should i go for it??

[jonathanarthurg]

At my local jewler I found a 1.56c gia very good very good very good cut k color,vs1. I see no yellow in the stone just seems a bit darker than other small ones. I put in all the measurments into the hca and came back with 3.8. He has come down to 8k on the stone. I see nothing wrong with it. No inclusions even under the microscope.... none that I can see at least. The tool says buy if at the right price, is 8 a good price?

 

[TitanCi]

I would say no. With all VG across the board, a weak HCA, and the fact you say it looks DARKER than other diamonds would be of concern to me. Try to find GIA stones that are XXX and score better!

 

[Enerchi]

I would also be inclined to look elsewhere. Plug in your specs on the diamond search tool on PS. you have a decent budget for a better quality stone. Go for AGS or GIA certs. Look in th G-I, even J range. Clarity VS2-SI1. Ask for eye clean. If you find one w fluorescence don't be afraid! Sometimes it helps the diamond appear whiter.

Post ones that interest you. We'll help you!

Plus I don't Know how I feel about your local guy quickly reducing the price. I wonder about red flags on that sort of hasty bargaining ...

 

[Gypsy]

It doesn't matter how far he's come down on the pricing. First-- what is the pricing? Is it fair (he could have marked it up 15K and come down 8K). The fact that he has that much of a cushion should be a HUGE flag to you. It's a sales tactic to make you feel like you are getting a deal. You are probably not.

 

[jonathanarthurg]

ok found a much better one. 1.58 si1 ex cut ex polish ex sem, j color and it scores 2.8 on hca. its gia and from the cert the inclusion is in the table but seems light. i will call to see if its eye clean, i was happy with the k color so j should be ok for sure. price is 7980. did i do better with this find? any advice? is 2.8 a bad thing?

 

[Enerchi]

HCA 2.8 is worth seeing in person and evaluating it with your own eyes. GIA XXX is great selection. J colour may have a tint of yellowness to it but you'll have to assess - and in different lighting conditions, not the stores spot lights, which are designed to make ANY piece of carbon look good! (ok, *bit* of an exaggeration...) but take it to the window for day light, into a hall, under incandescent light, not all halogen spots. Also flourescent lighting if you can.

Watch for how it tilts - that the dark spots one way, turn white when you tilt back.

See if they will provide you an ASET or IS image - is that a possibility?

oh - and the price seems pretty close to the 'deal' you were getting before... good job!

 

[jonathanarthurg]

Thanks for the info. Its on brian gavin, I guess I would have to trust them till I get a look at it. Its scary to me to buy online but on paper it seems like a good deal.

 

[jonathanarthurg]

Worth a shot you guys think? Its like 55 bucks to send it back.

 

[Haywood74]

Worth a shot you guys think? Its like 55 bucks to send it back.

If it's the one I found on their site, it's one of their virtual diamonds. If you are seriously considering it, have them get it in house and give you an objective opinion on it. Might cost you some extra cash, but the price given seems like a fairly decent deal. I'd be curious to see where the inclusions are as well as an overall light performance opinion.

 

[Enerchi]

Worth a shot you guys think? Its like 55 bucks to send it back.

If it's the one I found on their site, it's one of their virtual diamonds. If you are seriously considering it, have them get it in house and give you an objective opinion on it. Might cost you some extra cash, but the price given seems like a fairly decent deal. I'd be curious to see where the inclusions are as well as an overall light performance opinion.

Yes, have them call in the stone and evaluate it. If its worth it, they will be honest and let you know. Worth the assessment, IMO.

 

[jonathanarthurg]

Alright sorry to run yet another one by you all but I don't want to make a big mistake. 1.42c vs2 j ex ex ex gia with a hca of 1.7 no flou. Price is 7900. Once again this is online but the dealer said it is eye clean and has no yellow tint face up, slight faint yellow on the side. And that it would be the top side of j... everything seems correct here to me. I went down in size to maybe to make up for the light return and sparkels. You think this is a smart buy?

Als,o awhile back I was about to buy a 1.4 that had a 1hca. It was 7600 but it sold before I could. Is there a noticable diffrence between 1 and 1.7? Also it seems like i read somewhere that 1 to 2hca is more sought after than 0 to 1 hca. Do they have more color?

 

[Christina...]

I think the 1.4 J VS2 may be a safer bet for you. Can you post the report?

 

[Christina...]

Nevermind, I found the report. I would have them call in the 1.42 for you. The numbers look really good. Ask them to take images and them post them, but I think this one is problem a good option.

 

[jonathanarthurg]

Thanks, I think I'm gonna go for it. But once I get pics its pretty much a done deal. Unless I want to lose 50 bucks for a refund and shipping. Should I look for a lower hca like 1? Or is 1.7 good enough

 

[Haywood74]

Thanks, I think I'm gonna go for it. But once I get pics its pretty much a done deal. Unless I want to lose 50 bucks for a refund and shipping. Should I look for a lower hca like 1? Or is 1.7 good enough

A 1.7 should be pretty good. One thing about HCA, it should be used to weed out duds that are up in the 3-4+ range. I wouldn't base a choice solely on how a diamond scores on the HCA.