Hello All,
I''m new to this forum. I have been finding it very helpful in my search for a stone. Here is my story or delima...
I bought a stone last Friday with an EGL (Antwerp). I wish I knew about the whole international and USA EGL beforehand. The cert. listed the diamond with the following specs.
Round Brilliant
Ideal Cut
2.29 Carat
VVS1
F color
Table 57%
Depth 62%
Girdle Thinkness: Medium
Polish/Sym: Ex/Ex
Flour: none
I got this for 19K OTD including the platnum setting.
Ok, so I wanted to get it recertified again and took it to EGL USA in Los Angeles. The new cert. says that it is...
2.29 carat
Ideal Plus Cut
VS1
H Color
Sym: VG
Polish: Ex
Table: 58%
Depth: 62.2%
Thin the medium Faceted
Flour: none
So it dropped two levels in clarity and color. I figured it would drop but I didn''t think it would drop two levels, maybe one at the most.
Here is the kicker...I had the lady write down for me that if I got it recertified and it didn''t match the old cert. that I cold get all my money back. So I called her up and and she agreed to give all my money back, but I still have to eat the 300 dollars I fronted to get the thing recertified. I told her I like the diamond still but not willing to pay19K for it. She said that I was still getting a good deal and didn''t want to come down on the price, but she will think about it and let me know today.
My question is...is 19K still a good price for that diamond, if not, what should I ask the new price be. I found two places where I could get a 2.04 carat, Ideal cut, VS2, H color for 10.5K (EGL Cert). I am not sure right now whether I should still take the daimond, even if she doesn''t budge on the price. Or just take the money and find another place and go through the whole process again of getting the diamond certified and everything.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Mike
I''m new to this forum. I have been finding it very helpful in my search for a stone. Here is my story or delima...
I bought a stone last Friday with an EGL (Antwerp). I wish I knew about the whole international and USA EGL beforehand. The cert. listed the diamond with the following specs.
Round Brilliant
Ideal Cut
2.29 Carat
VVS1
F color
Table 57%
Depth 62%
Girdle Thinkness: Medium
Polish/Sym: Ex/Ex
Flour: none
I got this for 19K OTD including the platnum setting.
Ok, so I wanted to get it recertified again and took it to EGL USA in Los Angeles. The new cert. says that it is...
2.29 carat
Ideal Plus Cut
VS1
H Color
Sym: VG
Polish: Ex
Table: 58%
Depth: 62.2%
Thin the medium Faceted
Flour: none
So it dropped two levels in clarity and color. I figured it would drop but I didn''t think it would drop two levels, maybe one at the most.
Here is the kicker...I had the lady write down for me that if I got it recertified and it didn''t match the old cert. that I cold get all my money back. So I called her up and and she agreed to give all my money back, but I still have to eat the 300 dollars I fronted to get the thing recertified. I told her I like the diamond still but not willing to pay19K for it. She said that I was still getting a good deal and didn''t want to come down on the price, but she will think about it and let me know today.
My question is...is 19K still a good price for that diamond, if not, what should I ask the new price be. I found two places where I could get a 2.04 carat, Ideal cut, VS2, H color for 10.5K (EGL Cert). I am not sure right now whether I should still take the daimond, even if she doesn''t budge on the price. Or just take the money and find another place and go through the whole process again of getting the diamond certified and everything.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Mike