How to read a Maedot selection

When you ask for a selection, we send you a private link to a page made for your enquiry. It shows each parcel or stone we think fits what you described, with what we know about it. Anything we have not recorded is left out rather than guessed.

What each parcel shows

• Title and reference. Quote the reference when you write to us, so we both mean the same parcel.
• Weight. The weight of the whole parcel, in grams or kilograms.
• Pieces and piece sizes. How many stones are in the parcel and the range of their sizes, when we have counted and measured them.
• Stated origin. Where we say the material comes from. It is our statement, not a laboratory finding.
• Treatment and testing. What we know about any treatment, and any testing done. If this line is missing, nothing has been recorded.
• Photographs and video. Unedited, and marked as taken dry or wet. Opal can look quite different when it is wet, so the label matters when you compare parcels. Each parcel also says whether the photographs show the exact parcel or a representative sample; for a sample, ask to see the actual parcel before you buy.
• Price. In the currency shown, per gram, per carat, per kilogram or for the whole parcel. Some selections show "Price on request" instead.

Each parcel also shows its status: available, on hold or sold. Prices are shown only for parcels that are available.

Asking about a parcel

Each selection page has a conversation. Ask questions there, ask for more photographs or another angle, or send us files. We reply within 24 hours.

Before you buy, you can see the stones in person in Addis Ababa, by live video, or through samples sent to you. Say which you prefer.

Keeping the link private

Anyone with the link can open the selection and its conversation, so share it only with people you work with. If you want a link turned off, write to us.

Sources

• Maedot, How buying works
• Maedot, Image information
• Maedot, Privacy notice