The Links below are here to help you to understand what
everyone that sells jewelry to the public is suppose to inform "YOU" the
buyer about your purchase.
This includes, Retail and online sellers.
These are not my rules, they are the Federal Trade Commission,
(FTC).
These links cover the following FTC Rules:
Disclosure Rules, Deception, Fraud, Mis-Use of Terms, Misleading,
Misrepressentation, The use of Quality Marks,
Disclosures, etc.
Sadly, many sellers do not provide this
information about the items they are selling.
You, as a Jewelry
Consumer, should be given this information before purchasing a piece of
jewelry, so you know what you are buying.
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Below is a link to the meaning of the AGTA code (if) used with items I sale:
AGTA Enhancement Codes and the meanings of these codes
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Html Page
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Below is the newest AGTA Codes, their
Meanings, Stability, Care Advice, Etc.
New revised World Codes by the CIBJO in 2010
76 page book, it lists each stone and it's 2010 Code - Pages 21-69
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The links below are to the Federal
Trade Commision (FTC) Booklets and Guides for the Jewelry Industry to follow
when Advertising and Selling Jewelry to the public.
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Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries: Final Rule
8 Page Book
AGTA treatment Code Compliance to "Part V FTC 16 CFR Part 23" Section 23.22
Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals and Pewter Industries
- 24 page Book -
Discloser of Treatments to Gems. 23.22 Page 13