is this a good price? Cushion

[xzcrrazykidzx]

A friend of mine is looking a a cushion cut and his price range is $13500.00

he found this one and ask me if it was a good price for it? any suggestion what he would get or that price range?

I attached the image he took

 

[marymm]

Well, if you run a PS Diamond Search for a 1.51ct F-VS2 GIA cushion diamond with Excellent Polish and Very Good Symmetry, and with a table range of 55-57% and depth range of 65-67%, two results come back with prices of $10,305 (B2C Jewels) and $12,459 (Solomon Brothers). If you click on the Solomon Brothers result, it takes you to what appears to be the exact same diamond with the exact same stats as your friend's cushion, including Faint Fluorescence ... if so, then the $13.5K price given to your friend is within market range - though hopefully for the extra grand, the vendor is also providing additional benefits (more diamond info such as Aset/Sarin and lifetime upgrade/buy-back customer service policies).

Whether it is an attractive cushion with a good performance is impossible to judge from just a diamond grading report - you need photos and Aset images as well as in-person evaluations.

 

[xzcrrazykidzx]

is it puzzling that SB GIA report is the exact same report that he got? the report # and date and everything is the same, and He didn't go to SB.

 

[tyty333]

Several jewelers/vendors can list the same stone. If another vendor called the cutter (or whoever owns it) they would say
it's out right now (not available). If your friend doesnt buy it then it will go back to the place that owns it and will become
available to other vendors to buy again. This is common.

 

[xzcrrazykidzx]

Several jewelers/vendors can list the same stone. If another vendor called the cutter (or whoever owns it) they would say
it's out right now (not available). If your friend doesnt buy it then it will go back to the place that owns it and will become
available to other vendors to buy again. This is common.

thanks for reply

 

[Photoplex]

is it puzzling that SB GIA report is the exact same report that he got? the report # and date and everything is the same, and He didn't go to SB.

The report number is the "serial number" for the diamond. Its unique identifier for that exact stone. You can go to the GIA website here and punch in the number and see the report online. Anybody has access to that. As tyty already said, several retailers can list the stone for sale, and have the same report.

The date, is the date a trio of gemologists at GIA examined the diamond and graded it, producing the final report.