Opinions in this Etsy Vendor.

[HayleyMarie]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/173479296/engagement-ring-1-carat-ruby-ring-with?ref=favs_view_4

I am lusting so hard for this ring. But I am pretty sure I would not buy from a seller all the way in Hong Kong. A little out my comfort zone perhaps since I am a newbie at this. But who knows.

Anyone on here have any experience with SteveJewelry? aka Steve Cheen. He says in his info that he makes all his own settings ext ext Any huge red flags?

Thanks heaps and bounds PSers

Hayley

 

[FrekeChild]

You'll note that he says nothing about treatment of the ruby...and the price for the whole ring is not that high. Semi-mounts by themselves typically cost that much.

I would not buy this ring.

 

[T L]

The setting, and the others in his store look like the typical settings that you can find from various ebay Chinese sellers that mass produce them in factories.

Here are some of those vendors on ebay that you can check out to see if they have something similar, but at a lower cost.

Ebay Setting Vendors
Lan.bo4 - http://www.ebay.com/sch/lan.bo4/m.html
diamondmounts - http://myworld.ebay.com/diamondmounts/
jewe2004 - http://stores.ebay.com/jewe2004
LOGR (Lord of Gem Rings) - http://stores.ebay.com/Lord-of-Gem-Rings
leejewelry
beyondjewelry3

The ruby is suspect because like Freke said, he didn't mention treatment.

 

[chrono]

In his Policies section, he claims that all his stones are 100% genuine and natural unless otherwise stated. I don't know if his definition of natural means it isn't synthetic or if it means 100% untreated. Based on the asking price, I have my doubts that the ruby is untreated.

 

[HayleyMarie]

Thanks guys. I kinda figured as much. I love the rings design so if I go in that direction I will just use it as a design idea to work of off. Your guys are fantastic

 

[pregcurious]

If you're okay with a highly treated ruby, this might be okay if you are paying for the setting only, and a setting fee. I don't know about the cost of the setting.

A ruby of that size and clarity with no treatment would be very expensive. You can look at the prices of rubies here:
www.africagems.com