Hi again!
With the help of all of you PS'ers awesome advice, I am picking up my loose diamond on Saturday at an appraiser just across the border near Buffalo (ordered from USA Certed Diamonds) and my Vatche U113 setting (ordered from Excel Diamonds) is in production under RUSH status!!!
I shipped to Buffalo to avoid taxes and was going to bring it back to Canada myself (and saving over $2,500 on taxes). I had planned on having the setting shipped to my house (and paying taxes just because its not THAT bad for a $2000 ring) and then finding a local jeweler to set it.
Reading many PS suggestions to have Vatche personally set my ring, I am considering finding a way to send the diamond to Excel and having them get Vatche to set it, then sending it to back to me. I have two questions for you alll....
1) What is the best way to ship a loose diamond SAFELY? Am I better off to ship from Canada or straight from Buffalo after I pick the diamond up?
2) If I can get my diamond to NY, what is the best way to ship it home so I don't get screwed with duties and taxes on the whole thing?
Hopefully someone has some insights on this...
Thanks!
With the help of all of you PS'ers awesome advice, I am picking up my loose diamond on Saturday at an appraiser just across the border near Buffalo (ordered from USA Certed Diamonds) and my Vatche U113 setting (ordered from Excel Diamonds) is in production under RUSH status!!!
I shipped to Buffalo to avoid taxes and was going to bring it back to Canada myself (and saving over $2,500 on taxes). I had planned on having the setting shipped to my house (and paying taxes just because its not THAT bad for a $2000 ring) and then finding a local jeweler to set it.
Reading many PS suggestions to have Vatche personally set my ring, I am considering finding a way to send the diamond to Excel and having them get Vatche to set it, then sending it to back to me. I have two questions for you alll....
1) What is the best way to ship a loose diamond SAFELY? Am I better off to ship from Canada or straight from Buffalo after I pick the diamond up?
2) If I can get my diamond to NY, what is the best way to ship it home so I don't get screwed with duties and taxes on the whole thing?
Hopefully someone has some insights on this...
Thanks!