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#1 qwer

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Posted 24 February 2001 - 07:33 AM

I am looking at the following stone:

Shape: Round Brilliant
Measurements: 7.40-7.45 X 4.49mm
Weight: 1.50 carats

Proportions
Depth: 60.5%
Table: 56%
Girdle: Medium to Slightly Thick, Faceted
Cutlet: None

Finish
Polish: Very Good
Symmetry: Very Good

Clarity: VS1
Color: E
Fluorescence: None

The dealer wants to sell me this particular stone for $15,500. This seems a bit high to me.

What do you think?

Thanks

#2 jan

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Posted 24 February 2001 - 10:20 AM

It looks like a fairly good deal.

There are a few that run a little less. You can e-mail me for details if you like.


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Posted 24 February 2001 - 11:50 AM

Bad deal!! Get out of there!!!

#4 qwer

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Posted 25 February 2001 - 11:51 AM

Why is this a bad deal? Is there something I'm missing?

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Posted 26 February 2001 - 01:22 PM

You are paying a premium price for that particular stone. We have 10+ diamonds in this range that are considerably less. You can check out our inventory at http://www.venicediamonds.com/onlinestore/...?id=2&cat=Round

Each diamond is GIA certified and our markup is less than 12% on each stone.

Let me know if I can help.

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#6 jan

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Posted 27 February 2001 - 06:58 AM

You are doing an injustice to this customer. The price is pretty good and marked up less than you advertised.
This is a stone with very nice proportions and a very good polish and symmetry.
The cut grade makes a tremendous difference in the price. Let's not mislead the consumers.

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Posted 28 February 2001 - 04:44 AM

Jan,

I agree that this is a great cut, but $10,333/carat is more on the high side than the low. Just my opinion. It's still a great stone.

Trevor

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Posted 28 February 2001 - 08:33 AM

Hi Trevor,
That is because it has ideal proportions, (probably) would need to see the sarin data first and also a very good polish and symmetry.

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