What kind of jade can you buy for less than a thousand yuan?

Our living standards are constantly improving, so more and more jade lovers are buying jade.

Even though people like it, no one likes to spend a lot of money to buy high-end jade collection for investment as soon as they enter the jade industry. Instead, they should follow the steps, consume rationally, and take it one step at a time.

A few days ago, a jade friend asked me in the background that he had just entered the industry and did not want to buy expensive items. He was thinking of buying a jadeite worth less than one thousand yuan first to test the waters. Ask me what kind of jade can be bought under a thousand yuan?

In fact, several jade friends have asked me this question before. Because they have received a new batch of stones and are busy marking and cutting stones every day, they really don’t have the time.

Today I would like to take this opportunity to discuss with you in detail what kind of jade can be bought within a thousand yuan!

No matter what the price range of jadeite is, it must be judged from three aspects: water quality, color, and carving.

Let’s first look at the water quality. Everyone is familiar with this concept.

Type is an important factor in determining water head. Jadeite priced under one thousand yuan will not have very good water head, and will feel turbid. Its transparency will be much worse than that of fine jadeite.

However, there are very few small pendants of glutinous ice jade, which have good water content, but are generally not very big in size.

Then there is the color of emerald:

Jadeite priced under one thousand yuan may have a light green base, floating colors, or may even be colorless.

Jadeite at this price range generally does not have full green or bright green. After all, a one point difference in color will result in a tenfold price difference. It is very good for jadeite priced around one thousand yuan to have floating green. Of course, the floating green will not be too dark.

Finally, the carving:

Due to price reasons, the raw materials of jadeite under one thousand yuan are not very good, they are all very ordinary materials.

Or they may be made from the leftover scraps of high-quality jade materials, so the merchants will not spend too much energy on the processing, so the carving craftsmanship is usually ordinary, and there will be no works of famous artists.

What’s more, there are also organic sculptures.

Even if you really come across jadeite with good quality at this price, it will generally not be very big. Generally, they are made into some small-sized pendants or some peace knots, as well as some small-circle glutinous rice bracelets.

For jadeite under a thousand yuan, don’t expect too much. After all, you get what you pay for.

Of course, within the thousand yuan range, the jadeite purchased by jade lovers can also be very different.

Therefore, some skills in selecting jade are still necessary!

Today we will talk about a few tips for choosing jadeite:

1. Don’t hold the mentality of picking up leaks

Jade lovers like jade and must understand jade. Then you should understand that the price of high-end jadeite such as ice type and imperial green will definitely be much higher.

You can’t buy this kind of high-end jadeite for less than a thousand yuan. If you go for the chance to find a bargain, you might be able to buy the imperial green jadeite bracelet below. The merchant tells you that this “imperial green” is only 999 yuan!

(Ice Jade)

This full and transparent imperial green is not made of jade, but glass that we can see everywhere, or simply made of the bottom of a beer bottle.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. What kind of jade can you buy for a thousand yuan?

It is probably bean type, glutinous type, and if you are lucky, maybe glutinous ice type.

2. Look at the color of bean-type jadeite

You can definitely buy bean-type jadeite within a thousand yuan, so you must know how to choose it.

Bean varieties are divided into fine bean varieties and coarse bean varieties, and the fine ones are definitely better than the coarse ones!

Another thing to consider is the color of the bean-type jade, because the base of the bean-type jade is relatively coarse, but if the color is beautiful, it will also enhance the color of your jade.

3. Try to choose one with a clean base.

Although the price is less than 1,000 yuan, it doesn't sound expensive. But no matter what, it's money worth spending.

For jadeite at this price range, the base also needs to be considered. Try to buy ones with clean bases.

A clean and refreshing base will look pleasing to the eye. If the base is not clean and has many black spots and dirt, you will get bored and find it an eyesore if you look at it too much.

You still have to think carefully before buying jadeite. If the base of jadeite is very dirty, you must think carefully whether to buy it or not even if it is very cheap!

4. Don’t buy those with cracks

When buying jade, jade friends may encounter this situation:

A natural jade bracelet with good quality, water color, but the price is not high, and it is natural jade.

When encountering this situation, jade lovers should be careful. There is no free lunch in the world. If natural jade with good quality, water color and cheap price is available, then there must be something wrong with the bracelet.

Generally speaking, this kind of jade should have cracks, but some cracks are obvious and some are not.

It is generally not recommended to buy cracked bracelets. Because cracked jade bracelets are easy to break.

5. Be careful when choosing jadeite for inlay

Some merchants will inlay problematic jadeite and sell it, usually hiding the problematic parts of the jadeite by inlaying.

Therefore, when purchasing inlaid jadeite, you must remember to look carefully, and be careful not to buy wide pieces!

6. Choose small over big

For jadeite of the same price, you should choose jadeite of better quality but smaller size. Don't choose jadeite that is big but of poor quality.

In general, if the price is within a thousand yuan, don’t force yourself to get both good quality and good color.

You should choose jade according to your own preferences. For bean-type jade, look at the color; for glutinous jade, look at the artistic conception; for a clean base, choose jade; don't buy jade with cracks; don't go for the mentality of picking up a bargain; be careful of being fooled!