Jewlsplus2
Rough_Rock
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- Mar 7, 2006
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Hi! I''m new here - it looks like you all have a lot of knowledge of diamonds and I''m trying to find out how to proceed. Can anyone help?
My parents died a couple years ago - and my mom left a diamond anniversary band that my sister has possession of. It''s a platinum ring with 3 diamonds that total 1.8 carats. My mom had an appraisal done sometime in 2003 and it was worth $11,000. We can''t divide or share this ring - so we are looking into selling it. However, my sister now tells me the bigger middle diamond is chipped. The chip is not visible to the naked eye but she can feel it.
My questions are:
1. Is it possible for the diamond to be chipped? I thought diamonds were very hard to chip.
2. How does one go about selling an existing ring? Would I need a current appraisal first and then go to a jeweler to see if they''ll buy it? Should we try to sell to a jeweler on consignment?
3. What are the odds of getting any kind of value out of this ring?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Jules
My parents died a couple years ago - and my mom left a diamond anniversary band that my sister has possession of. It''s a platinum ring with 3 diamonds that total 1.8 carats. My mom had an appraisal done sometime in 2003 and it was worth $11,000. We can''t divide or share this ring - so we are looking into selling it. However, my sister now tells me the bigger middle diamond is chipped. The chip is not visible to the naked eye but she can feel it.
My questions are:
1. Is it possible for the diamond to be chipped? I thought diamonds were very hard to chip.
2. How does one go about selling an existing ring? Would I need a current appraisal first and then go to a jeweler to see if they''ll buy it? Should we try to sell to a jeweler on consignment?
3. What are the odds of getting any kind of value out of this ring?
Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
Jules