RareCarat legitimate or not?

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

I keep seeing this site (based on algorithms) I'm sure but I haven't looked into it...is it legitimate or not? Pardon if it's been posted or not...

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

This site ?
You mean us ?
PSers ?
or a link you forgot to post ? (have done that my self)

We are defiantly real

Im assuming you love jewlery?
That's all you need to do to fit in around here

plenty of other things to talk about
well except politics was banned durring the last US administration - you can probably guess why - it all got a bit ugly

We do have a few simple rules
if you are trade (a jewler or a gem seller etc) please read them in detail

if you are not just be awear of them and follow the guidelines at the beginning of each subforun

Admin like us to keep pearls and man made stones to their subforuns
And also faux and costume jewler to its own also

But you know we'd love to see it all
so show us what you got

And for me, i find kindness is key
its ok to not like something before someone owns it
but once its their's its always at least nice

Welcome to PS

 

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

This site ?
You mean us ?
PSers ?
or a link you forgot to post ? (have done that my self)

We are defiantly real

Im assuming you love jewlery?
That's all you need to do to fit in around here

plenty of other things to talk about
well except politics was banned durring the last US administration - you can probably guess why - it all got a bit ugly

We do have a few simple rules
if you are trade (a jewler or a gem seller etc) please read them in detail

if you are not just be awear of them and follow the guidelines at the beginning of each subforun

Admin like us to keep pearls and man made stones to their subforuns
And also faux and costume jewler to its own also

But you know we'd love to see it all
so show us what you got

And for me, i find kindness is key
its ok to not like something before someone owns it
but once its their's its always at least nice

Welcome to PS

Nooo, I’m talking about the site RareCarat.com lol. I’m well aware that PS is real

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Nooo, I’m talking about the site RareCarat.com lol. I’m well aware that PS is real

Well im proof all weirdos are welcome here
I did kind of think i had missed something

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I feel a bit of an idiot
But at least i was nice


Its more important to be nice!

 

[Ionysis]

I feel a bit of an idiot
But at least i was nice


Its more important to be nice!

You’re lovely! And always very welcoming.

I’d also like to hear feedback on rarecarat as I’ve seen a few things I like on there but never bought.

 

[Karl_K]

Nooo, I’m talking about the site RareCarat.com lol. I’m well aware that PS is real

It depends on who you ask.
One of their participating vendors went under taking consumers money that is still last time I heard working its way through the courts.

Online Retailer Enchanted Diamonds Liquidates

<p>On June 20, Enchanted Diamonds, a New York City–based online retailer that has had a showroom in Times Square, filed for Chapter 7 in New York federal court. Bankruptcy papers for the e-tailer, whose business name is Online Diamonds International Corp., list assets as $203,000 and liabilities...

www.jckonline.com

My problem with them is that when you click on a stone until your scroll way down the page it looks like rarecarrot is selling the diamond.

Then you have this:
listed as sellers:

Sun & Sky is a brand created on Rare Carat that allows a wholesaler and a ring manufacturer to sell directly to you at lower prices.

Emerald Bay is a brand created on Rare Carat that allows a wholesaler and a ring manufacturer to sell directly to you at lower prices.

Belle Diamonds is a brand created on Rare Carat that allows a wholesaler and a ring manufacturer to sell directly to you at lower prices.

Elena Olsson is a brand created on Rare Carat that allows a wholesaler and a ring manufacturer to sell directly to you at lower prices.

They even have the same pictures posted in the sellers section.
There are many more,,,
So who would one actually be buying a diamond from?

 

[Buttercookies]

I think of it as a search engine. The question is who is selling the diamond to you and do they actually have the diamond or not. You can use the search function on this forum to look up the fiasco that is Enchanted Diamond.

Yes I have ordered using rare carat and I have returned the diamond back to the seller successfully due to not liking the diamond. Maybe I was lucky who knows.

 

[FL_runner]

I have used it to search for lab diamonds and have then ordered directly from a vendor- in my case With Clarity. In some cases the same diamond will come up under multiple vendors.

 

[lovedogs]

I have used it to search for lab diamonds and have then ordered directly from a vendor- in my case With Clarity. In some cases the same diamond will come up under multiple vendors.

This is how I've used it also

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

Well im proof all weirdos are welcome here
I did kind of think i had missed something

There was nothing, no reference that I could see.
Loved your guidelines.

 

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

There was nothing, no reference that I could see.
Loved your guidelines.

The reference was in the title.

 

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

I feel a bit of an idiot
But at least i was nice


Its more important to be nice!

You’re not an idiot at all. I mentioned RareCarat in my title post and not inside the actual post, my mistake and you always give great answers.

 

[vintageinjune]

Personally, I'd hesitate to purchase directly through Rare Carat vendors with no other presence , but I would use them as a search engine and if I found a diamond I wanted that was available through another vendor I'd go directly to their website for purchase.

StoneAlgo is another search engine I'd use, as they draw from different vendors, as well as the search engine available here on PS.

 

[Euphoric]

Well....i hope they are legit. Like OP i google searched my way to Rarecarat.
After researching,many said (as mentioned here) that they list wholesalers and to go direct.....but I feel like they might have 'upped' their game so to speak. And a lot of vendors I couldn't find for the life of me. Listed on RC.....but not much other presence online.....

I found a great deal on RC anyways.....so i ordered. Its in the post. Hope it shows....and is as good as Im expecting.

 

[AprilBaby]

I purchased on Rarecaret with no problem and got a great price!

 

[Ibrakeforpossums]

The reference was in the title.

I see it now, I stand corrected. Thank you.

 

[DreamingOfDiamonds]

I see it now, I stand corrected. Thank you.

No worries at all. I decided I will just use PS as my official search engine. Many of the vendors on RareCarat I am not familiar with.