best price/cut vendor(s)?

[bunrieu]

let''s vote for the best price/cut combo vendors available online.

 

[treefrog]

Date: 7/24/2009 11:15:38 AM
Author:bunrieu
let's vote for the best price/cut combo vendors available online.

I don't think you'll see enough differences to be quantitative. Online vendors have to price pretty competitively in order to sell diamonds. Kind of like gas prices. If Vendor A is selling gas for $2.50 a gallon and Vendor B across the street is selling gas for $2.75 a gallon, who do you think is going to sell more gas?

Of course, many gas stations, in the US at least, have other conveniences like car washes, mini-marts, etc and may charge a touch more for that convenience. Online vendors are similar. Some throw in different return policies, goodies, upgrade policies, etc. that may reflect slightly in their price.

Treefrog

 

[Gypsy]

Hi, to expand on tree frog''s very good point... some vendors specialize in certain types of stones. So it''s hard to say without knowing what type of stone you are looking for, for what use, and whether you want one stop shopping (setting and stone in one place) or whether you consider the two separate.

So... if your question is...

Who offers the best price on superideal AGS0 rounds?

The answer would be very different from:

"Who offers the best price on ''ideal'' cushions"... keeping in mind there are no "ideal" cushions according to the lab reports and accross industry standards.


Then there are things like the amount of information, the vendors buy back or trade in policies... etc. And well, the answer is... it depends on what the individual consumer wants from the experience, and throughout the life of the purchase.

 

[WinkHPD]

Date: 7/24/2009 12:08:02 PM
Author: Gypsy
Hi, to expand on tree frog''s very good point... some vendors specialize in certain types of stones. So it''s hard to say without knowing what type of stone you are looking for, for what use, and whether you want one stop shopping (setting and stone in one place) or whether you consider the two separate.

So... if your question is...

Who offers the best price on superideal AGS0 rounds?

The answer would be very different from:

''Who offers the best price on ''ideal'' cushions''... keeping in mind there are no ''ideal'' cushions according to the lab reports and accross industry standards.


Then there are things like the amount of information, the vendors buy back or trade in policies... etc. And well, the answer is... it depends on what the individual consumer wants from the experience, and throughout the life of the purchase.

How refreshing!

Gypsy is relating value to price and properly equating that price is more than one thing. For some trade in policies and buyback policies may have no value, and to others, great value, and the existence or non-existence of these items is part of the "price" that is not always obvious.

It makes my heart happy to see this being recognized by the consumers who assist on this forum.

Wink