Price checking my Jeweler

[Briwilli01]

Good afternoon,

I'm new here so let me start by saying thanks for your help and interest. Next, I've been on the hunt for what seems to be a tough find. I'm looking for an elongated cushion cut. I've had a jeweler near me looking at trade shows for about two months now and they finally came back with some results for me to look at.

Their price for the one I like seems terribly high though and I'm looking for some help confirming what I suspect to be an over priced stone.

Stone details: elongated cushion cut, 1.25 carets SI1, H in color that has a girdle flaw as well. They are asking $8,000 for the stone. All research I've done on other sites tells me this stone should fall around the $4,000 - $5,000 range.

Your thoughts....
Thanks again for your time and feedback

Brian

 

[msop04]

Good afternoon,

I'm new here so let me start by saying thanks for your help and interest. Next, I've been on the hunt for what seems to be a tough find. I'm looking for an elongated cushion cut. I've had a jeweler near me looking at trade shows for about two months now and they finally came back with some results for me to look at.

Their price for the one I like seems terribly high though and I'm looking for some help confirming what I suspect to be an over priced stone.

Stone details: elongated cushion cut, 1.25 carets SI1, H in color that has a girdle flaw as well. They are asking $8,000 for the stone. All research I've done on other sites tells me this stone should fall around the $4,000 - $5,000 range.

Your thoughts....
Thanks again for your time and feedback

Brian

Hi Brian

It's difficult to answer your question when there are so many different kinds of cushions... To find an elongated (more rectangular) cushion shouldn't be too difficult, but to find a nice one at that weight for $4-5K may be the problem. Cushions can't be chosen by numbers/specs alone. You have to see them. So, if your jeweler's stone is very nicely cut, then it's possible that the $8K price is fair. What type of cushion are you looking for? If you're not sure, the following link will be very helpful:

https://www.pricescope.com/communit...rience-in-making-a-harry-winston-halo.183473/