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Hi belle,Date: 9/15/2006 1:08:16 PM
Author: belle
mrss (and anyone else who thinks the issue is with just the word ''ideal'')
it''s not.
the issue is connecting a diamond with the ''ags ideal'' grade when it has not been sent to ags. there are people who work very hard to cut diamonds that will earn the ACTUAL ideal grade from ags. when other vendors start tagging diamonds as ''ags ideal'' to diamonds that are not graded by ags, it undermines the whole process.
of course there are many, many different versions of ''ideal'' out there in the jewelry industry now. it has become the catchword to attract buyers. it''s annoying to say the least but what is worse, is the use of ''ags ideal'' without ags grading. there is no way any one person can make even the most educated guess about what an ags grade would be. a good example is the diamond paul mentioned earlier (not sure if it was this thread) that he kept sending to ags for the ''0'' grade and it was returned as ''1''. the only way you can say a stone is ags ideal, is to have it graded by ags. that is the issue.
Actually it is just with the word ideal as Alj pointed out earlier. The vendor to consumer representation of the term is what''s at issue. This was Paul''s point regarding the princess cut that was listed as being "ideal" (not "AGS ideal") which started this whole discourse.
I want you to know belle that I both sympathize and agree with your concerns. It grieves me personally to see any website list stones as ideal when in fact they are not and understand your concern over my own site that even uses AGS initials before it as in "AGS Cut Grade". I have contacted my web master and am awaiting for him to make the necessary changes for me as I type this to change this wording to be more clear as MrsSalvo has suggested. Ie. having only the asterisk over the estimated grade and also clear wording before each grade that is estimated. On the older AGS/GIA certs that do not have the new and most current cut grading metrics both the AGS and GIA grades will have to be estimates unless we choose to send them to one lab or the other for a new report. I view this as a value added service to our clients.
I guess a question I would like to ask you belle and any consumer or peer reading is this.
If you would be so kind as to read our disclaimer which I posted above and which link is above. After reading this and considering we are changing the wording on each individual diamonds page to say either "estimated GIA Cut Grade" (when its an AGS stone) or "estimated AGS Cut Grade" (when its a GIA stone) do you feel this is a fair and accurate representation?
If not, I am asking ... what can I do to make it more clear?
Regards,