Gemological Laboratory of America

If I could leave 0 stars, that would even be too good.
This place valued a ruby ring set in silver at $400.
I went to a real GIA certified jeweler and it's valued at $40 max. What joke this place is.

These people should be AVOIDED AT ALL COSTS when looking to get an ACCURATE value for any jewelry or gemstones. I have seen a lot of "appraisals" done by them and have one myself that list a LARGE 310ct "emerald" as valued at "not more than $30,000" (and some change I rounded down) when this is not an "emerald" that anyone with any knowledge of gemstone would pay more than $30 for as it is OPAQUE and would be classified more as GREEN BERYL and not an emerald at all.

If you're purchasing jewelry with a GLA appraisal, run. Completely illegitimate appraisal. They value jewelry in an extremely exaggerated fashion so that vendors can get higher revenue from their junk jewelry.

I have many GLA appraisals for my jewelry. They are very well done. Gemstones in jewelry are graded in the mount so exact carat weights may be slightly off. As far as the value of the piece, appraisals can vary depending on who's doing the appraisal. I find the GLA appraisals to be fair and accurate.

I purchased a few pieces of Jewelry that came with appraisal certificates from GLA and the jewelry was not worth anything near the appraisal amount. The jewelry was costume jewelry at best.

GLA gave appraisal values for $4,999 and $12,999. Completely worthless.

Run away from anything that is being offered with certificates from GLA - Gemological Laboratory of America.

Just got off the phone with Angela in customer service (what a joke). She knows nothing about her business. She told me that they are not part of the government and therefore have no obligation to disclose how or why they come up with their appraisal amounts. BUYER BEWARE WHEN DEALING WITH ANY ARTICLE SUPPOSEDLY APPRAISED BY THIS COMPANY