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Originally Posted by aflex
lol, thanks for your advice. I was an apprentice for a diamond dealer for 3 years.Your "bottom of stone" theory is completely false. Research how a diamond is cut to bring out the most "fire" or sparkle. Anything near the "bottom of the stone" would totally fuck that theory up.
SI-I are shit.
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Well I never claimed to be an expert....but the vast majority of engagement rings sold are SI1 and SI2....it's what most people can afford. If that's not "good enough" for you, then so be it.
Busterporn
As for the ebay thing, I've bought 2 diamonds from ebay and didn't have a problem either time. I used escrow.com the first time and had a 10 day money back guarantee from the seller the 2nd time, which ebay/paypal would have honored had I returned the ring. (I called them to make sure before I sent the funds via paypal)
If someone wants to pay more at a local jeweler then feel free. However, unless you're an expert in diamonds, you're not going to know if the ring is worth what the seller says it's worth until you take it somewhere else to get an appraisal. Which is what you can do with a diamond bought from ebay also.
