I used the info from this site to obtain what I thought was a nice diamond. GIA triple EX 1.53ct H SI1 eye clean. HCA was .6 with a 34/40.6 55% table. I proposed on Christmas Eve in front of her family and everything went well. Then she inquired about the details of the diamond and I told her. The shock on her face when she heard it was an SI1 was crushing. Her family members were also taken aback at that clarity. I tried explaining how it was a perfectly fine clarity grade and that GIA standards are well above those of others so it's more like a VS1. They simply disagree and insist I buy her a VS or better diamond.
I'm past my return window so the vendor only offers an upgrade policy but it requires the new diamond to be double the cost. This was a $10,000 diamond and I simply cannot afford to spend $20,000. I simply don't know what to do at this point. Do I try and sell it? How much could I get for it? If I could realistically get $7500 for so then I could get a loan for another $2500 and hopefully buy a slightly smaller VS2 diamond. I'm so dejected right now I just don't know what to do.
I'm past my return window so the vendor only offers an upgrade policy but it requires the new diamond to be double the cost. This was a $10,000 diamond and I simply cannot afford to spend $20,000. I simply don't know what to do at this point. Do I try and sell it? How much could I get for it? If I could realistically get $7500 for so then I could get a loan for another $2500 and hopefully buy a slightly smaller VS2 diamond. I'm so dejected right now I just don't know what to do.