marjie978
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- Sep 11, 2011
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Hi,
This is my first post so please bear with me if I make any mistakes. I found a local post on Craigslist of someone looking to sell a heat treated platinum halo sapphire ring. He paid around $15k for it and is looking $11,500 for it. I personally feel it is bit high but I can't help but lust after this ring and am hoping I can make this work some way.
This is what the gentleman posted about the ring:
..."5.23CT CUSHION CUT BLUE CEYLON SAPPHIRE HEATED MEASURING 9.71 X 10.66 X 6.11MM SET IN A HANDMADE "SIENNA" PLATINUM FOUR PRONG SPLIT SHANK LADIES RING WITH 100 ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMONDS = .79CTS TW PAVE SET IN A HALO AROUND THE SAPPHIRE AND ON THE TH. . .. . .. . .. . .Original owner and purchaser. Have both sales receipt showing purchase price of $15,540 and Appraisal showing value of ring at $16,900."...
The pictures that he posted were pretty bad but the sapphire still sparkled. He sent me a follow-up picture and its easier to see the ring but I am concerned about light leakage from several areas on the stone and am looking for opinions. I have attached the follow-up picture for everyone to evaluate.
Do you think its a bit high of an asking price for a heat treated stone? He cannot tell me if its low heat treatment or not as he does not have the information himself. This gentleman has been in contact with the jewelry store that he purchased the ring from and they assured him that though it is heat treated it has not been had any other treatment and said they purchase their gemstone from one of the "top stone dealers in the US"...whatever that means. The Sapphire does not come with any certification. I'm not so much concerned about that because I intend on having Peter Suchy Jewelers in CT do an appraisal prior to purchase (if it gets that far).
Anyways, I've always had my heart set on a sapphire as an engagement ring but have had to block out this dream because an unheated untreated sapphire is usually out of my price range ($30K+), so this ring is finally something that I love in my price range. I feel horrible saying this because it makes me seem ungrateful but I am "settling" for a diamond and am currently working with a diamond dealer on a 1.5-2.0 ct rectangular cushion cut diamond.
I appreciate all of your responses.
Marjie
This is my first post so please bear with me if I make any mistakes. I found a local post on Craigslist of someone looking to sell a heat treated platinum halo sapphire ring. He paid around $15k for it and is looking $11,500 for it. I personally feel it is bit high but I can't help but lust after this ring and am hoping I can make this work some way.
This is what the gentleman posted about the ring:
..."5.23CT CUSHION CUT BLUE CEYLON SAPPHIRE HEATED MEASURING 9.71 X 10.66 X 6.11MM SET IN A HANDMADE "SIENNA" PLATINUM FOUR PRONG SPLIT SHANK LADIES RING WITH 100 ROUND BRILLIANT CUT DIAMONDS = .79CTS TW PAVE SET IN A HALO AROUND THE SAPPHIRE AND ON THE TH. . .. . .. . .. . .Original owner and purchaser. Have both sales receipt showing purchase price of $15,540 and Appraisal showing value of ring at $16,900."...
The pictures that he posted were pretty bad but the sapphire still sparkled. He sent me a follow-up picture and its easier to see the ring but I am concerned about light leakage from several areas on the stone and am looking for opinions. I have attached the follow-up picture for everyone to evaluate.
Do you think its a bit high of an asking price for a heat treated stone? He cannot tell me if its low heat treatment or not as he does not have the information himself. This gentleman has been in contact with the jewelry store that he purchased the ring from and they assured him that though it is heat treated it has not been had any other treatment and said they purchase their gemstone from one of the "top stone dealers in the US"...whatever that means. The Sapphire does not come with any certification. I'm not so much concerned about that because I intend on having Peter Suchy Jewelers in CT do an appraisal prior to purchase (if it gets that far).
Anyways, I've always had my heart set on a sapphire as an engagement ring but have had to block out this dream because an unheated untreated sapphire is usually out of my price range ($30K+), so this ring is finally something that I love in my price range. I feel horrible saying this because it makes me seem ungrateful but I am "settling" for a diamond and am currently working with a diamond dealer on a 1.5-2.0 ct rectangular cushion cut diamond.
I appreciate all of your responses.
Marjie