Is this Ruby worth $500? (Pictures)

[freva]

I recently bought a ring and I would like to know if it is really worth $500. The jewelry gave a certificate with the ring of a value of 1127 euro's. First of all I don't think these certificates are valuable, it's a nice piece of paper but this is fare from proof of the value. I can still return the ring within 30 days.

By looking at the price, size and carat this is just too good to be true. I found some real ruby's with the same grade (AA/VS1) grade for over 5k.

Pictures:
http://bit.ly/1Fh16JS
http://bit.ly/1cZPQdg
http://bit.ly/1Roo1uo
http://bit.ly/1J65kZs
http://bit.ly/1Fh1h86
(I can post more pictures on demand)

Question:
Is there a chance this is a non synthetic 12X10mm 6.50 CT ruby with the quality grade AA/VS1 as they describe?

Link of the store and the same ring:
http://www.qpjewellers.com/14k-rose-gold-6-50ct-ruby-auroral-ring-4168r.html

Additional questions:
- Is it possible to have air bubbles in the stone?
- The scratches you can see in the first picture, is this possible with a recently cut stone?

Thanks!

 

[chrono]

Maybe...it depends on what is not openly disclosed. The listing says it is a natural ruby. This means many things:
1. Could be reconstituted ruby (lots of ruby bits melted together to make it large and clean)
2. Diffused and glass led filled within an inch of its life
3. The picture is a stock picture; there is the possibility that the actual ruby looks nothing like the picture

An untreated 1 ct ruby of excellent colouration will cost $10K and upwards. A heat only 1 ct ruby of excellent colouration will cost $5K and upwards. A, AA, AAA, AAAA, AAAAA and all their reiterations are not a widely accepted standard; this grading is set by each individual store and their quality will vary from store by store, hence it carries little weight.

There is the possibility that it is synthetic. Synthetics do contain bubbles and/or other inclusions that look like the real deal. I am sorry I cannot assist you further as I am experiencing internet connectivity issues where I am this week.

 

[livannie]

I am no expert but that ring looks like it should be worth no more than what you paid for it. You probably paid too much for it.
I bought a solitaire sapphire ring online once and the seller said it was a $3000 antique ring. I won an auction for it and paid like $300 for it.
When it arrived at my house, I saw it didn't look too much like the picture and the setting was very cheap, like easily bendable.
I took it to my jeweler/gemologist here in town and he said it looked like a reproduction ring and he didn't even think it was worth $70.
Now if I buy a ring online, I make sure it has diamonds in the setting because they are at least easy to get checked out by a local jeweler and if the center stone ends up not being real at least you didn't get ripped off too bad depending on what you paid.
But I am not able to judge anything on your ring. Maybe it is what the seller says it is. If you are happy with it, that's all that really matters.

 

[freva]

Great replies, any suggestion what I could ask the jeweler to know how they made/ got the stone? I will probably send it back on monday.

 

[chrono]

Questions to ask:
1. Is it treated? If so, what is the treatment (heat, diffused)?
2. Has it been clarity enhanced? If so, what it the treatment (lead glass, resin, other) and how extensive it is?
3. Is the stone transparent, translucent or opaque?

In short, I don't believe it to be a good deal, much less great deal. I am doubtful that the ruby is of decent quality.