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Brilliant_Rock
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- Feb 12, 2004
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Here''s the situation:
There is a very reputable B&M in my area that has gemologists, goldsmith services, loose stones, lots of settings and an estate section, too. Also, they sell crystal, china, etc. They are "the" place to go for repairs, and they have a reputation for "standing behind" their products & services.
They will set a stone even if I didn''t buy it from them AND offered to take an existing stone as a trade-in (I do have a single diamond earring I never use)
We''ve gotten into prices, and I can see that they are offering me too much for my stone and asking too much for their stones.
The net result is that we''ll pay about a thousand dollars more AND throw in the half carat stone if we go by initial asking price.
We ALSO have a very reputable web-based vendor (one of the pricescope favorites) within driving distance and they will let us come look at stones before we buy and they can do the setting, too.
My question is this, would you even try to get a decent price from the B&M or just blow it off and deal with the web-based vendor becuase, ultimately it is just less hassle.
I really resent having to fight for a fair price, but of course I do it for cars and houses so why not diamonds?
THANKS!!!!
There is a very reputable B&M in my area that has gemologists, goldsmith services, loose stones, lots of settings and an estate section, too. Also, they sell crystal, china, etc. They are "the" place to go for repairs, and they have a reputation for "standing behind" their products & services.
They will set a stone even if I didn''t buy it from them AND offered to take an existing stone as a trade-in (I do have a single diamond earring I never use)
We''ve gotten into prices, and I can see that they are offering me too much for my stone and asking too much for their stones.
The net result is that we''ll pay about a thousand dollars more AND throw in the half carat stone if we go by initial asking price.
We ALSO have a very reputable web-based vendor (one of the pricescope favorites) within driving distance and they will let us come look at stones before we buy and they can do the setting, too.
My question is this, would you even try to get a decent price from the B&M or just blow it off and deal with the web-based vendor becuase, ultimately it is just less hassle.
I really resent having to fight for a fair price, but of course I do it for cars and houses so why not diamonds?
THANKS!!!!