dbretton
Rough_Rock
- Joined
- Dec 1, 2002
- Messages
- 50
Hello all,
I am in the market to put together an e-ring. I recently attended one of those "million dollar" diamond events at a local mall jeweler, and worked on getting a deal for a diamond. Here were the specs:
1.16 / H / VS2 / 55table / 60.3 depth
GIA cert / Polish VG / Symm. VG / Fl. none
girdle / thin -> sl. thick
They initially offered to sell at $9k, but after negotiating (and having them bring out the RAP sheet), they made a final offer of RAP price ($7.1k).
I still wanted to do a little better, but they wouldn't budge. I figured that they had to have purchased the diamond somewhere between 5-15 back of rap, for them to come down to rap.
My questions:
1) Was this a good deal?
2) Was this a good deal with the qualifier that this was an offer from a brick and mortar store?
3) What price do diamond stores typically buy their diamonds at, with respect to RAP sheet pricing?
Thanks again!
Regards,
Dennis
I am in the market to put together an e-ring. I recently attended one of those "million dollar" diamond events at a local mall jeweler, and worked on getting a deal for a diamond. Here were the specs:
1.16 / H / VS2 / 55table / 60.3 depth
GIA cert / Polish VG / Symm. VG / Fl. none
girdle / thin -> sl. thick
They initially offered to sell at $9k, but after negotiating (and having them bring out the RAP sheet), they made a final offer of RAP price ($7.1k).
I still wanted to do a little better, but they wouldn't budge. I figured that they had to have purchased the diamond somewhere between 5-15 back of rap, for them to come down to rap.
My questions:
1) Was this a good deal?
2) Was this a good deal with the qualifier that this was an offer from a brick and mortar store?
3) What price do diamond stores typically buy their diamonds at, with respect to RAP sheet pricing?
Thanks again!
Regards,
Dennis