Doing Business with Jewels by Erica Grace

I know they’re not a PS vendor, but they are popular here so I thought I’d share my recent experience with JBEG.

I’m not really a huge fan of older cuts, so I really didn’t pay them a lot of attention until I saw the thread on here ‘Erica’s Jaw Dropping Asscher for Sale’. Of course I had to go take a look and even considered the ring, except that 3-stone and 5-stone rings really aren’t my cup of tea. So I snooped around their site and ended up on their page of modern stuff where I saw 2 Eightstar rings available. I drooled for a little while, and then closed my browsed, but I kept thinking about the 1.57 ct. A week or so later I went back to their site and it was still available, so I decided to ask a little about it.

Erica email me back saying it was still there and in-house. We got to talking back and forth about if and she told me that since it was a consignment item it would be non-returnable once it was sized. Understandable, but I was a bit concerned about dropping 12k on it. We also started talking about the 1.10 ct I-2 they had listed, and both her and Grace swore up and down it was eye clean. Between both rings being non-returnable, me being overseas where shipping takes 3 weeks or more, and the fact that I’d never seen an Eightstar from closer than 5-6 feet we had a few dilemmas. Erica worked with me to come up with a solution that worked for both of us. I decided it was worth it to take a chance on the less expensive 1.10 ct, and if I liked it I would also get the 1.57.

I paid for the 1.10, they had it sized and shipped off. Almost 4 weeks of eager anticipation later I get a box on the mail…. I opened the box-within-a-box and

Date: 5/19/2010 1:42:07 PM
Author:Lone_Wolfe

I know they’re not a PS vendor, but they are popular here so I thought I’d share my recent experience with JBEG.

I’m not really a huge fan of older cuts, so I really didn’t pay them a lot of attention until I saw the thread on here ‘Erica’s Jaw Dropping Asscher for Sale’. Of course I had to go take a look and even considered the ring, except that 3-stone and 5-stone rings really aren’t my cup of tea. So I snooped around their site and ended up on their page of modern stuff where I saw 2 Eightstar rings available. I drooled for a little while, and then closed my browsed, but I kept thinking about the 1.57 ct. A week or so later I went back to their site and it was still available, so I decided to ask a little about it.

Erica email me back saying it was still there and in-house. We got to talking back and forth about if and she told me that since it was a consignment item it would be non-returnable once it was sized. Understandable, but I was a bit concerned about dropping 12k on it. We also started talking about the 1.10 ct I-2 they had listed, and both her and Grace swore up and down it was eye clean. Between both rings being non-returnable, me being overseas where shipping takes 3 weeks or more, and the fact that I’d never seen an Eightstar from closer than 5-6 feet we had a few dilemmas. Erica worked with me to come up with a solution that worked for both of us. I decided it was worth it to take a chance on the less expensive 1.10 ct, and if I liked it I would also get the 1.57.

I paid for the 1.10, they had it sized and shipped off. Almost 4 weeks of eager anticipation later I get a box on the mail…. I opened the box-within-a-box and

. I showed it to a couple of people in the room and their reaction was “WOW, that’s a fiery diamond!” Within 10 minutes I was in my room on my computer paying the remaining balance on the 1.57. The whole time we had been emailing back and forth, and I owe Grace a pic of the 1.10 with some grenades. After the 1.57 was shipped I Erica said “If you thought the 1.10 was pretty, the 1.57 is gonna knock your socks off!” Well, she was wrong about that. Yesterday the ring finally got here I carried the box into my room and carefully opened it to reveal my new treasure. Why didn’t it knock my socks off? Because I was determined to prove her wrong and when I first got to my room I had taken my shoes and socks off and put on my sandals.

This 7.6 mm blazing sun on my finger is one of the most stunning diamonds I’ve ever seen.

OMG, their description of ‘Very Lively Diamond’ doesn’t begin to describe it. The one thing that stood out about dealing with these 2 ladies is how patient and willing to work with me they were, because the entire transaction took over 2 months. Not only that, they are 2 of the nicest, and funniest, people I’ve ever done business with. I’m going to have a pendant made with the 1.10 and you can guess who I want to do it.

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Date: 5/19/2010 4:22:51 PM
Author: dreamer_d
I am going to grant you a teensy bit of leeway given that you are in a desert and serving your country, but that will only get you so far madam. Please post photos or I shall send the PS police after you!

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Date: 5/19/2010 4:28:20 PM
Author: Lone_Wolfe

Date: 5/19/2010 4:22:51 PM
Author: dreamer_d
I am going to grant you a teensy bit of leeway given that you are in a desert and serving your country, but that will only get you so far madam. Please post photos or I shall send the PS police after you!

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Date: 5/19/2010 4:37:51 PM
Author: dreamer_d

We are mean and we carry loups and those temporary ring holders and tweezers.

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Date: 5/19/2010 5:02:26 PM
Author: Melz
If I am looking at the right ring, on their site it says vvs1?

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Date: 5/20/2010 12:12:13 PM
Author: kenny
I loooooooove Eightstar diamonds.
You are so lucky to have two.

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Date: 5/19/2010 5:55:56 PM
Author: clgwli
And here I never thought I would be willing to go below SI1 for a ring! My SI2 earrings show more noticable inclusions than that!!!

Beautiful stone and awesome review!

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Date: 5/20/2010 1:02:19 PM
Author: Lone_Wolfe

Here they both are together. The 1.10 is in a platinum Tiffany repro setting that I don''t like at all and the 1.57 is in a nice plat D Vatche Royal Crown. It''s almost a shame, but it''s coming out of there eventually because neither of these was meant to be an engagement ring. Although the though of giving the 1.57 to my BF so he can give it back to me when he proposes has gone through my evil little mind.

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Date: 5/19/2010 4:57:38 PM
Author: yssie
that''s an I2?

Apparently I should''ve dropped down a couple more clarity grades when I was searching for my stone

It looks lovely! And thanks for the fantastic review

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Date: 5/20/2010 1:06:21 PM
Author: dreamer_d

Date: 5/20/2010 1:02:19 PM
Author: Lone_Wolfe

Here they both are together. The 1.10 is in a platinum Tiffany repro setting that I don't like at all and the 1.57 is in a nice plat D Vatche Royal Crown. It's almost a shame, but it's coming out of there eventually because neither of these was meant to be an engagement ring. Although the though of giving the 1.57 to my BF so he can give it back to me when he proposes has gone through my evil little mind.

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That is not evil at all! If he resets it into a setting he chooses or at least pays for then I don't think it is odd at all

What is the color of the 1.10? It is an F or something, right?

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Date: 5/19/2010 4:28:06 PM
Author: luv2sparkle
yup, the last thing you want is a bunch of bling hungry ps women hunting you down for pictures of your pretties. Come on, give em up.

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