Dreamer_D
Super_Ideal_Rock
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- Dec 16, 2007
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I am thoroughly enjoying my new Aurora band but have been feeling like I also want a more traditional solitaire look to wear sometimes. A carat would be nice, I was dreaming 
I had a small budget from selling off most of my jewelry on DB.I decided the secondary market was the way to go, so I set out to find an old cut.
I trolled Ebay and Ruby Lane basically all the time. I learned from ForteKitty, Gypsy, Yssie, and Kelpie, reigning Ebay Queens, that you only find real deals if you take risks. Calculated risks -- only buy from a vendor with a great reputation and a good return policy, but look for vendors who have crappy photos and perhaps don't typically sell diamonds.
One night I came accross a likely candidate. Crappy photos, check. Doesn't sell diamonds, check. Good reputation (seller is on ebay and has 99.8% positive feedback and 10000+ sales), check. I offered $1200 and asked for a seven day inspection period. Seller agreed.
Here is the original listing on Ruby Lane: http://www.rubylane.com/item/756653-100/Stunning-Estate-Gold-18K-Karat
Here are the photos that showed promise to me. It was a risk to buy. All I knew was the ring came from an 85 year old woman from Kentucky, it was about 3/4, and it was in an 18k gold ring. Further questions to the seller told me she could not see any white or black specs in the stone And that is all I knew!
I had a small budget from selling off most of my jewelry on DB.I decided the secondary market was the way to go, so I set out to find an old cut.
I trolled Ebay and Ruby Lane basically all the time. I learned from ForteKitty, Gypsy, Yssie, and Kelpie, reigning Ebay Queens, that you only find real deals if you take risks. Calculated risks -- only buy from a vendor with a great reputation and a good return policy, but look for vendors who have crappy photos and perhaps don't typically sell diamonds
. One night I came accross a likely candidate. Crappy photos, check. Doesn't sell diamonds, check. Good reputation (seller is on ebay and has 99.8% positive feedback and 10000+ sales), check. I offered $1200 and asked for a seven day inspection period. Seller agreed.
Here is the original listing on Ruby Lane: http://www.rubylane.com/item/756653-100/Stunning-Estate-Gold-18K-Karat
Here are the photos that showed promise to me. It was a risk to buy. All I knew was the ring came from an 85 year old woman from Kentucky, it was about 3/4, and it was in an 18k gold ring. Further questions to the seller told me she could not see any white or black specs in the stone
And that is all I knew!
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