karylicious
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karylicious|1347044909|3263855 said:I am having a ring made but I find that the price he's charging me per carat is a bit much. I wanted to see if it was just me or if what hes charging me is really ok
karylicious|1347044909|3263855 said:I am having a ring made but I find that the price he's charging me per carat is a bit much. I wanted to see if it was just me or if what hes charging me is really ok
J_Rock|1347050393|3263895 said:karylicious|1347044909|3263855 said:I am having a ring made but I find that the price he's charging me per carat is a bit much. I wanted to see if it was just me or if what hes charging me is really ok
I see the path you are going down, but here is my take (I am assuming you are working with a preferred vendor here on PS):
1. The price of melee 'is what it is'. You wont be able to negotiate and even in the off chance that you found a source, I am pretty sure he won't accept them as a part of the project.
2. If you have selected a designer to make your ring, do you a) really want to start off on the wrong foot by haggling over melee? or b) develop the attitude of 'feeling ripped off' from the start?
3. Most of the cost of the setting is in the labor & time, not the material. If you want to reduce the cost, make your design less ornate. 2.9 carats of melee (80-290 1-3pt stones) tells me that your design is extremely ornate.