So I went in to the Jewelry Factory with certain specs in mind - min. 1.3carats, round, si2, H colour, excellent symmetry, vg polish, up to $7k.
They convinced me to buy a 1.5 carat, J colour, I1 clarity, good symmetry, very good polish, EGL certified diamond - that it would look the same to the naked eye. So after some debate, and the whole "this price is the lowest I can go, talked to my manager, if you leave and come back the price goes up" (don't know why I caved on that), I bought the diamond for about $5200. Now I'm looking online and see the same specs for roughly $3500. Was I had?
They convinced me to buy a 1.5 carat, J colour, I1 clarity, good symmetry, very good polish, EGL certified diamond - that it would look the same to the naked eye. So after some debate, and the whole "this price is the lowest I can go, talked to my manager, if you leave and come back the price goes up" (don't know why I caved on that), I bought the diamond for about $5200. Now I'm looking online and see the same specs for roughly $3500. Was I had?