sweetleila
Rough_Rock
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- Nov 16, 2008
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I know this is one of those questions that is difficult to answer without certs, and without specs on cut, and without images. I am very close to purchasing a large unheated intense pure yellow (no orange/green brown tones) sapphire next week. I have been looking for over a year now, so I know a stone like this is hard to come by. That being said, I''d like an idea of fair market price per carat, in this economic climate, so that I am as informed as possible before the potential big purchase next week.
I''ve been using NSC as a barometer of market price, but it seems their prices are higher than other dealers, even for poorly cut stones. Their stones range from $900 to $1500 per carat. Can anyone offer any insight?
Assuming cut, color, and clarity are near perfect, how would you price a 4.5 carat stone? An 8.5 carat stone? What if color and clarity are near perfect, but cut is not, then how would you price the two stones?
thank you SO MUCH for your help.
I''ve been using NSC as a barometer of market price, but it seems their prices are higher than other dealers, even for poorly cut stones. Their stones range from $900 to $1500 per carat. Can anyone offer any insight?
Assuming cut, color, and clarity are near perfect, how would you price a 4.5 carat stone? An 8.5 carat stone? What if color and clarity are near perfect, but cut is not, then how would you price the two stones?
thank you SO MUCH for your help.