Long feather accross the table-should I concern?

[Moko]

First of all, thank you for those who helped me in the previous post. You helped me a lot!!
Would you please tell me what you think?

I went to a local jeweler to use the gift certificate toward a loose stone for my future stud earrings. I found a very beautiful GIA certified (GIA Dossier) stone, which looked perfect through Ideal Scope. I put a deposit to hold for 2 weeks. The stone had almost all specs I wanted, but here is a problem.

The stone has a very long feather across the table. The feather looked like a long "slash" and it was very easy to find by looking through 10X loupe.
He said the feather is inside of the stone and I should not worry about it.

Here is the spec for the stone.

Round Brilliant
Carat:0.50
Clarity: SI1
Cut : Excellent
Color: H
Depth: 61.8%
Table: 57%
Crown Angle: 33.5
Crown Height: 14 %
Pavilion Angle :41
Pavilion Depth: 43.5 %
Star length: 55 %
Lower Half: 80 %
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted
Culet: None
Polish: Excellent
Symmetry: Excellent
Fluorescence: None
Clarity Characteristics: Feather, Cloud

Sales Price: $1,150.00

He also showed me other SI1 stone with G color, but the cut grade was "very good" not "excellent" and the Ideal Scope image was not good as the stone I picked and the price was also $200 higher. He told me the stone I picked has better light performance even with this this long feather. The store did not have any other "excellent cut grade" stone in the spec I requested.


My original plan was buy this stone and take this stone to my appraiser during the return policy period, but I was told that all loose stone sale are final sale

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Should I go for this stone or avoid this stone? The sales person said the feather should not be a concern for earrings. Is it true? Won't it cause crack in the future?
Your input will be highly appreciated!!

By the way, I was nervous when I took my Ideal Scope out from my purse, but the sales person knew exactly what it is! He cried "Hearts and Arrow!". He even showed me and explained to me by using the box Ideal Scope came with. We had fun looking at the image

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Looks like your post got a bit lost.

Should I go for this stone or avoid this stone? The sales person said the feather should not be a concern for earrings. Is it true? Won''t it cause crack in the future?
Your input will be highly appreciated!!

That''s a really tough question. There''s no real way of knowing what the feather might cause really.

I think primarily you should think about whether the feather is a mind clean issue for you. Do you mind that it''s there? Would it bug you thinking about it?

With regards to the structural integrity, I think it wouldn''t be too much of an issue. Earrings would get a lot less of a beating than a ring would. Even if it gets hit hard enough to damage it along the feather, well, chances are it would have been damaged regardless.

My original plan was buy this stone and take this stone to my appraiser during the return policy period, but I was told that all loose stone sale are final sale

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Doesn''t seem fair to me. See if there''s any flexibility on this issue. That said, you seem savvy enough to appraise a stone pretty well by yourself, plus you''ve always got the PS''ers to ask!

 

[honey22]

Sorry but there is absolutely NO WAY I would buy a loose stone on final sale terms. What if you decide you are unhappy with this, or the appraiser calls it a no-go.

Check out some of the PS vendors. They are reliable and trustworthy, and have excellent return policies if you are not happy.

 

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Date: 4/18/2008 8:46:38 AM
Author: honey22
Sorry but there is absolutely NO WAY I would buy a loose stone on final sale terms. What if you decide you are unhappy with this, or the appraiser calls it a no-go.

Check out some of the PS vendors. They are reliable and trustworthy, and have excellent return policies if you are not happy.

Unfortunately Moko is stuck with a $1500 voucher for this store. (Thread here) But I totally agree, no third party appraisal before it''s final? Not a chance.