am i the only person that thinks virtual stones are...

[Dancing Fire]

a waste of time for both buyer and vendor? why not just shop for a in house stone if you''re looking at RB''s? i''m only talking about online purchase.

 

[Lula]

Date: 3/26/2010 12:31:49 PM
Author:Dancing Fire
a waste of time for both buyer and vendor? why not just shop for a in house stone if you''re looking at RB''s? i''m only talking about online purchase.

Nope, you''re not the only one.

But with fancy cuts, sometimes it''s the only option, and that''s why I choose a RB instead.

 

[Andelain]

No, you''re not. I want to see the stone and the IS, ASET, etc pictures before I tie up time and money.

 

[tyty333]

Yep, I''m with you on this one DF...I pretty much ignore round virtuals. Why bother?

 

[JSM]

Sometimes it can be hard to find stones in certain sizes and colors. I''m not looking to buy (no money

) but I always scope out possible upgrades, and there are very few stones on WF in, for example, I and J VS2-SI1 at around .75ct. But there are tons in the virtual listings.

I personally would wait until my preferred vendor(s) would have what I am looking for, or call to ask them to put one on hold for me. But what if someone is anxious and wants a diamond asap, and doesn''t care about an upgrade policy?

 

[risingsun]

I agree with you, DF. Unless it''s impossible to find it in house, I would rather not use the virtual inventory.

 

[kristie]

After a past bad experience I absolutely agree

 

[HVVS]

My mother demands to know, of any product, "If it's so good, then why don't they sell it in stores??" She is usually right. If a PS vendor doesn't have it in stock, I'd tend to not bother with it.