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A ruby shop at the Bogyoke Market
The Bogyoke
Market in the center of Yangon is one of the
best places when it comes to buy some ruby
jewelry, loose stone, maybe a great star
ruby, sapphire, jade and other precious
stones. This is a real Asian bazaar in best
traditional meaning, almost nothing has
changed since British colonial times, actual
the former name was Scott Market.
When buying in a
ruby shop it is very advisable to take an
expert with you since you are not able to
look through at the spot. This wont matter
when buying only some small items but when
it gets over maybe $ 500,- its better to be
very careful.
It is unlikely
that the shop staff will sell heat-treated
ruby but it is very difficult for a non true
professional to capture the quality of
rubies. There are evaluation experts in
Yangon for hire on a time base, which costs
a few dollars but is still better than to be
tricked.
Between the
halls in the center is a larger space where
many guys stand and sit around and make
covert transactions, quickly pulling a
handkerchief from the pocket to show the
potential buyer the stone and put it away
quickly.
This open air
ruby market is just something for real
experts and foreigners should never buy any
precious stone there. These guys are
also not able to issue a official
invoice which is absolutely
necessary for custom when leaving
the country.
No one should
believe this little stone can’t be found
anyway, it will be found at the airport
inspection because within these groups at
the market |
