I''m not buying it? IS it me or does this smell fishy?

[Freedom]

I''m doing some homework on selling my jewelry and I came across these....

Something is dreadfully wrong with this...

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/for/51823778.html

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/for/51916581.html

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/for/51916069.html

Could they be stolen??

 

[MrsFrk]

Those are incredibly cruddy stones. Who knows, maybe the seller bought them in a lot, had them set, and is trying to make a buck.

 

[belle]

those qualify for the "frozen spit" category...........

 

[MrsFrk]

Yup. Frozen monkey spit. Blech.

 

[Freedom]

That''s really funny!! Frozen spit. They really do look like that.....

What''s up with the high appraisals? I''m familar with GIA and AGSL. What''s EGL?

 

[Diamonds4Me]

Unfortunately those aren''t the only ones out there. I can''t tell you how many I''ve come across that would have been a 1.50 ct I3x1,000,000 (ok, a little exaggerated

) and still priced out as if I were looking at mine! Wishful thinking on their part. But something isn''t right about it at all. I found a lot on bid4assets.com.

 

[Diamonds4Me]

ITEM # DRS03800

DIAMONDS
WEIGHT: 1.50CT
SHAPE CUT: ROUND
MEASUREMENTS: N/A
POLISH: VERY GOOD
SYMMETRY: VERY GOOD
CLARITY GRADE: SI2
COLOR GRADE: F - G
DO THE MATH
WHOLESALE RAPAPORT ON THE DIAMONDS IS
$6,400.00 PER CARAT
DIAMONDS WHOLESALE COST IS
$9,600.00
GOLD WHOLESALES FOR
$15.00 PER GRAM
GOLD''S WHOLESALE COST IS
$55.00
WHOLESALE COST OF THIS RING + LABOR IS
**$9,700.00**
THE RETAIL REPLACEMENT VALUE FOR
THIS DIAMOND SOLITAIRE RING IS
**$29,100.00**
A TRUE VALUE
FREE LACQUERED MAHOGANY WOOD & LEATHER BOX
WITH EVERY PURCHASE ON SELECT ITEMS
RETAIL VALUE FROM
$25.00 - $99.00 SAMPLE RING BOX

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. If that''s a $29,000 diamond then I''m a furry ape. I must be sporting a freakin'' fortune by their standards. And SI2? I dunno. I''ve seen I1s cleaner than that...

 

[i_like_tiffany_please_dont_hate_me]

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/for/51823778.html

it is really sad that some lady is going to be given that ring

and $16,890 for this ring...??? yeah right!!!

I am the farthest thing from an expert, but that ring smells like a fishermans armpit


clarity - I2 (slightly included)

if it was slightly included it would be SI. and that pic... there are more spots on that diamond than on your average McDonalds worker''s face!


colour - f
can anyone see the colour past the inclusions?

cut - round brilliant
wow! information overload... so I think we can also assume it is a crappy cut too


for $17,000 you could get these from whiteflash in a platinum tiffany setting...

a 1.60, a cut above, hearts and arrows cut, F, SI1, for $14500
a 1.77, ideal cut, F, VS2, for $15,500
a 1.89, very good cut, G, VS2, for $15,500
a 2.01, good cut, F, SI1, for $15,000

AND have $1500-$2500 for the wedding dress/wedding/honeymoon/home/kids/whatever