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HI Everyone...
I think I know the answer to my own question but here is the situation...
My father is a generous man, but he and I take different routes attaining nice things...his usually involves a bargain. Mine usually involves a discount but no bargain...if you understand what I mean.
That being said, he purchased diamond studs 2 years ago for my mothers birthday...I believe it was her 53rd. They were rather large, and he bought them off of ebay at a very cheap price. I remembering questioning the price with my wife on the way home...basically asking...why would he throw money away like that??? Since they were around 4k.
Well my mother passed away rather quickly on Valentines day of this year. Today is her birthday so my sister chose to wear her earrings. She put them on and noticed a large crack in one of them.
Anything CAN chip, or crack...but when you''re talking about a diamond found in an earring, with very little wear and tear...and taking everything else into consideration the diamond was most likely flawed to begin with right?
There is alot of speculation with this obviously. It''s just upsetting to see some of the jewelry my mom loved not be perfect, and have my sister notice it on this day of all days.
I know any jeweler I have EVER dealt with would replace the stone in a heartbeat, free of charge. However, I looked up the fellow on ebay who did have over 2800 positive feedbacks...and guess who no longer is a registered user. UHG. I tried emailing him anyways, but I don''t expect much to happen.
It''s only a material item, but I hate it when my dad chooses to throw away his money...and something very special to my sister is broken.
Maybe thats why I over-research everything.
-G
I think I know the answer to my own question but here is the situation...
My father is a generous man, but he and I take different routes attaining nice things...his usually involves a bargain. Mine usually involves a discount but no bargain...if you understand what I mean.
That being said, he purchased diamond studs 2 years ago for my mothers birthday...I believe it was her 53rd. They were rather large, and he bought them off of ebay at a very cheap price. I remembering questioning the price with my wife on the way home...basically asking...why would he throw money away like that??? Since they were around 4k.
Well my mother passed away rather quickly on Valentines day of this year. Today is her birthday so my sister chose to wear her earrings. She put them on and noticed a large crack in one of them.
Anything CAN chip, or crack...but when you''re talking about a diamond found in an earring, with very little wear and tear...and taking everything else into consideration the diamond was most likely flawed to begin with right?
There is alot of speculation with this obviously. It''s just upsetting to see some of the jewelry my mom loved not be perfect, and have my sister notice it on this day of all days.
I know any jeweler I have EVER dealt with would replace the stone in a heartbeat, free of charge. However, I looked up the fellow on ebay who did have over 2800 positive feedbacks...and guess who no longer is a registered user. UHG. I tried emailing him anyways, but I don''t expect much to happen.
It''s only a material item, but I hate it when my dad chooses to throw away his money...and something very special to my sister is broken.
Maybe thats why I over-research everything.
-G