Ms. Zhu, who lives in The Huangpu District of Shanghai, spent 500 yuan in the online live broadcast room to "grab" a jade bracelet with a "jump price", and sent along with the goods an appraisal certificate, which read "Jadeite" and identified it as A goods. However, in the "Laboratory Open Day" for jewelry and jade testing held by the Huangpu District Market Supervision Administration, Ms. Zhu's jade bracelet was identified as "jadeite (processed)", which means that her jade bracelet was filled and was b goods.
With a fake appraisal certificate, selling inferior goods as high-quality goods is the usual trick of many unscrupulous merchants. Recently, a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily investigated some online and offline jewelry and jade appraisal agencies and found that these institutions can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons, mud and sand, which not only disrupts the market, but also seriously deceives and misleads consumers.
"It is based on this background that we took the lead in formulating and issuing the country's first group standard for jewelry and jade appraisal, the Good Competence Specification for Jewelry and Jade Inspection and Testing Institutions, to further promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers." Fu Jun, director of the Shanghai Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau, said.
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5 minutes to produce results
On an online shopping platform, the reporter clicked to search for "jewelry and jade identification", and in an instant dozens of related online stores "jumped" out, with prices ranging from 1 yuan to 100 yuan, and the reporter chose one of the identification online stores with a price of 1 yuan for consultation.
"I have a bracelet that needs to be identified, how do I do it?"
"Send us a photo and give you the results directly."
Although I had been mentally prepared, the answer of the online store's customer service was unexpected by the reporter: This is also too casual, right?
Subsequently, the customer service sent a copy of the appraisal price list to the reporter.
"Service price: identification of material authenticity 10 yuan / piece; valuation of 20 yuan / piece; identification of material true and false + valuation of 20 yuan / piece; semi-finished product identification of 40 yuan / piece; rough identification of 80 yuan / piece; diamonds, gemstones, colored treasure, pearls 50 yuan / piece."
It turned out that the 1 yuan price tag was a cover to attract customers.
According to the requirements of customer service, after the reporter paid the relevant fees, he added the WeChat of the "appraiser" and sent the photos of the appraisal items.
In less than 5 minutes, the "appraiser" showed the reporter the appraisal conclusion: "Material: jadeite a; color: white background with background; water head: glutinous ice water; bottom: refreshing and clean; jade: delicate cotton..." At the same time, there is a price assessment: the market value is 4,000 yuan to 6,000 yuan, and the price of the counters in tourist attractions and shopping malls is 2 to 5 times.
As everyone knows, the "bracelet" shown by the reporter is just a water-filled transparent plastic pipe bent into a circle, which has become the ice jadeite in the mouth of the "appraiser".
Some insiders told reporters that the descriptions of "water head", "jade" and "process" are not professional descriptions of appraisal agencies, and appraisal agencies cannot value jewelry and jade. Identification must be scientifically analyzed with the help of sophisticated instruments, and it is difficult to make a correct judgment based on naked eye observation alone, let alone a few photos to produce results, which is completely the work of charlatans. Many offline appraisal institutions use more covert "arbitrage" fraud methods to seek illegal benefits.
Forgery of appraisal certificates
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"All formal certificates usually have the certification or authorization of CMA or CAL and CNAS, and the most basic is CMA, which is the qualification certification mark required by the state." The reporter came to the National Gold and Silver Products Quality Inspection and Testing Center (Shanghai) and the Shanghai Precious Metal Gemstone Quality Supervision and Inspection Station, and the appraiser Xi Bo showed the reporter a standardized and legal inspection certificate.
According to reports, CMA is a qualification certification mark passed by the provincial and above measurement certification and evaluation bodies, CAL is the national quality review and accreditation authorized inspection and testing agency mark, and CNAS is the national accreditation agency mark, according to the relevant agreements of China's accession to the WTO, the CNAS mark can be mutually recognized internationally.
According to Xi Bo's instructions, the reporter logged on to the official website of the State Administration for Market Regulation, clicked on the "Inspection and Testing Agency Qualification Identification Online Approval System", entered the certification code of the inspection station, and immediately displayed the approval date, effective date and other relevant information of the institution. At the same time, in the "Inspection and Testing Report Inquiry" column, enter the certificate number, you can also query the appraisal agency and related information.
Xi Bo said that there are indeed many circulating certificates on the market, which also have relevant certification marks on them, and even have institutional numbers, which seem to be no different from real certificates, but in fact, they are mostly shoddy, forged official seals, and incomplete information.
"This is commonly known as 'arbitrage'. Some criminals have targeted the business opportunities of jewelry and jade identification, forged the appraisal certificates of professional appraisal institutions in batches, sold them to some small jewelry and jade shop owners at extremely low wholesale prices, and filled in the appraisal content at will as needed. Xi Bo said.
At this time, consumers need to carefully distinguish the authenticity of the identification certificate, focusing on the inspection content on the certificate. If it is a diamond report, it should cover the report number, shape, imprint, reference clarity level, reference color level, cut level, finishing level, etc.; if it is jade, it will display basic information such as color, refractive index, fluorescence, spectral detection, internal and external characteristics, etc.
"When you get a poorly made and incomplete appraisal certificate, it may be fake, and there is a quality problem with what you buy." Xi Bo said.
Rectify the chaos in the industry
Introduction of appraisal standards
Yuyuan Zijincheng East Huamei Diamond and Gold Jewelry Plaza is the most prosperous jewelry and jade trading market in Shanghai, and now affected by the epidemic, the passenger flow is not very large, but there are still many citizens shopping for goods here.
The reporter followed a female shopkeeper to shanghai Shenbao Jewelry Inspection Co., Ltd. upstairs to make an appraisal certificate for a piece of jewelry.
"The stores in the market are all here for identification, they are very formal, and the certification is also very fast." The female shopkeeper said that the identification requires a cost, and it is usually impossible to make an appraisal certificate in advance for each jewelry, and only if the customer asks for it.
Shenbao company façade is not large, but as soon as you enter the door, you can see the business license and inspection and testing agency qualification certificate hanging on the wall, and also publicize the profile and registration certificate of 4 inspectors, the small inspection room is equipped with all kinds of instruments, and the identification certificate issued also meets the requirements of the specification.
It is understood that huangpu district has a total of 5 district-managed jewelry and jade appraisal institutions and 1 national-level appraisal agency, accounting for half of all jewelry and jade appraisal institutions in Shanghai.
In recent years, Huangpu District has stepped up efforts to rectify the jewelry and jade appraisal industry, cracked down on and shut down a number of unqualified and suspected illegal appraisal institutions, and took the lead in trying to formulate industry standards.
"With the rapid development of social economy and people's pursuit of a higher quality of life, jewelry and jade are favored by more and more consumers. However, the chaos in the market such as fake and shoddy is extremely troubled by consumers, and it has also become a 'heart disease' of the market supervision department. Fu Jun believes that in order to rectify these chaos, we must first start from the rectification of the jewelry and jade appraisal industry.
According to reports, the Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau through the preliminary research, to find out the crux of the problem, together with the Shanghai Inspection and Testing Certification Association to organize industry experts to hold a special work promotion meeting for the improvement of jewelry and jade energy level, and led the establishment of jewelry and jade group standard preparation working group. It took 10 months to draft and compile the first group standard for jewelry and jade appraisal in China, T/STIC130006-2021 "Good Competence Code for Jewelry and Jade Inspection and Testing Institutions".
The standard puts forward higher-level requirements for jewelry and jade testing institutions from the aspects of institutional management, personnel requirements, place environment, equipment and facilities, management system, service quality, etc., providing a basis and specification for testing institutions to conduct self-evaluation and third-party evaluation, and also playing a role in stimulating the healthy development of the industry.
In addition, the Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau also extensively carried out the "Laboratory Open Day" activity of jewelry and jade, inviting the public to enter the laboratory, listen to experts explain the knowledge of jewelry and jade testing, answer questions for the public, and let the public truly understand the high-tech content of inspection and testing. At the event site, the Huangpu District Market Supervision Bureau also issued the "Jewelry and Jade Purchase Guide" to enhance the public's shopping awareness and discernment ability, which was widely welcomed by the public.
Column Editor-in-Chief: Gu Wanquan Text Editor: Song Hui Title Image Source: Figureworm Creative Image Editor: Yong Kai
Source: Author: Rule of Law Daily
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