FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!

[firstbase32]

James Allen''s website had messed up and the diamond I had been looking at wasn''t actually bought!!!! I got an e-mail from him this morning!!

Here''s the stats again and tell me if you think it''s the one too:

Shape: Princess
Carat weight: 0.48
Cut: Signature
Color: G
Clarity: VS2
Certificate: GIA
Depth: 73%
Table: 72%
Polish: Excellent - Ideal
Symmetry: Very Good
Girdle: Thin to Thick
Culet: None
Fluorescence: None
Measurements: 4.23*4.23*3.09
Ratio: 1.00

 

[aljdewey]

A suggestion: this time, put it on hold so it doesn''t get away while you''re considering.

 

[lizz]

Do you have a photo? Numbers tell part of the story, but you have to see if it's pleasing to your eye.

 

[firstbase32]

http://www.dirtcheapdiamonds.com/diamond_detail.cfm?did=8975565

the pictures won''t come up on here for some reason...but on the webstie you can see the diamond

 

[firstbase32]

ok so maybe the pictures will come up haha

 

[blugirl]

Sorry to reply to your message but I was just curious if anyone could tell me how to post a message without replying to one. This is my first time on here and don''t know how to post a message. Please help.

 

[jaz464]

at the top on the right side, go to "new topic"

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 10:52:16 AM
Author: blugirl
Sorry to reply to your message but I was just curious if anyone could tell me how to post a message without replying to one. This is my first time on here and don''t know how to post a message. Please help.

click on the ''new topic'' button at the top of the page.

welcome blugirl!

 

[belle]

firstbase, that pic looks different than the one you posted the other day.

is there an idealscope image?

 

[firstbase32]

belle so do you think this is "the one." To me it looks fantastic but I know as much about eastern religions as i do diamonds

 

[firstbase32]

when i hear back from Jim i will see if there is...i hope there is without having to pay the $25

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 10:56:20 AM
Author: firstbase32
belle so do you think this is ''the one.'' To me it looks fantastic but I know as much about eastern religions as i do diamonds

it seems to match your criteria well.

if the diamond is in stock and not a virtual stone, they should be able to get an idealscope image of it. i would want it if i were purchasing a diamond, but don''t feel like you have to get one on my account!

 

[firstbase32]

jim, being the amazing guy that he is, offered me a 5% discount if i ordered it today and sent a bank wire...but of course pay day isn''t until tomorrow and i wont'' have exactly enough

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 11:03:05 AM
Author: firstbase32
jim, being the amazing guy that he is, offered me a 5% discount if i ordered it today and sent a bank wire...but of course pay day isn''t until tomorrow and i wont'' have exactly enough

amazing?

sorry to sound so harsh, but that is just a cheesy sales tatic if the discount is actually only good for today.

no one should be pressured with a ''buy RIGHT NOW or the deal is off''.
i hope something was lost in translation here because this has left me really dissapointed.

 

[firstbase32]

why are you disappointed? He''s communicated very well so far....i guess the 5% today thing is kind of odd...but i''ve heard very good things about all his diamonds

 

[Kaleigh]

Date: 5/24/2006 11:10:44 AM
Author: belle

Date: 5/24/2006 11:03:05 AM
Author: firstbase32
jim, being the amazing guy that he is, offered me a 5% discount if i ordered it today and sent a bank wire...but of course pay day isn''t until tomorrow and i wont'' have exactly enough

amazing?

sorry to sound so harsh, but that is just a cheesy sales tatic if the discount is actually only good for today.

no one should be pressured with a ''buy RIGHT NOW or the deal is off''.
i hope something was lost in translation here because this has left me really dissapointed.

Oh that''s not right, geez. That left me feeling kind of bad for you. Maybe it was a miscommunication?? I certainly hope so. You have been through a lot choosing a stone, then to find it was sold, now it wasn''t sold, and here you are now. I hope all goes well for you. I will be keeping my fingers crossed for you!!! Lisa

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 11:13:46 AM
Author: firstbase32
why are you disappointed? He''s communicated very well so far....i guess the 5% today thing is kind of odd...but i''ve heard very good things about all his diamonds

i am dissapointed in the ''discount only for today'' sales tatic. you are putting your hard earned money together and you are rewarded with ''this deal is only good for today''

it''s dissapointing. that''s just me.
fortunately, you are the one who gets to make the decision.

 

[firstbase32]

i mean it is kind of a weird way for them to approach it...it''s almost a car salesmen like sales pitch...ya know? Let me check and see if there are still pics up on their website for it.

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 11:21:29 AM
Author: firstbase32
i mean it is kind of a weird way for them to approach it...it''s almost a car salesmen like sales pitch...ya know? Let me check and see if there are still pics up on their website for it.

hahahhaa....not ''almost'' it is! that is what i find offensive... it is soooo cut throat car salesman-y. that kind of thing is a deal breaker for me. again... good thing it''s not me buying!

 

[firstbase32]

so if it were you buying it you would find someone else?

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 11:28:32 AM
Author: firstbase32
so if it were you buying it you would find someone else?

it''s not about me firstbase. it''s about you. what is right for one person may not be for another. do what you are comfortable with and don''t look back.

 

[firstbase32]

haha i know...i plan on buying from them...i''m just saying that like you personally would look somewhere else? Jim has been really friendly with me and the fact that they have a good upgrade value and stuff makes it better.

 

[dbgaap]

Just tell Jim that tomorrow is payday and see if he''ll accept the wire transfer tomorrow with the 5% discount.
..... just an idea

I''ve talked to Jim, too and found him to be super efficient, friendly and fair.

 

[belle]

Date: 5/24/2006 11:36:10 AM
Author: firstbase32
haha i know...i plan on buying from them...i''m just saying that like you personally would look somewhere else? Jim has been really friendly with me and the fact that they have a good upgrade value and stuff makes it better.

oh yeah! i''ll go where the upgrade policies are better and the deal is good for more than just today.

 

[firstbase32]

well pay day is tomorrow but i''ll only have half...so unless i put it on my credit card, which i would rather not do, then i have to wait another 2 weeks.

 

[firstbase32]

I just got this from Jim so you guys dont'' ahve to worry,


Matt,
Yes, Item 315371 is definitely available. I will ask Jennifer to see if she
can send you over an Idealscope of the diamond for review.
Also, please note that the 5% discounts if for *all* pricescope customers
who pay by wire, *anytime*. That was not intended to be a "only for today"
type of discount
Jim Schultz



Soooooo the 5% is all the time....a little misunderstanding i suppose

 

[dbgaap]

so.... the diamond is available! yay!!
good luck!!

 

[JulieN]

 

[belle]

whew! glad that is all straightened out!

 

[firstbase32]

so i should probably put it on hold...then talk to my parents and see if they can float me a loan to cover it until i get paid....i''m sure that''ll go over well....oh and any advice for talking to her dad? haha