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Exposing the "Exposer"
Robert James & his International School of Gemology, now re-branded as the Insurance Institute Of Jewelry Appraisal
Robert James & his International School of Gemology, now re-branded as the Insurance Institute Of Jewelry Appraisal
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Is Robert James a crusading hero of the common man, or just the bumbling Mr. Bean of the gemmological world? Read on and see...
Rebel rebel–The 91.83-ct sapphire saga
What happens when the exposer is exposed? When the holier-than-thou is so-much-less? If you read nothing else on this site, read this about Robert James.
Our little Tarkovsky
Robert James of the International School of Gemology struts his stuff on the silver screen and the Gobsmacked Gang does a mashup.
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Our little Einstein
Robert James of the International School of Gemology discovers the Fourth Dimension in tanzanite.
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Our little microscopist
Robert James of the International School of Gemology waxes ecstatic on the virtues of the dunce cup immersion cell.
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Our little professor
Oh, look, here comes Othello talking total crap as usual.
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Our little gem chef
Fillet of a fenny snake, in the cauldron boil and bake. Robert James of the International School of Gemology cooks up a witch's brew.
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Our little fireman
YourGemologist tries his hand at putting out the raging blaze of the 91.83-ct green sapphire, with less than stellar success.
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Open letter to World Gem Society
We ask WGS members to give what follows a few minutes of your time. It is in respect to the World Gem Society’s Robert James.
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I am Siam, Siam I am
In the World Gem Society's Newsletter "Collateral Damage" we discover yet more proof that the dastardly Chinese are out to take over the world.
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The Gift
There are times the universe smiles and drops a wonderful gift right in your lap. The International School of Gemology's Robert James just gave us one of them.
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Bi-color topaz report
At our grass roots treatment research laboratory in Bangkok, Thailand which we have not listed on our LinkedIn profile we took in an unusually strongly colored bi-color zoned topaz...
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Our little cowboy
YourGemologist is always right and if you don't agree, expect a visit from his lawyers. Not! The ISG's Mr. Big Britches is strong on "if you don't, I will…", but weak on the follow-up.
Read more...About us
We are the Gobsmacked Gang, those who cannot believe the things that spring from the mouth of the International School of Gemology's Robert James, the Mr. Bean of the gemmological world. Please note that the Gobsmacked Gang has nothing to do with what appears to be yet another Robert James attack site FakeGemology.com, which is designed to hurt someone making an honest attempt at teaching gemmology. Once again, as is copiously detailed on our Files page, James reveals what an evil little spawn he is. We would pray for his soul, but there is no evidence he has one. Thus we suggest a career change. A man like this certainly belongs in the Trump administration.
Testimonials
"If I were to catch any of my ISG Registered Gemologists or Registered Gemologist Appraisers trying to pull the stunts that you are pulling on eBay, I would pull their diplomas, publicly expel them from the ISG, and personally make sure that they did not work again in this industry with anything but a broom in their hand."
— Robert James
"They [the insurance industry] do not take kindly to frauds being perpetrated on consumers."
— Robert James
Read about the Robert James eBay fraud in our article here.