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apollo
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Where can you get a real thai ruby (not burmese) of high quality and large size? Any idea of prices? Cheers! Ap.-
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:13 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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poskat
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most tuk tuk drivers should know a place where you can get a special price.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 4:24 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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apollo
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Poskat, I am not lookig to buy through a tuk tuk driver thank you. Cheers, Ap-
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:55 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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LastSurvivor
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Quote: from apollo on 6:33 am on Nov. 9, 2005 Poskat, I am not lookig to buy through a tuk tuk driver thank you. Cheers, Ap-
Most Taxi drivers can show you where to buy for special price. Sorry, could not resist. LS
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 5:43 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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CalEden
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All the Thai ruby mines are spent out years ago.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 6:14 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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Abrak
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Quote: from Minder on 8:32 am on Nov. 9, 2005 CalEden, that can't be correct.
To the best of my knowledge, CalEden is correct. I think the last Thai ruby mine closed down about 10 years ago. There plenty of gem fairs in Thailand. Thailand is the largest gem cutting centre in the world (by weight not by value) so it is a good place to buy gems. There are plenty of Thai gems mined - Sapphires, semi precious stones - but I am pretty sure the Thai ruby industry is long dead.
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Posted on: 9:37 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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Minder
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Abrak, next you'll be saying the pilot I met at the Wat was lying to???? He makes a fortune every year from the Government sale - so there!! Apollo...you can start here but be careful regardless Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association http://www.thaigemjewelry.or.th/ "Gem scamming at an all-time high - April 26, 2005 2Bangkok.com has been receiving 2-3 scam reports a day over the last few months--an all-time high since we began monitoring the scam in 1990." Tourism Authority of Thailand Gem-buying page - "Buying gems or jewellery to resell at double or triple the purchase price is an impossible proposition under any circumstances and should not be attempted."
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 10:55 pm on Nov. 8, 2005
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aesthete
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There are no rubies being mined in Thailand at the moment and virtually no other gemstones either, even the sapphire occurences are virtually depleted. The advice above is correct, go to either the tri-annual gem and jewellery fairs in Bangkok or go to a reputable dealer. Ruby prices are going through the roof at the moment especially for untreated stones and be prepared to pay a serious amount of money for anything of even reasonable commercial quality (which will most likely be of Burmese, Vietnamese or Madagascan origin)
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:03 am on Nov. 9, 2005
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