Verification option

[kenny]

Trust is a big issue when buying diamonds.
That is one reason people like stones with reports from labs like GIA and AGS.
But how do you know the stone you just bought wasn't swapped, either by a one-in-a-million honest mistake or worse?

You could bring it to an appraiser that you trust during the examination period.
If you can't find one you trust, or don't trust the mail, or you are just one of those people who doesn't trust anyone, or feel the fewer parties involved the better, for $70 the GIA will verify the stone you were sold - or rather the stone you hand them - is the stone on the GIA report.
You must also hand them the original report.

They have two locations, New York City and Carlsbad in Southern California.
If you live near one of these you can drive there yourself and get it back the same day, call first.
They will give you a laminated letter of verification.

Of course you DO have to trust the GIA.
If you can't do that, I guess you could go get trained and buy all the lab equipment yourself.

 

[RockDoc]

Hi Kenny

Gemprint solves that situation entirely, and in most cases is a lot less expensive than resubmitting the stone back to GIA.

But there is another issue, that you aren''t addressing.

This ugly head gets raised if the STONE ISN''T the same. What do you do? Who is to blame?

The Gemprint system has proven itself in criminal court. As long as the original stone hasn''t been recut, Gemprint can identify the stone.

Let''s say a jeweler that you took it too switched the stone. The cops can go in and image his inventory to see if the stone is actually there.

In switching issues, you have to address the requirements of proving beyond the shadow of a doubt that the original stone is or is not the same.

Further, Gemprint Co. will actually send an expert to Court at no further expense to the consumer, if their testimony is required.

See http://www.gemprint.com


Rockdoc