I find that hard to believe. It may be somewhat of an inconvenience for him and the vendor, but I am sure they do quite a bit of business together... this is probably not the first time they have encountered something like this. I purchased a stone from a vendor , and when I had it appraised the reality was that it just did not match the certification with regard to color and clarity. The stone was already set in the mounting. At first the seller (who also obtained the stone from an outside vendor/cutter) was reluctant to return the stone. But after some serious negotiations he agreed to take the stone back. I know the original vendor has it, because it is already listed back in the diamond listings. I asked another web vendor to send me the certification to see if it was the same, and it is. Don''t give up hope. A few more calls, and he will probably change his mondDate: 2/24/2010 1:29:38 PM
Author: kristie
Well, I have been in contact with them via email and they refuse to budge. They found me a nicer 2.52 F/SI1 but I will have to pay them $14,000 MORE!!!!!
They REFUSE to do an even exchange and are taking $4000 from me as the ''trade in.'' I paid around $22,000 for it and they will only give me back $18,000 if I want to walk away. Same goes for a trade in......I only get $18,000 towards the trade.
THEY were the ones that mounted the stone so it has nothing to do with that.
The excuse for the ''no return'' is that he ordered it from an outside vendor/cutter and he told the vendor/cutter he had it sold. They ''shook'' on it so he says a deal is a deal and I CANNOT go back on it because that particular vendor would never ever sell to him again if he did this.
Did I mention that they NEVER GAVE ME THE GIA REPORT ON IT???????