diamondquestion1
Rough_Rock
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- Jun 15, 2012
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I went to a jewelry store today (http://www.internationalgoldanddiamond.com/) and the owner was showing me diamonds. He told me they were all GIA graded, which sounded good to me. But then he kept saying this is a J-K color or that's a G-H color, and I asked what color it was because if they are GIA graded they would give you a single grade. He claims that he is telling me what he thinks they are but that he won't grade them until he sells them. He pointed to a certificate on his wall and said he can GIA grade them like they do in the labs in New York or California and that he wouldn't risk his certificate on a $2500 ring like I'm looking for. He claims every ring he sells will come with a GIA certificate.
After I asked him why he was quoting two colors he then referred to the diamonds as the lower of the two he had previously told me. I also asked him about the cut grading and he told me that its a roudn brilliant, so I said no what is the GRADING of the cut and he told me they don't grade cuts. I told him on a GIA certificate it should say excellent, very good etc. He then backpedalled and said he thought I meant like a letter for the cut grade, and said that diamond would be good to very good.
I saw some other moves that he thought were slick. I had told him my budget is about $2500 and he showed be a few rings with price tags for 2599 that he would sell for 2400. Then he pulled one out and I saw it said $1999, he quickly ripped the tag off as he was still taking it out of the display and tells the girl in the back to bring him his tags and tells me that this one is also $2400.
Anyway, my gut instinct is that this guy isn't certified by GIA to be grading diamonds, but maybe I'm wrong and the diamonds he has in there actually are decently priced and legitimately graded. Let me know what you experts say.
After I asked him why he was quoting two colors he then referred to the diamonds as the lower of the two he had previously told me. I also asked him about the cut grading and he told me that its a roudn brilliant, so I said no what is the GRADING of the cut and he told me they don't grade cuts. I told him on a GIA certificate it should say excellent, very good etc. He then backpedalled and said he thought I meant like a letter for the cut grade, and said that diamond would be good to very good.
I saw some other moves that he thought were slick. I had told him my budget is about $2500 and he showed be a few rings with price tags for 2599 that he would sell for 2400. Then he pulled one out and I saw it said $1999, he quickly ripped the tag off as he was still taking it out of the display and tells the girl in the back to bring him his tags and tells me that this one is also $2400.
Anyway, my gut instinct is that this guy isn't certified by GIA to be grading diamonds, but maybe I'm wrong and the diamonds he has in there actually are decently priced and legitimately graded. Let me know what you experts say.