Shay37
Ideal_Rock
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I just got back from a jewelry store right down the road from me. Small, you know the kind with the sign that says they buy and sell gold and diamonds. Well, I went in there for the first time today. Nice people BTW. I asked about OECs. Her grandpa is into antique jewelry and she says that she gets them all of the time. Then she brings out from the back, and estimated 1.2 ct OEC. Visibly tinted (I''m guessing L or M) not ugly though. Eye clean. Couldn''t see much in the loupe either. Only caveat, girdle is chipped in several places. Only one of which is visible to my eyes (40 years old now). The fire in this thing was unbelievable. It was wicked sparkly. She said that she was probably going to put it in a bezel setting that she had that she loved and keep it unless she could find a good home for it.
Here''s my Q. She is asking $1,000 for it. Would you do it if it were me? There are a lot of dings on the girdle.
I was hoping somebody would know where I could have them polished at , you know, if you could. She might even be willing to let me put some down and pay it out. (this was so not in the diamond budget)
However, she says she gets OECs all the time. She had just sold one that she had previously sold and then bought back from the guy because his wife did not like it. .85 ct. E VVS1 in a plat setting. (I would have crawled across my knees on broken glass and she didn''t like it!!! Waaahhhhhh!) I know that it''s true because the guy happened to come in as we were talking about it. He was like, "Yeah, she just didn''t like it."
She also told me that if anything came in around between 1/3 of a ct to .75 ct, she would give me a call. This would give me a chance to put away a few pennies while I wait. So what do you guys think? 1.2 ct OEC for $1,000 with dings in the girdle or wait for something else?
shay
Here''s my Q. She is asking $1,000 for it. Would you do it if it were me? There are a lot of dings on the girdle.
I was hoping somebody would know where I could have them polished at , you know, if you could. She might even be willing to let me put some down and pay it out. (this was so not in the diamond budget)
However, she says she gets OECs all the time. She had just sold one that she had previously sold and then bought back from the guy because his wife did not like it. .85 ct. E VVS1 in a plat setting. (I would have crawled across my knees on broken glass and she didn''t like it!!! Waaahhhhhh!) I know that it''s true because the guy happened to come in as we were talking about it. He was like, "Yeah, she just didn''t like it."
She also told me that if anything came in around between 1/3 of a ct to .75 ct, she would give me a call. This would give me a chance to put away a few pennies while I wait. So what do you guys think? 1.2 ct OEC for $1,000 with dings in the girdle or wait for something else?
shay