Help w/ this OEC please.

[winnietucker]

I’m considering this purchase but the circled area caught my eye. Is it a chip? Should I be concerned? The in-house grade is L-M, SI1-VS2. The grading seems… unreliable… so I want PS opinions cause I trust those more. Thank you!

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Ugh, maddening! Are there any other angles? It looks like it could actually be reflection, but I can't be sure.

 

[winnietucker]

Ugh, maddening! Are there any other angles? It looks like it could actually be reflection, but I can't be sure.

This is the only other one

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Well, that doesn't help much, does it. I swear they do this on purpose.
From what I can tell it doesn't look like a chip, but a reflection.
It also looks like it needs a bit of a clean.

 

[winnietucker]

Well, that doesn't help much, does it. I swear they do this on purpose.
From what I can tell it doesn't look like a chip, but a reflection.
It also looks like it needs a bit of a clean.

That’s reassuring! Do you have any guesses on how inaccurate the color is? I know that it’s hard to tell in photos & when set but I’m hoping to avoid buying to return given the price and recent shipping issues.

 

[EC8]

It looks to be warmer than an L based on the photos…

 

[winnietucker]

It looks to be warmer than an L based on the photos…

That’s what I was thinking but I do not have an eye for color. I may end up watching this piece to see if the price goes down a little bit more. Thank you

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

Sure looks like a chip to me. Have you asked the vendor?

 

[winnietucker]

Sure looks like a chip to me. Have you asked the vendor?

It’s TRR so they’re not actually helpful.

 

[Mrsz1ppy]

It’s TRR so they’re not actually helpful.

No, but they offer returns, and if you return they usually drop the price ; )

 

[winnietucker]

No, but they offer returns, and if you return they usually drop the price ; )

That is good to know!

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

That’s reassuring! Do you have any guesses on how inaccurate the color is? I know that it’s hard to tell in photos & when set but I’m hoping to avoid buying to return given the price and recent shipping issues.

I'd call it an N as it's shown in the picture, but it looks like it's got some kind of dirt or grime on the pavilion and underneath the mount. It looks brown gunky and may be 'yellowing' up the stone.
It's good they have decent returns, but annoying that they don't take better pictures. I'm one who needs to see the back, underneath, what the dirt is doing...

 

[Lookinagain]

It looks like a chip to me as well.

 

[Niel]

Chip

 

[winnietucker]

I'd call it an N as it's shown in the picture, but it looks like it's got some kind of dirt or grime on the pavilion and underneath the mount. It looks brown gunky and may be 'yellowing' up the stone.
It's good they have decent returns, but annoying that they don't take better pictures. I'm one who needs to see the back, underneath, what the dirt is doing...

Agreed. Their photos really are the worst. I need to contact them later to clarify the returns/ if they’ll give an extension. We live in HI now so sometimes things take forever to get here. I’d want to look at it and get an appraiser to look at it to better judge color/ clarity but I may not have enough time to do that.

@Lookinagain @Niel Thank you both!