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P: 4/10/2003 11:59:02 AM
NewBuyer314 Rough Rock Total Posts: 5 Last Post: 4/22/2003 Member Since: 4/10/2003	I keep making the mistake of requesting info on ctw (matched pair) diamonds versus carat (single) diamonds. Is there an easy way to tell the difference in the pricescope search engine?
Posted: 4/10/2003 11:59:02 AM

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P: 4/10/2003 12:05:43 PM
homer_j Cut Rock Total Posts: 234 Last Post: 8/7/2003 Member Since: 3/31/2003	I don't think you can search by total weight. Are you trying to search for a matched pair by ctw or just trying to find a single stone?
Posted: 4/10/2003 12:05:43 PM

P: 4/10/2003 12:18:44 PM
NewBuyer314 Rough Rock Total Posts: 5 Last Post: 4/22/2003 Member Since: 4/10/2003	thanks for the quick response. i'm trying to find a single stone and have been searching around pricescope extensively. however on several occassions now i've contacted vendors and gotten the reply "that's ctw for a matched pair".
Posted: 4/10/2003 12:18:44 PM

P: 4/10/2003 12:21:46 PM
homer_j Cut Rock Total Posts: 234 Last Post: 8/7/2003 Member Since: 3/31/2003	That's odd. What are you looking for...shape, weight color, clarity?
Posted: 4/10/2003 12:21:46 PM

P: 4/10/2003 12:52:02 PM
NewBuyer314 Rough Rock Total Posts: 5 Last Post: 4/22/2003 Member Since: 4/10/2003	So I do a search for rounds, .7-.85 carats, D-H color, and VS1-SI2 clarity. Get the typical huge number of hits and sort by price. Apparently many (at least based on 6/7 diamonds I had inquired about) of those lower priced stones are matched pairs. Not that I'm looking for a cheap diamond, but it's really confusing trying to figure out when the matched pairs stop and the single stones start (and what a competitive price is!).
Posted: 4/10/2003 12:52:02 PM

P: 4/14/2003 1:20:22 PM
NewBuyer314 Rough Rock Total Posts: 5 Last Post: 4/22/2003 Member Since: 4/10/2003	.
Posted: 4/14/2003 1:20:22 PM

P: 4/14/2003 2:19:38 PM
phoenixgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,497 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/20/2003	Yummy, here's a 0.71 H SI1 H&A stone for $2849: http://www.goodoldgold.com/0_71ct_h_si1_h&a.htm This thing is going to sparkle like mad and look a lot better than a poorly cut D VS1. A little bigger: http://www.goodoldgold.com/0_83ct_g_si1_h&a.htm If your budget is smaller than that: http://www.superbcert.com/products/index.cfm?Product_ID=426&Product_Subcategory_ID=2&Product_Category_ID=3&Product_Group_ID=1 I also like www.dirtcheapdiamonds.com 's search engine. It's user-friendly. As far as why vendors are telling you that certain stones are part of matched sets, I have no idea. Has more than one vendor done so? If a vendor is really interested in having you as a customer, I would expect he or she might follow that up with an offer of a similar stone if that one is not available due to being part of a set. If not, try to find a vendor who is willing to work with you.
Posted: 4/14/2003 2:19:38 PM

P: 4/14/2003 2:26:08 PM
phoenixgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,497 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/20/2003	Some more: brains, beauty, and brawn, oh woops, I mean color, clarity, and cut: http://www.superbcert.com/products/index.cfm?Product_ID=464&Product_Subcategory_ID=2&Product_Category_ID=3&Product_Group_ID=1 Hasn't been priced yet, but very yummy too: http://www.goodoldgold.com/0_82ct_f_si1__h&a.htm P.S. As far as I know, the two websites I've posted stones from, www.goodoldgold.com and www.superbcert.com, are the only ones posting brilliancescope (reading the light return or your stone) readings for your general perusal, but many other vendors can provide this information on request.
Posted: 4/14/2003 2:26:08 PM

P: 4/22/2003 1:36:42 PM
NewBuyer314 Rough Rock Total Posts: 5 Last Post: 4/22/2003 Member Since: 4/10/2003	Though it's probably not outright misrepresentation, it's at least very confusing if not misleading that many pricescope vendors list matched pairs intermixed with single stones. In fact there are enough matched pairs in the pricescope search engine that I wonder why they don't have a separate section for these, or at least require the vendors to say it's a matched pair or c.t.w.
Posted: 4/22/2003 1:36:42 PM

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