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I guess I''d feel a little strange if my jeweler was calling in stones for me to see and then sold one b/f I could get there but I do understand that if she had an immediate buyer why''d she go ahead and make the sale. I''d still go in and check out the 1.5 lazare you''re looking at, i think it could really be the one.
 
Date: 9/12/2006 4:56:43 PM
Author: allygirl
I''m sorry, that is confusing now that I read it back.

What I meant was I called her the other day to tell her when I would be in. I told her later in the week because of work. She was fine with that, yet the diamond is now sold....
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Then I would feel a little weird - I would have thought that maybe she would give you a courtesy call that she was about to sell it or something if she had agreed to wait for you.
 
I suppose you''re right that I''m taking a while to make up my mind. HOWEVER, circumstances have not allowed me to get in to the jeweler ( I won''t bother you with all of my troubles).

I don''t know what everyone around these boards did when they were purchasing, but I don''t just go out and spend 15 grand on something without taking some time to think about it. I have children to get through college too!!! I understand her needing "to feed herself" with the commission, but then she shouldn''t have told me she was holding it for me....
 
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That was my thought. SHe could have called to let me know someone had their eye on it. I just thought that if she was holding the diamondS for me that they''d be there UNTIL I SAW THEM.......Now what...do I still purchase from her even though this is odd to all of you!?
 
I''d still go look at the 1.5 larzare...it''s a fair price and a great stone...
 
Yes, she cannot hold several stones indefinitely without a deposit, especially since you said you''d be in "later in the week". So someone came in and looked at one and decided to buy it. There was no way for her to call you and have you run over there to see it while they just waited. Basically unless you had a specific stone on hold with a definite appointment time to go see it, then she was totally free to sell it. That would be true with any vendor, online or not. I take the same chance every day with the stones I am looking at for earrings. They are free to sell them until I put a hold on them with a deposit.

So is the 1.5 G VS stone still there or is that the one that was sold? It sounds like you need to get over there asap if you''re interested in it or it might be sold, too.
 
DS--

I suppose you are right. I didn''t have a definite date planned, but she only knew later in the week. I just feel that with the money that this entire thing , diamond and setting , is going to cost, she''d be a bit more in touch with me.

I am going to e-mail herand tell her that I am definately coming Thursday to see the lazare. I just wish it had a newer certificate....See, I always have to worry about something!!! LOL!
 
Ally, I took 6 months to decide on mine, so I do understand that part! I think if you set the appt. for Thursday and ask her specifically if she can hold that one stone until then, then you should expect her to do so. I think that is fair. I really don''t think you need to worry about the old cert because the measurements are there and they were fine.
 
Date: 9/12/2006 6:17:36 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Ally, I took 6 months to decide on mine, so I do understand that part! I think if you set the appt. for Thursday and ask her specifically if she can hold that one stone until then, then you should expect her to do so. I think that is fair. I really don't think you need to worry about the old cert because the measurements are there and they were fine.
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ditto. the guidlines for meeting the AGS000 requirement have changed so the old cert may or may not fall into an AGS000 with the new cert. but the numbers are fine and again, have her send it back to AGS to be sure if you're really worried about it.


ETA: since it's a larzare branded stone, my guess would be it will still fall into AGS000 parameters.
 
Date: 9/12/2006 6:31:30 PM
Author: mrssalvo

Date: 9/12/2006 6:17:36 PM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Ally, I took 6 months to decide on mine, so I do understand that part! I think if you set the appt. for Thursday and ask her specifically if she can hold that one stone until then, then you should expect her to do so. I think that is fair. I really don''t think you need to worry about the old cert because the measurements are there and they were fine.
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ditto. the guidlines for meeting the AGS000 requirement have changed so the old cert may or may not fall into an AGS000 with the new cert. but the numbers are fine and again, have her send it back to AGS to be sure if you''re really worried about it.


ETA: since it''s a larzare branded stone, my guess would be it will still fall into AGS000 parameters.
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My question now is this:

IF the stone goes back to AGS and when we get it back, it does not any longer fall into the AGS 000 , am I then still commited to that stone even though it is not falling into the parameters that it originally did??? Or would that be up to each specific jewler? Any thoughts??
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Ally, you would have to discuss that upfront. Since you have the ability to see the diamond, I think a new cert is not all that important. I seriously don''t think whether it was graded a 0 (ideal) or 1 (excellent)by the new standards is going to make a bit of difference in the price. You can see if the diamond is beautiful or not, and you should buy it based on that along with knowing it has an AGS cert that says it is ideal. Not to mention it is a branded stone.
 
Date: 9/13/2006 7:27:26 AM
Author: diamondseeker2006
Ally, you would have to discuss that upfront. Since you have the ability to see the diamond, I think a new cert is not all that important. I seriously don''t think whether it was graded a 0 (ideal) or 1 (excellent)by the new standards is going to make a bit of difference in the price. You can see if the diamond is beautiful or not, and you should buy it based on that along with knowing it has an AGS cert that says it is ideal. Not to mention it is a branded stone.
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hehe, well once I again, I agree with Diamondseeker. You would have to talk to you jeweler about that. I actually had decided to buy my stone whether it came back as an AGS000 or not. I didn''t get to see it first but trusted my vendors eyes completetely and he said it was a beautiful stone. Funny though, he thought it was and "h" and it came back from AGS as a "G." I''m lucky he didn''t raise the price on me since it came back better than we''d thought. Again, the only reason we even sent it back to AGS was b/c the original cert was lost. I really don''t think you need to go to the trouble or worry about the old cert. The number''s are wonderful on the stone and you have the HUGE added bonus of being able to see it. you''re buying the stone, not the paper, the number''s are right, now go with your heart
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Okay, so I''m going tomorrow or Saturday (she''s going to get back to my about which is better) and I have a silly question.

Everyone is saying that the one thing that I have over buying on the internet (should I choose to) is that I can see it. Here''s the problem. I know pretty much what to look for in the scope ...but I really don''t know if I''m going to know if "it''s the one!" Anything really specific that you''d look for???
 
Date: 9/13/2006 2:41:58 PM
Author: allygirl

..but I really don''t know if I''m going to know if ''it''s the one!'' Anything really specific that you''d look for???
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hi ally. have your jeweler show you a few different stones she has in stock next to the one your looking at. you will notice they will all perform a little differently and each will have it''s own personality. try to take the stone in different lighting, even outside if she''ll let you, if not, next to a window and play with it in the sun. You''re eyes will be the final judge and you''ll just fall in love with it or you want, you might not know exactly what is missing but you''ll just sense that something is. I don''t think you''ll find that the case with the stone you''re looking at though.
 
And I agree with mrssalvo, as usual!
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But Ally, I just remember thinking when I saw my diamond for the first time..oh, it is SO beautiful!!! So hopefully you will get that same feeling when you see yours in different lighting!

Let us know what happens!
 
I''ll be glad to let you know IF I even get to see it!

So far, it''s been a day and a half and I haven''t yet heard back from the jeweler whether or not the diamond came in for sure. I don''t know what''s going on at this point...I left a message for her to let meknow which day was better, but still no word back...
 
well I surely hope after all this trouble she manages to get the stone there for you
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. Hopefully you''ll hear something tomorrow and everything will progress as planned. keep us posted.
 
Mrssalvo--

I did hear back from the jeweler yesterday and the stone in, in fact, there on hold for me. However, I was very ill yesterday and couldn''t get there so we''ve arranged things for Saturday. The only problem is that she said that if someone comes in in the meantime and asks for a stone specifically like that one, she''ll have to show it to them. She did say that she''d be more than happy to send it back to AGS for new certification (their expense) and that she was 100% sure that it would come back as good as the original certificate and better now with the updates!

I''ll just have to take my chances..can''t get there today and as I said, sick sick sick yesterday!

If it''s meant to be, it will still be there waiting for me.
 
I hope the diamond manages to stick around another day for you ally and I hope you''re feeling better. have fun tomorrow...
 
Date: 9/15/2006 9:00:30 AM
Author: mrssalvo
I hope the diamond manages to stick around another day for you ally and I hope you''re feeling better. have fun tomorrow...
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Lol at your avatar MrsS!!!
 
I''m sure that the diamond will be there when I go. She pretty much said that MOST likely no one is going to come in looking to spend that exact amount on that exact diamond.

Anyway, love the avatar too! How are you putting those in there???
 
Date: 9/15/2006 9:48:33 AM
Author: allygirl


Anyway, love the avatar too! How are you putting those in there???
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it''s my doggie''s halloween costume, she likes to wear it early
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you have to go to your personal section and it will give you instuctions on how to cusomize your avatar. you''ve got to have the pic on hard drive.
 
Mrssalvo....

Thanks for your help! I hope that my diamond appointment goes as well!

The one thing that I didn''t mention about that diamond was the girdle and culet. Anything that I should be concerned about???
 
If it comes back with the new AGS cert and still gets an AGS0, then the girdle and the culet are just fine.
 
Do you think that there is a HIGH possibility of it coming back NOT AGS0? The jeweler seems to think it will.....I''m very concerned about this one aspect. I really need to decide on this before someone else snaps it up. All the other numbers are great!!
 
Sorry when I read my message back it sounded different than what I meant:

what I mean was THE JEWELER seems to think it will MOST DEFINATELY come back AGS0 still!!! PLUS, she''s more than happy to have it recertified at HER cost, no charge to me!!!

I wish that I had mentioned the culet and girdle sooner....
 
If it''s AGS0, then the culet and girdle will be optimal. No sweat on the small details when you''re going with AGS0.
 
Thanks again DS.

I just want to make sure I know what I''m doing when choosing. I am still a little confused about the culet though but will not make it sway my decision.

If the culet is pointed , then isn''t very small in between POINTED and NONE!?

I''ve been told by a very reliable source that NONE and POINTED are the same but I didn''t want to keep asking questions even though I didn''t totally understand it.

I would think if it is pointed, then VERY SMALL should be in between POINTED and NONE?
 
Pointed and none means the same thing. The culet is not an issue on AGS0 because it has to be optimal which means none, pointed, or extremely small (or something like that). No worries.

Have you gone to see it yet?
 
Well, today is the big day! I''m finally going to see the diamond. The only thing that I am concerned about is the girdle. I cannot see what it states on the certificate and I do not know that I am sure what to expect to see as far as numbers. Any thoughts?

Still concerned about the very small culet where most others state pointed, but so far everyone thinks that that is not a concern at all!
 
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