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My eBay OEC has been set!

elliemay

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My sparkly has arrived! I bought the stone on eBay in January, had it sent to Neil Beaty for an appraisal, and then had it sent to Leigh Jay Nacht (http://www.antiqueengageringrings.com) for setting. All told, the process took about a month.

To say I'm pleased is an understatement! The stone was a bit of a gamble as it was my first diamond purchase, and my first OEC, and made via eBay. Neil was really helpful and his appraisal was very thorough (and fast!), so I felt really confident about the stone after talking to him. Winona at Leigh Jay Nacht was wonderful -- always friendly and responded to my emails almost as soon as I sent them -- just incredible customer service all around!

I've been wearing the ring for 24 hours and have had SO many compliments, which is just insane as I'd been wearing a comparably-sized CZ in a Tacori setting for about 3 years and had only had a couple of compliments on it in all that time!

Here we go -- the stone is 1.21 carats, M VS1:

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Skippy123

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wow that is incredible, congrats on your new beauty!! :appl: :love:
 

elliemay

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More photos -- I have a handshot but can't get it to load!

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bright ice

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Stunning, it looks great on you and I am so glad you love it :appl:
 

SparklyOEC

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It's beautiful!! :love: :love: I can see why you love it! :appl:
 

Mara

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Swoooon, it looks so fantastic in your setting!! Congrats!
 

maplefemme

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Beautiful! Those facets are just dreamy :love: :love: :love:
 

decodelighted

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It's such a killer stone that I can't even focus on the setting. But I'm sure it's beautiful!
 

winternight

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Wow, I just love the faceting on that! I cannot believe how well you did with your first purchase. The ring came out absolutely perfect. I just love it.
 

elliemay

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Thanks, everyone! I'm so pleased you all like it -- I've learned SO MUCh at PS and having everyone's help has been really valuable!

I love the faceting, too -- I was never a big fan of MRBs because the faceting was just too splintery for me (though obviously I'd be happy to accept one! :D) , so the big chunky facets of this stone are really appealing to me. It throws back a lot of colours, too!

The one thing I'd say about the colour of the stone is....I love it! I was sort of worried about it being an M as I'd never even seen an M in person before, but it's very creamy and vanilla-ish, if that makes any sense. There's a definitely colour when viewed from the side, but viewed face-on, it's just a warmth rather than a yellow tint, which just seems to "go" with the antique setting.
 

ihy138

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Wow, I just love it. That stone is DIVINE. You picked a good one. The ebay listing did not do it any justice. :appl: :appl:
 

Amys Bling

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It's beautiful!!
 

hawaiianorangetree

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Such a divine stone!! Great job. The setting is gorgeous too. :love:
 

junebug17

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Oh wow, what a gorgeous stone and beautiful setting!! And your pics are great!
 

diamondseeker2006

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Beautiful!!! :love: You picked a great diamond and the setting is a nice style for it!
 

Dreamer_D

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It looks amazing! I have drooled over that setting for years it is so great to see it "in person". It looks spectacular. Great find for sure.
 

armywife13

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I love that setting, and your diamond is to die for! Congratulations! :love: :love: :love:
 

milton333

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More pictures, please! And do you have any from a bit farther away, I'm bad at judging scale.

It's so lovely!
 

purplesilk

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:appl: :appl: :appl: Gorgeous diamond!!!!! :appl: :appl: :appl:
 

Christina...

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It's gorgeous!!! :love: Such a great find! Enjoy it and congratulations!!!
 

lknvrb4

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Gorgeous!
 

yssie

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Ellie that is a GORGEOUS stone :love: and it looks lovely in its new home :bigsmile:


I saw your thread in RT and had to come and comment! Congrats on a fantastic find :appl:
 

yennyfire

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That is one stunner of a stone! You did GOOD!!! And the setting is perfect for it! Many congrats on your new ring!
 

stargurl78

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This is definitely one of my favorite OECs on PS, I absolutely love the faceting!!!!!!! I wish I could have the kind of eBay luck so many of you have on here! Beautiful ring :love: :love: :love:
 

canuk-gal

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HI:

Dreamy!! :love:

cheers--Sharon
 

AprilBaby

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The faceting is stunning! No wonder you get so many compliments!
 

tyty333

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Beautiful stone and setting!
 

April20

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That stone is so beautiful! I saw your ring on the side bar of one the main pages and had to hunt down the thread. I LOVE it.
 

Rhea

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Gorgeous ring! The setting and stone go very well together, congratulations!
 

Enerchi

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That is a gorgeous stone/setting, Ellie!!! BEAUTIFUL!! I love your description as well - vanillaish! That gave me a perfect image of what colour you are describing!

Lovely lovely lovely. Hopefully you can get a few more shots uploaded - can never get enough eye candy!!
 
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