Have you ever seen a stone that you love so much you were willing to pay the (slightly high) price instead of a "substitute" that is almost as good for a little less? Wondering because I have to make this decision.
Buy the one you REALLY want. Otherwise you will either regret it forever or you will end up buying it anyway (and spending twice as much because now you've bought two). The pain of the extra money will fade. The pain of owning something you don't really love (and regretting the loss of the one that you did) will not.
I contacted Michael and he gave it to me for a lesser price! I don't know if he's ok with me sharing how much and I know this forum's not NSC friendly but I've had very good experience with them so far!
Congrats! I hope the gem lives up to your expectations. How exciting.
I forgot that I was told this repeatedly when I first joined. My wishlist has grown since!
Mellowyellowgirl, is it the one on your profile? It is truly gorgeous!
ETA: as long as I think it’s worth it.Wowow, gorgeous!
To comment on the original question, definitely buy what you like and can afford. Gems and jewelry are art to me—a lot of value is pretty subjective, and sometimes up to trend and market price anyways, so since I’m just buying for me and my personal collection, I just go from what I like and pay a mark up as long as I can afford it.
Have you ever seen a stone that you love so much you were willing to pay the (slightly high) price instead of a "substitute" that is almost as good for a little less? Wondering because I have to make this decision.
“I shop, therefore I am.”
So true! I need to tattoo this where I can see it! It's so hard for me to pass up a "bargain". But I've learned that if I love and wear something, how much I paid for it becomes irrelevant.
I was successful and as an ironic twist
And as an aside, there is still an item I am waiting to find again because TWICE I saw it and TWICE I didn’t act - much to my regret.
It was a Royal Doulton Coffee set service with an Art Deco tree and sunset design that I didn’t snap up twice and some 40 years since first falling in love with it, yes 40 years, I’m still looking for it.