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Rough_Rock
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After some research, I found that it is a good idea to have Ideal-Scope photographs of the diamond. So I went to BlueNile.com to look for diamonds and asked why they did not have a GIA report or actual photos available. The site looks legit, but learned that these are 2 important pieces of information to have. Here is the response e-mail from them (not sure how to interpret it, so any deciphering would be great). Also, I am still so new to all of this, so simple terms would greatly help! Thanks!
Dear Patrick,
Thank you for contacting Blue Nile with your questions.
You are correct, unfortunately sometimes the diamond grading report is not listed- and this is because we are attempting to get all the diamond out there as soon as possible, and that mean that we haven''t had the opportunity to scan in the report yet. This does not mean that they do not come with the report - all of our loose diamond will be coming with their certification, of course. We can get a copy of the report sent to us and we can then send it on to you. I would just ask that we keep the number to three or less to make it somewhat of a quicker turn around time to get to you.
I''m sorry to say that we are not able to provide an IdealScope report for our diamonds. This is primarily because the majority of the vault locations that we store our diamonds at do not have these machines on site, but also because we do not believe that the majority of our customers would be able to properly interpret these kinds of reports. A cut appraisal machine is only as good as its calibration, and unless these machines are meticulously calibrated, they will not produce accurate results. Even when perfectly calibrated, the same diamond run through the same machine three times will produce three different results. (This is an experiment I would recommend trying if you ever happen to be at a jewelry store with one of these machines.)
Another reason we stay away from these kinds of reports is that the new AGS and GIA reports have largely superseded the need for additional cut grade assessment. The GIA and AGS are the undisputed leaders and gold standard for diamond grading in America, and their new cut grade assessments are the result of many years of research. Other assessments are neither as widely recognized nor as highly valued as GIA reports, so we have decided that the price increases that would result from providing these reports would not be acceptable to the majority of our customers.
I apologize that I can''t be of more assistance. Please let me know if you have further questions or if there is anything else I can do to assist you.
Best Regards,
Dear Patrick,
Thank you for contacting Blue Nile with your questions.
You are correct, unfortunately sometimes the diamond grading report is not listed- and this is because we are attempting to get all the diamond out there as soon as possible, and that mean that we haven''t had the opportunity to scan in the report yet. This does not mean that they do not come with the report - all of our loose diamond will be coming with their certification, of course. We can get a copy of the report sent to us and we can then send it on to you. I would just ask that we keep the number to three or less to make it somewhat of a quicker turn around time to get to you.
I''m sorry to say that we are not able to provide an IdealScope report for our diamonds. This is primarily because the majority of the vault locations that we store our diamonds at do not have these machines on site, but also because we do not believe that the majority of our customers would be able to properly interpret these kinds of reports. A cut appraisal machine is only as good as its calibration, and unless these machines are meticulously calibrated, they will not produce accurate results. Even when perfectly calibrated, the same diamond run through the same machine three times will produce three different results. (This is an experiment I would recommend trying if you ever happen to be at a jewelry store with one of these machines.)
Another reason we stay away from these kinds of reports is that the new AGS and GIA reports have largely superseded the need for additional cut grade assessment. The GIA and AGS are the undisputed leaders and gold standard for diamond grading in America, and their new cut grade assessments are the result of many years of research. Other assessments are neither as widely recognized nor as highly valued as GIA reports, so we have decided that the price increases that would result from providing these reports would not be acceptable to the majority of our customers.
I apologize that I can''t be of more assistance. Please let me know if you have further questions or if there is anything else I can do to assist you.
Best Regards,
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