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Shankh X-Rays to catch the fakes |
Don't be fooled just because the
x-ray shows the ribs spiraling upwards. You must know how and what to see in
an x-ray.
If you are buying a Valampuri
insist on an industrial x-ray. Most of the big cities have testing
laboratories which have these metal x-ray machines. A real Dakshinavarti
looks very clean in an x-ray. The moment you see this kind of patchy x-ray
be very careful. Don’t get carried away by the technical explanations they
give about “Valampuri has a lot of heavy deposits inside and they have a lot
of natural flaws etc." Just because a website is reputed or because the
supplier is highly qualified with a lot of Shankha technology knowledge
doesn’t make him a trustworthy person.
In Delhi you can get Shankhas tested from:
Spectro analytical labs, E-41, Okhla Industrial Area Phase 2, New Delhi –
110020
Phone: (011) 26817949, 50, 51
Contact Kamal Mehta, GM
There are a few basic buying
precautions you can follow – practical-commercial-legal info - as follows:
Lord Buddha gave the following
advice:
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your
religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and
elders.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many
generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with
reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept
it and live up to it.”
No wonder HE was called The Enlightened One!
If this was the case 2000 years ago, today in the age of web frauds you have
to be a lot more careful.
Precaution #1: Tell the supplier you will get it tested by an expert
you know and if not found satisfactory he should agree to a return it and
money back guarantee.
Precaution # 2: Never get carried away by the looks, presentation and
reputation of a shop, website or its seller. One of the real big-name
jewelers in Delhi sells the worst quality gold – his 22 ct. gold is
invariably 20 or 21 ct.! If possible before buying ask someone who knows to
take a look at the product.
Precaution # 3: If possible post a picture of the product in this
forum. If anything wrong is spotted, quite a few alarm bells will ring.
Thanks to Richardji there are many people in this group who are familiar
with these holy objects.
Precaution #4: Ask for a proper bill/Invoice mentioning your name,
the product description and his signature.
Precaution # 5: Take a guarantee certificate with an attested
photograph of the product. The certificate should mention your name, the
product description and the seller’s signature on the affixed/printed
photograph. The guarantee certificate should clearly state: The description
of the product, buyers name, bill/invoice number & date, amount paid, that
the product is genuine & un-tampered and if found to be not as specified -
money back guarantee. You can see the certificate I issue with the valuable
products I supply from here >
http://www.astrojyoti.com/productscertificte.htm and demand a similar
guarantee certificate.
The above precautions will at least act as a deterrent in most cases and you
do stand a fairly good chance of either getting the right product or getting
your money back.
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