Yssie|1310154838|2964918 said:IMO numbers are nice, it's a super hard to find weight, you say price is good.. who is the vendor? Can you get a scan/photos, or see it if it's local? If not, but you're interested, I'd consider have it shipped out to you to inspect in-person - it'll cost a couple hundred in shipping, probably, but I really think you should have *any* stone shipped out loose to look at before getting it set, to make sure you love it, so this becomes one of those inevitable costs..
IbrahimSS|1310403772|2966553 said:That's sort of the problem. The stone came through a friend's uncle who is a jeweler. One of his brokers sent it to me but with no pictures and the broker it's from is an older gentleman who is unlikely to send any photos. There is no real return policy or evaluation period. I'm of the opinion I'd rather pay extra for some security rather than putting 35k into something I'm not happy with.
RayEarth|1310427727|2966837 said:Please please do not buy from a friend or any variants thereof - there are too many stories here that starts of with a "great deal" from a friend's jeweler....