Year old GIA lab dates?

[Rockingout]

A diamond I am looking at has was lab cert in March 2004, should throw up any red flags about the diamond? Why has this diamond been on the market for so long? yada yada. Or is this normal. Thanks for all the comments.

It is a 2 carat princess cut.

 

[strmrdr]

Its fairly normal on a 2ct stone for the certs to be a little older.
They dont move as fast as the 1ct and under stones.

 

[Rockingout]

thanks for the quick response!!

 

[eks6426]

How about on fancy shapes? I was looking at radiants and many of the GIA certs were from 2003 or early 2004.

 

[oldminer]

Unless you worry if the stone has been "used" during this period of time and possibly suffered some sort of damage because of being worn, then there is no other reason to be concerned about a year or two in the cert date. While many will say the standards have gradually eroded, this would mean an older document was more strict and actually favored the buyer..... Sometimes a stone doesn''t sell as fast as one would hope and for no other reason the cert goes a bit stale. Generally, it is unimportant. Consumers with worries should make their fears known and see what a dealer/seller might offer to them to relieve their anxiety.