Date: 3/23/2009 3:57:56 PM
Author: kribbie
Wow they have a wide variety. Why are they so inexpensive though?
That's what I wondered too, which is also why I decided not to buy from them.
It's possible that they have a stronger brown cast to them than the pictures show, I'm really not too sure. But I ultimately decided to go with NSC just because they were a bigger company with a better reputation and larger selection, which was important since color was my number one priority and I wanted to see it in person.
oh! I just thought of something

If you're on a budget of about 1k, there's a jeweler that I almost ordered a ring from that was willing to sell me a lovely pad engagement ring for 1k

Here's the pic: (it's the ring and stone on the right)
The stone is .68ct and currently in a different setting, but she said she'd remount it into the diamond setting for me, the total cost was just about 1k. The pad is heated, but from Ceylon. The jeweler is very reputable and makes jewelery for a well known sapphire site

And she's lovely to work with, I've heard only good things about the quality of her diamonds and her work, and her prices are great. So you could get this custom pad ring for about 1k!
Let me know if you're interested, I can write her and cc you on it to see if it's still available
