Um. Why am I suspicious?

[FrekeChild]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Tiffany-Co-1ct-Pink-Diamond-Engagement-Ring_W0QQitemZ110341719579QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Fine_Jewelry?hash=item110341719579&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1309#
A vintage 1ct pink diamond in platinum, supposedly Tiff & Co, with the original box that looks...brand new? $900?!

And look at that stamp! There is no way this is real right? Tiff experts? Enlighten me!!!

 

[akmiss]

"** SINCE NATURAL DIAMONDS OF THIS COLOR RETAIL FOR OVER SIX FIGURES WE ARE ASSUMING THIS NATURAL DIAMOND HAS BEEN COLOR ENHANCED, HOWEVER IT DID NOT COME WITH ANY PAPERWORK THEREFORE THIS ENHANCEMENT CANNOT BE VERIFIED.

**WE ARE UNSURE AS TO WHETHER THIS DIAMOND IS ORIGINAL TO THIS SETTING. THIS IS HOW WE PURCHASED THIS MAGNIFICENT PINK DIAMOND SOLITAIRE ENGAGEMENT RING."

This was taken from the listing. I am assuming that the diamond is not original to the setting and the setting "may" be an actual Tiffany''s. Or whatever that means

I have looked that this seller auctions before and the wording can get very tricky. They also seem to have tons of great and rare antique jewelery..... Like red, pink, and blue transitional cut diamonds.

 

[FrekeChild]

Yeah I didn''t read it the whole way through. One thing is blatantly false on there though--it says MINT, and there are definite scratches on the shoulders of that ring.

Otherwise I''m not familiar enough with Tiff jewelry enough to recognize a fake. Does their 6 prong look like that? And that stamp looks nothing like mine on my dinky little Elsa Peretti silver band...For some reason that stamp is bothering me.

 

[cofor]

My answer to why you are suspicious is that you might have heard of the world flooded by surface treated pink diamonds. That kind of treatment is not permanent and should be avoided. Had a seller here in scandinavia who actually refused to tell me if the pink diamond he was trying to sell was surface treated or not. Of course the discussion ended right there.

 

[platinumrock]

Ummm....if this is a genuine Tiffany solitaire and a genuine pink diamond (treated or untreated), why is it only going for $900? And it''s a VIVID Pink. I''m sorry, but it just seems too good to be true.

Most likely, it''s a knockoff setting with a treated stone. If this is the real deal, then somebody is about to get the deal of the century!

 

[Sharon101]

Ha.....lately I saw a real pink diamond just over 1 carat. It was going for $850,000

So clearly this diamond is the best deal going in the history of ebay....or its definately not a pink diamond by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[T L]

It''s either a color enhanced or coated stone (yes they do coat diamonds). It could also be a champagne diamond with a slight peach color, and some sellers actually do try getting away with passing those off as true fancy pink diamonds, especially if they color enhance the photo. Unfortuately this is very common, especially on ebay.