Selling my Amazing Leons

[missydebby]

Hi Everybody!!! MissyDebby here!

I'm selling 3 of my Leon rings. Or rather, I'm having my friend sell them for me. You can find her on Instagram at
gildedlane
www.instagram.com/gildedlane

Last night she posted my 3 stone at //www.instagram.com/p/BxbUJPHnxS5/
and I believe tonight she is gonna make a post for the solitaire with frenchies and band.

I have always been a fan of high color crisp stones and Leon's timeless porportions and craftmanship. If you love that too, go check it out!

The 1st is a GIA greenish yellow .60 center oval with bright green florescence snuggled in between two .30 D ovals in platinum



The second is my engagement ring of amazingness: center stone is a 1.01 E VS2 antique cushion, side stones 6 french cut each side in platinum





Third is my Leon band... called the Antique Calibre band or Megasaurus



GildedLane has the ring and all the information. Please contact her for sizes, size ability, prices.

Many thanks! -Debs

 

[Ally T]

That antique cushion ring......

 

[AV_]

FW @scouty
RE FGrY

 

[EC8]

Hi, can you provide details on the eternity band?

 

[missydebby]

Hi Guys! GildedLane has all the deets... she can help you much better than I can... I mean she knows all the deets, sizing, etc.

I found my original threads from when I got the rings!! Thought you may want to see:

https://www.pricescope.com/communit...Ae2UpBtVlgLk6Sw24Z3yoqlqhBmcNwk_u7IPkzNu3Tauc

https://www.pricescope.com/communit...6x7CuHT0L1MiTuI5DPeLNc9Y5kgnYPQvxIqKHG6vppRnI

xoxoxo

 

[Wewechew]

You may want to post the details here yourself, or post the link to GildedLane’s listing as soon as she posts it. As of right now I haven’t been able to find the French cut band. You may have more interest if potential buyers new the stats, price, etc.

 

[OboeGal]

You may want to post the details here yourself, or post the link to GildedLane’s listing as soon as she posts it. As of right now I haven’t been able to find the French cut band. You may have more interest if potential buyers new the stats, price, etc.

Agreed. Sellers who market mainly on Instagram, I think, underappreciate how much of a hassle they make it to find out the price of items by having to constantly DM them or ask for a DM from them. I realize they think it gives them more of a chance to do a harder sell, therefore increasing their chances for a sale, but in reality they drive away even more potential buyers that are unwilling to go through all that hassle. I can't tell you how many times I've been really interested in an item, but if I have to go through all that just to find out something as basic as the price, I just won't. I always move on. Case in point: @missydebby's lovely antique cushion, which immediately caught my eye in a serious way and I wanted to know more about, but when I went to Instagram and found that I had to go through DM to find out pretty much anything, the door shut in my mind.

EDIT: @missydebby, this is not a criticism of you at all. This is aimed at the Instagram marketers such as GildedLane and various others. They often have lovely things and I would otherwise love to give them my business, but I won't if they make it that tough.

 

[whitewave]

When it says dm for price, I scroll on by

 

[autumngems]

Me too

 

[Gussie]

Glad I am not the only one who thinks it's irritating. Why do some vendors not post the prices? I HATE having to call or email. It's not just IG sellers either. VC comes to mind. I think sellers lose business by not posting prices.

@missydebby, this isn't directed at you at all! Just a bitty vent!

 

[Tonks]

I actually hesitate to ask because I wonder how much it bugs sellers, especially when I’ve asked before and not bought. You hate to get labeled as the perennial window shopper who will never be serious.

 

[prinsad]

I actually hesitate to ask because I wonder how much it bugs sellers, especially when I’ve asked before and not bought. You hate to get labeled as the perennial window shopper who will never be serious.

This!!! But for everyone, it looks like gildedlane posted the prices! And I think they are really good prices too!

 

[elizat]

I really hesitate to post this, but wasn't the ring with the yellow diamond available through Love Affair Diamonds for a price that was a good bit lower before? I could be wrong, but I seem to remember it, because I liked it and looked at it.

I hate having to DM for prices though too.

 

[joelly]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkYQo8nUJE/?igshid=gczrt5t5egnl

This is the one with the French band. Price is on the link as well. Such beautiful ring.

 

[joelly]

I actually hesitate to ask because I wonder how much it bugs sellers, especially when I’ve asked before and not bought. You hate to get labeled as the perennial window shopper who will never be serious.

Buying online is difficult enough without being labeled. I’m blessed to have met and dealt with very few helpful vendors. Plus I know I can always rely on the Psers.

 

[MissStepcut]

I don’t have an Instagram account even tho I am plenty interested in the megesaurus. Sigh.

 

[yssie]

You are correct @elizat.

The reality is that there are thousands of PSers who may view a preloved listing, and a good number of those viewers may well take note of pricing history. And significant changes - upward or downward - are likely to be highlighted here, so @elizat don't feel you've erred in doing so.

 

[lissyflo]

When it says dm for price, I scroll on by

Yes, me too. It’s a cover for unpleasant/unethical practices, as well as being off putting for many people.

I sent a DM to a vendor (not often mentioned on PS) who was selling a necklace she’d just found at an antique fair. The price she quoted was ludicrous (two/three thousands over what I was expecting) so I didn’t take it any further - I did query the price and suggest comparables that were openly priced at much less. She then messaged me a few days later to say she’d been confused, had quoted the wrong price to me and it was actually much less. I didn’t buy it as the process had left such bad taste, especially after I’d queried the original price and she’d attempted to justify it (so less ‘confusion’ and more ‘second hand car dealer practice’ me thinks). She then listed it on her site for a few hundred less than the second price she’d quoted!

It was clearly a blatant profiteering attempt. We’ve all got to eat, but shouldn’t treat others as mugs in the process! So never again would I DM for a price.

A long-winded way to say, if you want my money have the transparency to quote the price for all to see. That way we’re all working together to create an ethical, fair market, rather than a shady, grubby one.

Apologies for the threadjack. Maybe the mods can move these posts into a new thread. That way any IG sellers that view the site can see how many people they put off by not posting prices transparently, and the preloved thread isn’t derailed.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Not everyone is on IG, I am one of those people. So the DM for price is an instant "not going to buy". It would be much more helpful to list the price AND provide a website or means of contact outside of IG but it's cool I still have Etsy and RubyLane

 

[Clunkygirl]

That's why I love Loupetroop and Diamond Bistro!

 

[crystalinmke]

Yes, me too. It’s a cover for unpleasant/unethical practices, as well as being off putting for many people.

I sent a DM to a vendor (not often mentioned on PS) who was selling a necklace she’d just found at an antique fair. The price she quoted was ludicrous (two/three thousands over what I was expecting) so I didn’t take it any further - I did query the price and suggest comparables that were openly priced at much less. She then messaged me a few days later to say she’d been confused, had quoted the wrong price to me and it was actually much less. I didn’t buy it as the process had left such bad taste, especially after I’d queried the original price and she’d attempted to justify it (so less ‘confusion’ and more ‘second hand car dealer practice’ me thinks). She then listed it on her site for a few hundred less than the second price she’d quoted!

It was clearly a blatant profiteering attempt. We’ve all got to eat, but shouldn’t treat others as mugs in the process! So never again would I DM for a price.

A long-winded way to say, if you want my money have the transparency to quote the price for all to see. That way we’re all working together to create an ethical, fair market, rather than a shady, grubby one.

Apologies for the threadjack. Maybe the mods can move these posts into a new thread. That way any IG sellers that view the site can see how many people they put off by not posting prices transparently, and the preloved thread isn’t derailed.

Yeah I agree, i once had a really odd, kind of rude interaction with a vendor on IG. i asked him for a price and a size of a gemstone. he gave me a size and a price and i said i would think on it. then he came back and said that the size was actually smaller, about 2mm smaller, but the price stayed the same. i told him that i was no longer interested, because it was the size that he originally listed that drew me. and he got kind of... argumentative? like telling me "this is a REALLY GOOD price and you wont find anything this color, this price, this size" like okay? i just said i am not interested. it was bizarre and i've not dealt with IG sellers since then.

 

[JPie]

I started a new thread about crappy IG sales tactics here:

https://www.pricescope.com/communit...-and-other-ig-sales-tactics-that-suck.248972/

 

[Elizabeth35]

Just adding that I also will not DM for items with no price listed.
Maybe I am out of touch and older , but just list a price and state if it is firm or if you accept offers.
If there is no price--I never pursue the item. I can afford anything but I abhor wasting time.
Give me a ball park and I will inquire or not.

 

[bludiva]

I actually hesitate to ask because I wonder how much it bugs sellers, especially when I’ve asked before and not bought. You hate to get labeled as the perennial window shopper who will never be serious.

Yes, this. And sonetines I will peruse a site and check on things for months/years before I decide to buy. Impossible to do if you have to ping the seller every time.

 

[athenaworth]

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post here since I'm trade, but I'm the one selling Debbie's rings for her. Debbie is one of my dearest friends so I'm helping her out with the sales. I'm sorry if it's caused confusion. I'll post them on LT too. I typically don't because I personally want to keep LT open to just PSers reselling and feel weird posting anything GildedLane, but since this is for Debbie I shouldn't feel so bad about it so you're all right - I'll post on LT too. (Sorry to the mods if this isn't allowed)

 

[MissStepcut]

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post here since I'm trade, but I'm the one selling Debbie's rings for her. Debbie is one of my dearest friends so I'm helping her out with the sales. I'm sorry if it's caused confusion. I'll post them on LT too. I typically don't because I personally want to keep LT open to just PSers reselling and feel weird posting anything GildedLane, but since this is for Debbie I shouldn't feel so bad about it so you're all right - I'll post on LT too. (Sorry to the mods if this isn't allowed)

The more the merrier on LT if you ask me.

 

[MissStepcut]

So is the eternity not on the market at all or??

 

[prinsad]

So is the eternity not on the market at all or??

I’m pretty sure that sold right away!

 

[JmeeMrie]

I actually hesitate to ask because I wonder how much it bugs sellers, especially when I’ve asked before and not bought. You hate to get labeled as the perennial window shopper who will never be serious.

I agree with all of the above, I have asked a few times and how hard would it be to post details like size , price etc..