Heart Shaped Diamond Ring

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Heart Shaped Diamond Ring

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Joined: April 22nd, 2008, 1:32 pm

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by aarick161 » June 16th, 2008, 1:42 pm

I''ve been looking for a ring for my gf for the past 2 months or so. She now has her heart set on a diamond inlayed band with a heart solitaire. As far as the diamond goes, we aren''t extremely concerned with clarity, within reason. Eye clean or mostly eye clean will do. That being said I contacted the seller of the ring in the link below and was sure, after he inspected the diamond while I was on the phone, that the diamond is eye clean despite being an SI2. The seller has a feedback rating of 100% on Ebay (I am aware that eBay is risky). Can someone take a look at the specs in the link and tell me if it is a good deal or not? My price will be $4900 because I would be upgrading to a diamond band. Also, note that if I''m not satisfied I can send it back for a full refund, or at least so the seller said.

Thank you in advance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=250256814002&Category=67726&_trksid=p3907.m29

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JulieN

Joined: July 25th, 2005, 11:43 am

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by JulieN » June 16th, 2008, 1:42 pm

Can you get some real pictures of it, at least? The depth is scary...in the 40s.

http://toolhaus.org/cgi-bin/negs?User=mdcdiamonds.com&Dirn=Received+by&ref=home

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shortee78

Joined: May 22nd, 2008, 10:56 am

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by shortee78 » June 16th, 2008, 1:45 pm

Oh yikes, the negative feedback shown by the link given by JulieN would scare me away! Even though the seller has a return policy, I just don''t like the hassle of returning stuff and paying for shipping back, etc...

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Ellen

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by Ellen » June 16th, 2008, 1:46 pm

Yeah, for a number of reasons, I''d pass. And I would recommend contacting Goodoldgold about finding you one. They deal in fancies, which are much harder to buy on paper. Let an expert do it for you.

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purrfectpear

Joined: March 31st, 2008, 3:16 am

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by purrfectpear » June 16th, 2008, 2:05 pm

If you click on the bottom of that vendors page on eBay you will see all the various shapes of diamonds they sell. Click on heart shapes and you will see that the majority of .70 to .80 diamonds are selling for $5K and up, wayyyy up.

The fact that this 1.87 is under $5K tells you all you need to know about that particular stone. It''s a dog I''m afraid, based on their other prices.

If your GF wants a heart shaped diamond, then I guess that''s what she wants, but you will never be able to sell it or trade it for much. I can''t think of another shape that would have less value

Ask her if she''s ever considered a round brilliant in a heart shaped halo? I ditto the suggestion to contact Whiteflash or Good Old Gold, or another Pricescope vendor for your needs.

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krisvrn

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by krisvrn » June 16th, 2008, 4:55 pm

I would stay away from ebay if possible, try an online vendor as you might get a better deal. Good luck!

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Cleo

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by Cleo » June 16th, 2008, 7:08 pm

Hello :)

I''d pass on this one, like the others have already advised.

Diamonds by Lauren do have a physical store, as well as an eBay shop and have a great reputation. They are also selling a very pretty heart shaped diamond at the moment, which you might like:

http://cgi.ebay.com/90-H-Si1-Heart-Diamond-GIA-lovely-shape-See-in-a-movie_W0QQitemZ290203067907QQihZ019QQcategoryZ10213QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

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purrfectpear

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by purrfectpear » June 17th, 2008, 2:39 am

I''m not sure that there is universal agreement that Diamonds by Lauren has a "great" reputation. I''ve read several posts from unhappy customers in various forums. They sell some pretty rings and they also sell some real drek. At least they tend to be honest about the questionable stones (heavily included, badly cut, etc.). They put a nice spin on why the deficiencies don''t matter to them, but the buyer has to answer for themselves whether it would matter.

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Cleo

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by Cleo » June 17th, 2008, 1:50 pm

The seller does have 100% eBay feedback, and provides very honest listings, as you have said. They will also accept returns if the buyer isn''t happy - you can''t ask much more than that.

I think problems in reputation often arise when people post on PS *before* contacting the vendor. IMHO it''s always best to contact the vendor first if someone has a problem with a purchase. I haven''t seen any of the posts you might be referring to - so I can''t comment on those.

I would personally be happy to buy, knowing I could return a diamond I didn''t like, or which had not had a satisfactory independent appraisal.

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