Dreamer_D
Super_Ideal_Rock
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- Dec 16, 2007
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Yes Auctions are mega risky for all the reasons MDS says. The one ner me some sellers have papers for their stuff. I take my calipers, high quality 10x loupe, and other diamonds I own. Using those you can get a sense of the specs for the stone. Then I look up comps for the worst case scenerio, and would set the budget there. There is a point where a diamond is a deal no matter what its specs Like there was a 2.96ct stone that sold for $10k. If it had no visible inclusions, and was not champagne colored or worse, then really, that is at least a fair price no matter what! Recently, there was a 1.3ct stone that was an old cut. I looked at it -- it was FILTHY and quite tinted, but so dirty I could not tell really what its body color was! Could have been o-p. But I could not really see inclusions. Anyways, I did not bod but it sold for $1500. That is a steal for the carat weight for a nice looking stone no matter its specs. Anyways, those are the types of situations where I would consider an auction. I would also consider a less clear deal if the stone was gorgeous and I was fairly certain I was at least not getting hosed -- amazing OECs are so rare, that paying a weensy bit more might not be so horrible.