Why is this one so much cheaper?

[I Love Carats]

I give, I can''t figure out why this stone is so much cheaper than others of the same Color/Clarity. Can someone help me out? Thanks!

http://www.jamesallen.com/diamonds/F-SI2-Ideal-Cut-Round-Diamond-1239575.asp

 

[Lorelei]

Could be the stone is not eyeclean, the very strong blue fluorescence ( you would need to check if this makes the stone look cloudy in some lights, if it does then that could account for the price) or just price variation, the price does look low.

 

[I Love Carats]

Makes sense. Do you think the AGS cert has anything to do with it?

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/3/2009 1:52:07 PM
Author: I Love Carats
Makes sense. Do you think the AGS cert has anything to do with it?

AGS reports are normally on a par with GIA to more expensive.

 

[stone-cold11]

Ditto.

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 7/3/2009 2:19:02 PM
Author: Stone-cold11
Ditto.

Hey SC, you are being paged!

https://www.pricescope.com/forum/who-s-who/so-stone-cold11-tell-us-about-you-t119158.html

* quick threadjack*

 

[chrono]

The stone has potential to NOT be eye clean. There are quite a few large-ish black spots on the table. There is also a slight discount for strong blue fluorescence in colourless graded stones (DEF).

 

[I Love Carats]

How can you tell there are large-ish spots on the table besides looking at the picture?