Hello everyone, I recently decided to make the plunge and start shopping for an engagement ring. After visiting numerous stores in my area and seeing jewelry out of my price range I decided to look on the internet. The thing is this, being in the military I don''t make allot so being as it is I need to get the best deal for my money. I stumbled upon EBay and thought all my problems were solved, however after doing some research I came across this site and read a large number of negative reviews and that really opened my eyes to the many problems one can face when buying from an online dealer that uses EBay. Reading the many post on here I have learned allot about jewelry and the things to really look for, and for that I am very appreciative. So here is what I could use some help with. The ring I am looking for has to be platinum band, I am leaning towards an accented or 3 stone setting, with a quality certified center diamond that is at least .75 ct, that is under $4000-5000 max. In going through this site I found some online dealers that I was very impressed with, the main one being the James Allen site. I read the many wonderful reviews that his site received so I think when it is time to buy that is going to be the #1 site I will start the final search with. Once again thanks to this site for all the help, and if anybody has any suggestions for a first time buyer and hopefully a last time buyer it would help me out tremendously. Thank you. -Patrick