should I buy the second pair of studs?

[asscherisme]

Hi all,


I have a friend who is getting divorced and is selling off her jewelery to help her support herself while the divorce is going on.

Anyway, she is selling a pair of 1ct tw studs. They are an amazing cut. Whenever she wears them they sparkle like crazy. The price is too good too pass up. I feel bad about getting such a good deal off her but she has assured me that once the divorce settlement comes through she plans on buying herself a much larger pair of , Yeah I''m free earrings LOL. (her husband is very wealthy).


Anway, here is what is holding me up. I already have stud earrings that are just over 1.5ctw. They measure 5.83 mm and 5.84 mm for the stones. My friends earrings measure 5.16 mm each stone. Are they so close in size it will be silly to own both?

I have 2 daughters that are young and was thinking that for now, it may be nice to have the smaller studs for casual wear and to mix things up and then one day I can either give the earrings to one of my daughers OR maybe seperate the stones and give each daughter a diamond pendant out of a 1/2ct stone for a graduation gift. See I''m using my daughter''s to justify!

She is selling for $950 and the stones are set in platinum 4 prong basket . Nice classic settings.

Have i mentioned they are beautiful stones? They are not certified but I have seen her wear them daily and they are little fireballs.

Considering I already own diamond earrings but also that I have 2 daughter, should I go for it?

My husband said it is up to me and that it could be my anniversary gift if I go through with it (anniversary is in October).

 

[Stone Hunter]

I would go for it!! They will make nice pendants for your daughters later and are a great price.

That said how will your buying and wearing her jewelry change your relationship with your friend??

Please think about the relationship aspect before you decide.

 

[asscherisme]

I did think about the relationship part and she said I would be doing her a favor. She tried to sell to a store and got only $400 offer. Lipincott online offered her $700. The stones are not certified. So we would both be getting a good situation out of it. She wants to sell fast and I told her I would get back to her this week.

I don''t think I would wear them around her until she gets new ones (larger as she said). She does not live super close to me and if I see her once a month thats a lot. She is not a jealous type person and not one to hold grudges. When her divorce goes through, she will have way more money than me anyway so this is just a short term thing she needs to get through.

So, I definately think it would not be an issue.

 

[Kaleigh]

I''d go for it, sounds like a great deal. I''m glad she can get a larger pair after the divorce.

 

[kenny]

I''d tell her I''d buy them but she may buy them back for the same price any time up till she when gets her new ones.

That solves her short term problem and keeps it open in case she doesn''t get as much of a settlement as she expects.

 

[asscherisme]

Kenny,
That is a great solution! I think thats what I'll do. So that way she won't have any chance of sellers remorse. Even down the road. Then I would not feel awkward wearing them either.

I like the part about buying back until she gets new studs then the deal is final. So if it takes 2 years to sort out her whole mess and she gets screwed by him, instead of dropping thousands for a new pair, she could buy these back.

My girls are little so if she does not have her divorce settled within 11 years until my first graduates than she has much bigger problems than dimaond earrings!

 

[FireGoddess]

I wholeheartedly agree with kenny! Great idea!!!

 

[kcoursolle]

If you like them, and she offered to sell them to you I say go for it! I also like Kenny''s idea too. Then, after she gets her new studs I''d feel fine with turning them into pendants or something.

 

[:)]

I think those ideas are quite excellent. Obviously, as she said, you would be helping her out right now when she is in need. It sounds like a fabulous gift to be able to share with your daughters in the future, and I especially like the idea of making sure she knows that she can buy them back for the same price up until she gets her own (it is probably a very emotional time for her now and this would help her to be more comfortable with her decision in case she is having those tug of wars within herself) -that would be really really thoughtful of you, and in my book, a very good friend who cares. We all need friends like you!

 

[Stone Hunter]

Yes!! I love Kenny''s idea. It covers everything.