi Dave, I have question for you. Four years ago I bought a piece of moldavite. I suspected that it's fake because I could never feel any energy from it. it's just a dead, energyless rock. So yesterday I go to rewrap the stone and in the process a tiny, insignificant piece chipped off. I was like "oh, I can see inside it." So I take a flashlight and take a look inside. "Hmmm." So I look up how to spot a fake because of my intuitive suspicion. Fakes have no inclusions.
This moldavite has no inclusions. It's glass. My suspicions were confirmed (no energy, no inclusions). I've owned a previous moldavite and that had serious pulsing of energy in my hand but this has nothing. I realize jewelry makers can be conned by gem suppliers so I I'm not judging or anything. I'd just like to right a wrong, if you don't mind. I'd like to know if I can have my money back, please. Thank you.
Dave's response...
Sorry, but no. A- I know the provenance on all my moldavite and it's all real. B- You had the opportunity to return it 4 years ago if you thought it was fake. C- You broke a pristine piece of moldavite trying to wrap it in a single piece of wire, something I advised against 4 years ago....cutting its value in half. D- It is almost impossible to see the lechatelierite inclusions if the piece isn't polished, but I can assure you, they are there. I have dealt tens of kilos of moldavite and I know them very well. Dave
No con artist will admit to selling fake moldavite. He only tells me he deals in tens of kilos of fake moldavite.
He complains that by chipping the piece I "cut the value (of the piece) in half". It's a piece of glass. It never had any value to begin with!
Etsy has a review policy that you can only give a review within 100 days of purchase. So if anyone discovers that they've been conned, they can't give a review, which means Etsy reviews are meaningless and Etsy protects con artists.