AllAboardTheBlingTrain
Ideal_Rock
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I’d like to weigh in about the specifics of the situation versus the specifics of the stone - I’ll leave the latter up to more knowledgeable folk.
For me, what will matter is going to be the price at which your jeweler is going to source you the replacement stone. Yes, sure, he screwed you over with your first stone, but there’s a saying in Hindi that goes - वक़्त आने पर गधे को भी बाप बनाना पड़ता है। (translated, it roughly means - in times of need, you need to make a donkey your father). Meaning, don’t cut your nose off to spite your face. Do what you need to do to get your own work done.
A $9k trade-in is nothing to sneeze at, you’re essentially looking at ~$6k benefit (since other sources offered you $2-3k for your stone). So, in case everything else works out, no matter your feelings about your jeweler, it makes sense to swallow your bitter feelings. At the end of it, you’ll have a beautiful 2ct+ stone, which you wouldn’t have had otherwise, and a valuable lesson about due diligence learned (relatively) painlessly.
Now, if the stone is a dud, or if nothing but top notch perfection creme de la creme will do, then you should cut your losses now. But if what you’re looking for is just a beautiful stone, without needing it to be top notch perfection, that gets you to the size and colour you wanted, then this is an option well worth exploring, regardless of your personal feelings towards the jeweler.
Of course, if the price of the stone is $xx elsewhere, and he offers you the stone at $xx+10k and a $9k trade-in, then you know there’s zero incentive to go with this guy, and you might as well as keep your original stone and buy this new stone from elsewhere or just go straight for the ACA or whatever else you choose to do. But if you’re actually saving $9k by going with this option and it’s a beautiful stone (as confirmed by your own eyes); absolutely take it!!
For me, what will matter is going to be the price at which your jeweler is going to source you the replacement stone. Yes, sure, he screwed you over with your first stone, but there’s a saying in Hindi that goes - वक़्त आने पर गधे को भी बाप बनाना पड़ता है। (translated, it roughly means - in times of need, you need to make a donkey your father). Meaning, don’t cut your nose off to spite your face. Do what you need to do to get your own work done.
A $9k trade-in is nothing to sneeze at, you’re essentially looking at ~$6k benefit (since other sources offered you $2-3k for your stone). So, in case everything else works out, no matter your feelings about your jeweler, it makes sense to swallow your bitter feelings. At the end of it, you’ll have a beautiful 2ct+ stone, which you wouldn’t have had otherwise, and a valuable lesson about due diligence learned (relatively) painlessly.
Now, if the stone is a dud, or if nothing but top notch perfection creme de la creme will do, then you should cut your losses now. But if what you’re looking for is just a beautiful stone, without needing it to be top notch perfection, that gets you to the size and colour you wanted, then this is an option well worth exploring, regardless of your personal feelings towards the jeweler.
Of course, if the price of the stone is $xx elsewhere, and he offers you the stone at $xx+10k and a $9k trade-in, then you know there’s zero incentive to go with this guy, and you might as well as keep your original stone and buy this new stone from elsewhere or just go straight for the ACA or whatever else you choose to do. But if you’re actually saving $9k by going with this option and it’s a beautiful stone (as confirmed by your own eyes); absolutely take it!!
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