Don't be impulsive when buying jadeite. Remember the principle of three buys and four don'ts

When buying jade, many people are always at a loss when faced with a wide range of products. They are either easily instigated by the merchants, or easily buy jade because of the temptation of low prices. Therefore, sometimes the jade they buy exceeds their budget and the value is somewhat different from what they imagined.

This tells us that it is best to remain rational when buying jade and understand what you want to buy and what you don’t want to buy. Today we will share the “three buys and four don’t buys” principles for purchasing jade, hoping to help everyone in purchasing jade.

The Three Things to Buy When Buying Jade: Buying the Quality

To a large extent, the quality and texture of jadeite determines its value. We all know that glass-type jadeite has the highest value, while bean-type jadeite is generally the lowest value. The texture is the key to whether a piece of jadeite is valuable, worth investing in and collecting. If you want to invest in collection-level jadeite, it must at least have the texture of ice-type jadeite. Therefore, when buying jadeite, texture is a very important focus.

The Three Things to Buy When Buying Jade: Craftsmanship

As the saying goes, "30% craftsmanship and 70% material". No matter how good the jade is, it needs exquisite carving to highlight and enhance its value. Poor carving will ruin the artistic beauty of the jade. The carving of jade should also be determined according to the quality of the jade itself. For jade with good quality and color, the carving should be simple and smooth to highlight the beauty of the jade material and the value is also higher. If there are some flaws in the jade, the carving should be slightly more complicated to cover up the flaws of the jade and the value of such jade is lower.

The three things to buy when buying jade: value

Before buying jade, you must consider its purpose and your own purchasing power. You must understand whether you are buying it to wear or to collect. Then, based on your financial strength, you can buy the jade you like. The value of jadeite for these two uses is different. Collection-level jadeite is more valuable. Of course, many collection-level jadeite can also be used for wearing, but this kind of jadeite has reached the level of precious gems and it is impossible to wear it on a daily basis. Therefore, before choosing jadeite, you must consider its value and use.

Four things not to buy in jade: don’t buy decorations

Jade is a naturally formed jade and it is inevitable that there will be flaws. In order to make the jade appear more perfect, jade carvers will use carving skills to skillfully remove the flaws. This is a normal operation. However, jadeite adheres to the processing principle of "good jade does not need to be carved" and tries to reflect the beauty of jadeite's material. If the carving is too complicated, it will overshadow the main feature and the primary and secondary will be blurred. On the other hand, it may also indicate that the jade itself may have too many flaws. It’s best not to buy such jade.

Four things not to buy about jadeite: a story about not buying it

Giving a product a beautiful story can indeed play a significant role in promotion and increase the added value of the product. In the jade industry, some merchants also tell stories when selling jade, which are either mysterious or profound, with the aim of making people pay for it. What needs to be understood is that no matter whether the story is true or not, touching or not, the value of jade is determined by its own quality, water, color, and craftsmanship.

A good story will not make bean-type jadeite valuable, nor will it turn fake jadeite into real jadeite. You can just listen to the story. The value of jadeite still depends on its own quality.

Four things not to buy in jade: Don’t buy for vanity

Buying jade is about liking it by the eye, and playing with jade is about cultivating one's sentiments and improving one's self-cultivation. If one overdraws one's savings to buy jade for the sake of one's vanity, or is deceived because of vanity, it will not be worth it. One can buy jade for liking it by the eye, investment, collection, or to wear and enjoy, but never for vanity or to show off.

Four things not to do when buying jade: Don’t buy cheap ones

It is undeniable that the possibility of finding a bargain does exist, but the possibility is very small. Jade resources are tight nowadays, and almost all jade jewelry has increased in price to varying degrees, so it is difficult to find a bargain. The best interpretation of picking up a bargain is to buy jadeite with high cost performance, but this does not mean that jadeite with high cost performance is cheap. For example, you cannot buy ice jadeite at the price of ice-waxy jadeite. You get what you pay for. A good value for money must be bought at the most suitable price when the value of the jade is fixed.

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