Does this sound right to anyone? I live in Canada and in the middle of trying to find a diamond. I went to a jewllers to source out the diamond for me, and specifically want a diamond graded by GIA or AGS. Unfortunately, in Canada our diamonds are certified by GEMSCAN and i didn''t want my diamond from Gemscan. I was told by the jewlers that they do not carry any GIA or AGS and in order to get them in they would have to go through a broker who lives in the states and special order me the diamond. They informed me that once i selected the diamond i wanted from the 6 GIA grading reports that was fax to me, i would have to put down a 50%!!! deposit, and once the actual diamond comes in i would have to pay the remaining amount. I told them i would be getting an independent appraisal done for the diamond and knowing it was being graded by GIA there shouldn''t a problem with the results. But just incase i happen to be the unlucky one and the grading came back less than what i paid or what was on the grading report, can i return it? They told me that because it is a special order for me it is final sale; they will be purchasing from a broker and they would have to pay that broker, and incase something happens and i changed by mind they would be stuck with the diamond that they purchased, so it is a risk i would have to take in purchasing outside for a GIA grading. Does this sound right to you? I understand from a business stand point that they need to protect themselves from indecisive people or incase of diamond switching, but what about the consumers? this seems really strict.. or does this happen often? my fiance is getting very frustrated, he feels that they being difficult; they won''t budge at all on the pricing, and now theres no return or anything if the diamond comes back less than what is on the grading report, is. Is this normal? is this the protocol that many jewellers make?
sorry for the long post.. but this endless diamond searching is becoming a nightmare!
sorry for the long post.. but this endless diamond searching is becoming a nightmare!