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Questions: Buying a ring
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<blockquote data-quote="mblgjr" data-source="post: 4830644" data-attributes="member: 13336"><p>I hate to say it, but at Tiffany's you're paying for the name, not the product.</p><p></p><p>A LOT of my local jewlers use a 20% markup (I.E. cost plus 20% or more).</p><p></p><p>I was engaged, did a TON of research, got an awesome ring/diamond at a very good price, but alas, things were called off. I did manage to return the ring, but they guy kept all his profit, plus a little. I managed to pay cost plus 12% on the initial buy, however the return was a PITA.</p><p></p><p>At any rate, visit this site for all you want to know about diamonds, etc.:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pricescope.com" target="_blank">www.pricescope.com</a> READ A LOT, educate yourself. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.goodoldgold.com" target="_blank">www.goodoldgold.com</a> is also a very nice site and well organized.</p><p></p><p>The 4 C's are merely the basics to a diamond. </p><p></p><p>I got a .85, VS1, E, round, Ideal cut....this stone was like no other I had seen in a store. I got it for waaay less than what stores wanted for other inferior/smaller stones. </p><p></p><p>Color isn't as easily seen as cut. Cut and size are what make the stone more impressive on first glance. </p><p></p><p>Colored stones are different, but I don't have a clue as to how you go about choosing them. The first site I mentioned covers pretty much everything I can think of. It is a very friendly forum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mblgjr, post: 4830644, member: 13336"] I hate to say it, but at Tiffany's you're paying for the name, not the product. A LOT of my local jewlers use a 20% markup (I.E. cost plus 20% or more). I was engaged, did a TON of research, got an awesome ring/diamond at a very good price, but alas, things were called off. I did manage to return the ring, but they guy kept all his profit, plus a little. I managed to pay cost plus 12% on the initial buy, however the return was a PITA. At any rate, visit this site for all you want to know about diamonds, etc.: [url]www.pricescope.com[/url] READ A LOT, educate yourself. [url]www.goodoldgold.com[/url] is also a very nice site and well organized. The 4 C's are merely the basics to a diamond. I got a .85, VS1, E, round, Ideal cut....this stone was like no other I had seen in a store. I got it for waaay less than what stores wanted for other inferior/smaller stones. Color isn't as easily seen as cut. Cut and size are what make the stone more impressive on first glance. Colored stones are different, but I don't have a clue as to how you go about choosing them. The first site I mentioned covers pretty much everything I can think of. It is a very friendly forum. [/QUOTE]
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