Mr Veleanu's book on Jade and, indeed, the author himself have come in for a good deal of criticism on the grounds that the book is not a learned treatise on jade and the author is of doubtful background and character. This may be true. I have no idea. But people need to turn the coin over and recognise that if the book is lacking in scholarly merit then it still may be used as a reference point as what not to buy when it comes to jade.Any serious collector of jade knows that the price paid for pieces of jade that carry impeccable authentication do not sell for a few hundred dollars but go for many thousands.I acknowledge Mr Veleanu's effort in putting the book together and showing us all what not to buy, if the learned critics are correct about the book and the author.