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Circe|1317177450|3027525 said:
Gypsy, do you have any pics (even angled ones) you could post of the 6.7 side-by-side with Yekutiel's stone for comparative purposes? Because, a) gotta say, I LOVE Yekutiel's stone, and think it looks a lot like the one you posted as your fave OEC facet arrangement, and, b) I think $450 is within the range I'd be willing to pay for the security of knowing my vendor would stand behind his product. But I'm still sorta curious about this 6.7 ....

Yup.

6.7 OEC.png
 
Just to throw another option out there, Mrs W found this ring for me on my thread and I LOVE the setting.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-an...taire_Rings&hash=item2a11e94b5a#ht_1267wt_942

As for the current contenders, the stone from ID looks beautiful. I think the 6.7mm could be really nice too -- I wish that seller could learn how to post better photos because she has a lot of really nice things. Tough choice!
 
kennedy|1317182360|3027575 said:
Just to throw another option out there, Mrs W found this ring for me on my thread and I LOVE the setting.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-an...taire_Rings&hash=item2a11e94b5a#ht_1267wt_942

As for the current contenders, the stone from ID looks beautiful. I think the 6.7mm could be really nice too -- I wish that seller could learn how to post better photos because she has a lot of really nice things. Tough choice!

I love that one! It's the one I posted the appraisal for. I was very seriously considering it. The seller was even willing to come down off the price. But it has a 'big deep chip" under one of the prongs, that's not completely covered by the prong. And they declined to take pictures of it for me to see, saying they didn't have the ability. So... I had to pass. I don't want a huge crack to form there and since the chip is both large and deep I'm not sure how much loss I'm looking at with a recut.

The seller of the 6.7mm is calling me tomorrow. She wants to understand what I want from a photo that she doesn't have. I think she sincerely doesn't understand.

She's very nice.
 
Gypsy|1317182855|3027582 said:
kennedy|1317182360|3027575 said:
Just to throw another option out there, Mrs W found this ring for me on my thread and I LOVE the setting.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-an...taire_Rings&hash=item2a11e94b5a#ht_1267wt_942

As for the current contenders, the stone from ID looks beautiful. I think the 6.7mm could be really nice too -- I wish that seller could learn how to post better photos because she has a lot of really nice things. Tough choice!

I love that one! It's the one I posted the appraisal for. I was very seriously considering it. The seller was even willing to come down off the price. But it has a 'big deep chip" under one of the prongs, that's not completely covered by the prong. And they declined to take pictures of it for me to see, saying they didn't have the ability. So... I had to pass. I don't want a huge crack to form there and since the chip is both large and deep I'm not sure how much loss I'm looking at with a recut.

The seller of the 6.7mm is calling me tomorrow. She wants to understand what I want from a photo that she doesn't have. I think she sincerely doesn't understand.

She's very nice.


Too bad because the setting is gorgeous and would probably cost 4k to replicate!

Hopefully the seller of the 6.7 mm will be able to provide you with what you need to make a decision. Since you don't like the mounting on that ring, I would imagine you could sell it for a few hundred, don't you think? I'll be interested to hear what she says tomorrow!
 
kennedy|1317183309|3027587 said:
Gypsy|1317182855|3027582 said:
kennedy|1317182360|3027575 said:
Just to throw another option out there, Mrs W found this ring for me on my thread and I LOVE the setting.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Platinum-an...taire_Rings&hash=item2a11e94b5a#ht_1267wt_942

As for the current contenders, the stone from ID looks beautiful. I think the 6.7mm could be really nice too -- I wish that seller could learn how to post better photos because she has a lot of really nice things. Tough choice!

I love that one! It's the one I posted the appraisal for. I was very seriously considering it. The seller was even willing to come down off the price. But it has a 'big deep chip" under one of the prongs, that's not completely covered by the prong. And they declined to take pictures of it for me to see, saying they didn't have the ability. So... I had to pass. I don't want a huge crack to form there and since the chip is both large and deep I'm not sure how much loss I'm looking at with a recut.

The seller of the 6.7mm is calling me tomorrow. She wants to understand what I want from a photo that she doesn't have. I think she sincerely doesn't understand.

She's very nice.


Too bad because the setting is gorgeous and would probably cost 4k to replicate!

Hopefully the seller of the 6.7 mm will be able to provide you with what you need to make a decision. Since you don't like the mounting on that ring, I would imagine you could sell it for a few hundred, don't you think? I'll be interested to hear what she says tomorrow!

I wouldn't sell the setting initially. It's much easier to insure a set stone than an unset one. So I'd leave it there until I could reset. No sense in spending money on a temporary setting. I would get it rhodium plated though. Just to see how the diamond looks against the white metal.
 
Just my humble opinion but I also think the ID one has a transition-y look. Personally I like large culets, so I couldn't do it but I will add that I have a very good feeling about the ID one whereas I kind of don't like the others in contention for various reasons.

My vote would be the ID one or if you're not sure it's the one that would make you happy I'd take more time looking.
 
That one from ID looks amazing to me.
 
I feel like I'm rushing.

I don't want to make another misstep. I loved the Aurora and it was much harder to give it up than I thought. I just know that it's better off with someone who appreciates the rapid fire flashes a round brilliant gives off.

I felt like those turtles in the Comcast commercials. Sticking to DSL because it's slower. LOL. I prefer step cuts and old cuts. I like the larger slower flashes of light and color. But it's important to find the right one.

My reservations on the ID stone are related to color. I was willing to drop to M to get 7mm. But for 6.5 I just want to make sure I've explored everything in my price range. BUT I love the faceting. I really do. I think it's going to be mesmerizing in real life.

I did find another, very oddly listed, OEC today that has some promise. So I think I'll feel better that I've exhausted all the options available to me.

I'm going to ask ID if I can place a hold on the stone for a few days.

I've really only been looking seriously now for 3 days. Ya know?

As for Niki's stone, I will get the new pics.
 
Listen to your reservations and take your time! New stones come on the market all the time!

I think you could ask ID to look for a similar stone but smaller and better color? But FWIW I really liked the M color AVC I owned, the color was lovely. Maybe worth seeing in person?

And the pain of parting with your Aurora will pass :)) I felt really sad for 2 days when I shipped my RB off. I cried a little. And then it passed and now I feel really good about it!

But when I am hunting and I start feeling like blaaah it is no fun, that is time to take a little break, and it sort of also means the options available might not be the right ones, ya know?
 
I actually think the ID one is freaking amazing. It looks like a very regularly cut later OEC, but still definitely an OEC, not transitional to my eye. The *other* one, the one in the YG setting, has a bigger table and might be more like a tranny. I like the ID one for you- it has the more regular center faceting that's hard to find, that you like. I like the snowflakey pattern a lot. Small table. It's got the proportions that are my total sweet spot for OECs, actually- I like them with depths similar to RBs, but small tables. Like that one.

But the color vs size thing... I can understand that being the sticking point.

Hopefully N will give you some good pics! She loves to take those half-tilted photos :rolleyes: that are such teases. Hopefully she'll come through- I seriously considered recommending that stone for my mom when she was shopping for a ring a few weeks ago, but she wanted the full deal with a setting she liked and that wasn't it. I'd love to see a profile pic to show the height of the crown. If it's got a low one, I'd say pass. Heck, I know you like smaller tables so maybe pass and hold out for a smaller tabled stone.

ETA: I looked at it again, and I think the 6.7 one has a table that's very similar in size to the 60/60 later OEC I have. Not huge, not small. Mine has a tall crown, and result is that it's a fireball. If this one has that type of high crown it could be amazing.
 
I'll be sure to ask her for a profile shot to judge crown height. Heck even if I don't buy it she might sell it just by having the right pics up.

Yeah, I'm feeling weird because DH isn't being a bit negative about this whole endeavor. And usually he's either supportive or neutral. So this is new for me. He didn't want me to sell the Aurora. But I did and I thought he'd get on board when I started OEC hunting. But he really prefers very white stones (I have an F his mother a D) and he's very VERY wary of an M stone. And he's not being mean or passive aggressive but his questions and comments are making me doubt myself. Like he said... you wouldn't be able to wear it when you are wearing your engagement ring cause it will look yellow. And I'm like... what if he's right?

ARGH. I don't want to go down to 80 points where I KNOW I could get a near colorless. And to be honest I've seen some beautiful 80 pointers. But I want SIZE. I want those chunky facets as large as they can be.

Part of me just wants to take the money from the Aurora and buy this amazing antique watch I've had my eye on that's about 1,500 and spend the rest on that honeymoon we never had. And just... forget about old cuts for a while.

I never realized how much I like having my DH like my jewelry. And I feel silly that it means so much... but it does.



ID has great policies... so I might just ask to give that one a test run.
 
I think it would definitely be worth it to have ID have ship the stone to you. There's no better way to tell if you love it or not. Of course, you post pics for us! :cheeky: I hear ya on the rushing thing. I tend to do that and while I HAVE missed one great opportunity that I'm still kicking myself about, most of the time, I learn the hard way that rushing doesn't pay off. So, take your time if you can force yourself to do so!
 
That ID stone looks gorgeous:)
 
Gypsy|1317195192|3027676 said:
I'll be sure to ask her for a profile shot to judge crown height. Heck even if I don't buy it she might sell it just by having the right pics up.

Yeah, I'm feeling weird because DH isn't being a bit negative about this whole endeavor. And usually he's either supportive or neutral. So this is new for me. He didn't want me to sell the Aurora. But I did and I thought he'd get on board when I started OEC hunting. But he really prefers very white stones (I have an F his mother a D) and he's very VERY wary of an M stone. And he's not being mean or passive aggressive but his questions and comments are making me doubt myself. Like he said... you wouldn't be able to wear it when you are wearing your engagement ring cause it will look yellow. And I'm like... what if he's right?

ARGH. I don't want to go down to 80 points where I KNOW I could get a near colorless. And to be honest I've seen some beautiful 80 pointers. But I want SIZE. I want those chunky facets as large as they can be.

Part of me just wants to take the money from the Aurora and buy this amazing antique watch I've had my eye on that's about 1,500 and spend the rest on that honeymoon we never had. And just... forget about old cuts for a while.

I never realized how much I like having my DH like my jewelry. And I feel silly that it means so much... but it does.



ID has great policies... so I might just ask to give that one a test run.

I think you raise some valid points in this post, Gypsy. I think if you give the ID stone a test run (it's a gorgeous stone!) you'll know pretty quickly whether or not you'll be happy with a lower color diamond. It will indeed look very different from your whiter diamonds, but you may really like the contrast. Or not. You really need to live with it for a few days to know for sure.
 
Gypsy said:
I feel like I'm rushing.

I don't want to make another misstep. I loved the Aurora and it was much harder to give it up than I thought. I just know that it's better off with someone who appreciates the rapid fire flashes a round brilliant gives off.

I felt like those turtles in the Comcast commercials. Sticking to DSL because it's slower. LOL. I prefer step cuts and old cuts. I like the larger slower flashes of light and color. But it's important to find the right one.

My reservations on the ID stone are related to color. I was willing to drop to M to get 7mm. But for 6.5 I just want to make sure I've explored everything in my price range. BUT I love the faceting. I really do. I think it's going to be mesmerizing in real life.

I did find another, very oddly listed, OEC today that has some promise. So I think I'll feel better that I've exhausted all the options available to me.

I'm going to ask ID if I can place a hold on the stone for a few days.

I've really only been looking seriously now for 3 days. Ya know?

As for Niki's stone, I will get the new pics.

Point the first: Take. Your. Time. In the past, I don't think I've taken more than a week, maaaaaaaaaybe two, to make my decisions, even on major purchases, even on fancy cuts, because past a certain point ... a round brilliant is a round brilliant, and even a pear is a pear, and most retail vendors have pretty good return policies so the risks aren't that high. But old cuts? Those can vary by light years, and vendors of vintage jewelry can range from being the kinds of slick professionals like the top 3 highly priced ones on eBay (who know their stuff and charge accordingly) to first-timers selling granny's rings (who might give you a deal inadvertantly, deliberately, or dishonestly, once it comes to light that granny loved zircons). And it doesn't help that the market is currently decidely weird. I started seriously searching for mine back in July, I think, and it took even impulsive little me over two months to hunt down a piece that I felt was, a) beautiful to my eye, and, b) priced at a point I felt good about. And even if what you want is a bit weird - you want a maybe high-colored OEC, I wanted fluor - it is out there somewhere, it's just a matter of finding it.

Gypsy|1317195192|3027676 said:
I'll be sure to ask her for a profile shot to judge crown height. Heck even if I don't buy it she might sell it just by having the right pics up.

Yeah, I'm feeling weird because DH isn't being a bit negative about this whole endeavor. And usually he's either supportive or neutral. So this is new for me. He didn't want me to sell the Aurora. But I did and I thought he'd get on board when I started OEC hunting. But he really prefers very white stones (I have an F his mother a D) and he's very VERY wary of an M stone. And he's not being mean or passive aggressive but his questions and comments are making me doubt myself. Like he said... you wouldn't be able to wear it when you are wearing your engagement ring cause it will look yellow. And I'm like... what if he's right?

ARGH. I don't want to go down to 80 points where I KNOW I could get a near colorless. And to be honest I've seen some beautiful 80 pointers. But I want SIZE. I want those chunky facets as large as they can be.

Part of me just wants to take the money from the Aurora and buy this amazing antique watch I've had my eye on that's about 1,500 and spend the rest on that honeymoon we never had. And just... forget about old cuts for a while.

I never realized how much I like having my DH like my jewelry. And I feel silly that it means so much... but it does.

ID has great policies... so I might just ask to give that one a test run.

Point the second: dude, call in the stone! Warm old cuts perform differently from warm modern stones, particularly step-cuts! My e-ring is a J, no doubt about it, and I love it for what it is, so I felt comfortable looking in that range for my anniversary ring; my anniversary ring is also a J (though I tried on one delicious L), and it's a whole different ball-game; something about those big chunky splashes of light tricks the eye. So see the ID stone in person before you decide one way or the other - it's worth the shipping. But if you're pretty sure M-N is too low for you and/or your husband ... I forget which part of the country you're in, but get thee to a good vintage dealer and start trying stuff on! I though I'd want a really traditional OEC, or maybe even an OMC like Haven's gorgeous piece: turned out I went for the transitionals every time. Follow your gut.

And, point the 3rd ... it's interesting how many of our spouses are turning out to have stronger feelings about our jewelry than we'd thought, isn't it! Almost worth a new thread. I'd say maybe your husband should go with you on the look-see venture for the purpose of comfort, but at the end of the day, dude. Have you ever looked at a lady and said, "Well, I'm sure she's perfectly nice, and her shoes match her purse, and she's not wearing white after Labor Day or anything, but did you notice that her diamonds are different color grades? Horrors!" And we're the eagle-eyed ones. I doubt 99.9% of the population is going to notice you're wearing two rings, much less compare the two. Sounds like maybe he's the one who's less comfortable with it? Before I found my ring, I was talking about ordering a fake-y fancy cut to see how I liked the style of faceting which could double as my e-ring stand-in while I had fat little swollen hands, and my husband sort of squirmed and said, "Yeah, but then won't it look like you're married to the sort of guy who'd try to slip a CZ over on you?" So maybe he's worried about how it might reflect on him?
 
I kindly second Circe's recommendation to take your time. It seems like you have found a number of stones that don't quite meet your criteria, but that you would be willing to take because they seem like a good deal right now. Personally, I would not focus on looking for a deal that is below your budget, but would rather look at the highest end of your budget so you can get the best size and cut that you can. There are fantastic deals on old cuts out there and if you spend some time trying on different cuts and colors, you'll be able to figure out if you have a strong preference for a specific cut and whether you really like the warmer colors. It took me almost an entire year to find my OEC, but the wait was worth it in the end.
 
Wonderful advice as usual.

Yekutiel is shipping the diamond out to me on Monday so I can inspect it in person. And he was very VERY nice about saying that if I didn't love it, we'd still be friends. I'm going to play with it for a few days to see how I feel about it, which is perfect.

My largest issue is that I ADORE the faceting on the ID stone. ADORE. And faceting is very important to me. I've seen lots of warmer colored stones in person and I wasn't that worried initially, but then I got more worried as time came to pull the trigger.

LOL. It's harder than I remember to make up my mind on a stone! Maybe I'll have more patience with our newbies looking for engagement rings now.

In the meantime, I'll keep my eyes open and see what else is around!

Tsavvy, yeah... I'm trying to be budget conscious and it's not doing me any favors.
 
"Have you ever looked at a lady and said, 'Well, I'm sure she's perfectly nice, and her shoes match her purse, and she's not wearing white after Labor Day or anything, but did you notice that her diamonds are different color grades? Horrors!' "



And Circe... LOL at the above!
 
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?
 
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

HUH! Now THAT is fascinating - how has this not been board news prior to this?!?
 
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?


Wow. Fascinating, indeed :eek:

Guess I'd better get moving on those last two half-caraters...Here I was hoping prices would follow the gold bubble burst and go *down*.
 
Circe|1317241775|3028142 said:
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

HUH! Now THAT is fascinating - how has this not been board news prior to this?!?

It is facinating is facinating is a euphemism for horrible! Will the price hikes ever end??
 
YUP.

Thought you guys might appreciate that.

I've got to say this whole search has been so enlightening. I've met incredible sellers who are just so willing to bend over backwards. I've met grumpy sellers that are just a pain (including one at a local pawn shop who swears he has a OEC for me... so I'm going to see it this weekend).

I've seen all kinds of things mislisted that are just never going to sell where they are now unless someone gets lucky.

I've found all kinds of beautiful things... a gorgeous deco crystal vase, an antique watch I'm dying to own, beautiful silverware, and some pretty knock out colored stone jewelry... that distracts and fascinate me.

The journey is a blast.

And you guys are right. MOST of the dealers are willing to sell at less than their listed prices. By quite a bit!

Here's the ID stone in a setting this time. Pretty and lots of personality.

IMG_5868.jpg
 
Dreamer_D|1317243794|3028171 said:
Circe|1317241775|3028142 said:
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

HUH! Now THAT is fascinating - how has this not been board news prior to this?!?

It is facinating is facinating is a euphemism for horrible! Will the price hikes ever end??

Apparently not - this changes things A LOT. I mean ... it's Martin Rappaport, the man who basically standardized diamond prices. If HE is noticing that the general public is taking refuge from the price hikes in the secondhand market ... we're now officially in a whole new ballgame. Dealers tend to have a standardized set of discounts off rap depending on, oh, anything from cut to fluor to stones cut "shy," which your average consumer doesn't know about: I wonder if and what the discount for an OEC would be! Gypsy, if you don't mind, I'd love to start a new thread on this quoting your guy to see what some of our professional posters have to say about this ....
 
Gypsy|1317244088|3028174 said:
YUP.

Thought you guys might appreciate that.

I've got to say this whole search has been so enlightening. I've met incredible sellers who are just so willing to bend over backwards. I've met grumpy sellers that are just a pain (including one at a local pawn shop who swears he has a OEC for me... so I'm going to see it this weekend).

I've seen all kinds of things mislisted that are just never going to sell where they are now unless someone gets lucky.

I've found all kinds of beautiful things... a gorgeous deco crystal vase, an antique watch I'm dying to own, beautiful silverware, and some pretty knock out colored stone jewelry... that distracts and fascinate me.

The journey is a blast.

And you guys are right. MOST of the dealers are willing to sell at less than their listed prices. By quite a bit!

Here's the ID stone in a setting this time. Pretty and lots of personality.

It's like living proof of what Coati and LGK were saying about OEC's facing up whiter - no way I'd guess that was an M!
 
Go for it babe.

I've seen Coati's M. That's why I thought I would be fine with M. I don't notice the color in anything but a positive way with hers. She's just lucky she got that puppy back. I was ready to name it Georgiana and run off to Spain with it.
 
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

Sooo...does this mean this is a good time to sell my OEC/transitional?
 
jjc|1317246625|3028207 said:
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

Sooo...does this mean this is a good time to sell my OEC/transitional?

Picture PLEASE!
 
Gypsy|1317246806|3028211 said:
jjc|1317246625|3028207 said:
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

Sooo...does this mean this is a good time to sell my OEC/transitional?

Picture PLEASE!

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jjc|1317247070|3028219 said:
Gypsy|1317246806|3028211 said:
jjc|1317246625|3028207 said:
Gypsy|1317239942|3028104 said:
Incidentally, especially if you are in the UK, this seller is AMAZING! http://myworld.ebay.com/haughton1956?ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1181

We started talking about his diamond and so on. And he's just been a fount of knowledge and patience.

Here's one of the things he told me:

"One other thing I'd like to touch on with you, is pricing for OEs in general. You may not be aware, but a few months ago, Rapaport started listing OEs at the same wholesale price as modern brilliants. Never before has this happened. This is down to massively increased interest in the shape, and the very obvious lack of availability. OEs, especially eyeclean and undamaged, at a carat and above, are fast becoming as rare as hens teeth. My advice would be to pick up whichever stone you are interested in sooner rather than later. I have noticed that even ebay sellers across in the USA have been putting up their listed prices by between 10 and 20% recently. The price for antique stones will, in my opinion, continue to grow."

Fascinating right?

Sooo...does this mean this is a good time to sell my OEC/transitional?

Picture PLEASE!

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:eek: What do you want for it? If it's in Kennedy's range I'm going to kill her if she doesn't consider it. I have a feeling it's way out of my range, unfortunately.
 
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