Metatrix-re: SI2's being cleaner at local jewelers
In the past a few veteran PSers remarked that this is, in fact the case. They attributed it to the fact that pro diamond buyers pick through most of the inventory before it hits the online sites so many of the good SI2s are bought up before online shoppers ever see them listed. I don't know how true this is anymore, eg whether supply chains have shifted as a result of a growing proportion of online buyers.
In the past a few veteran PSers remarked that this is, in fact the case. They attributed it to the fact that pro diamond buyers pick through most of the inventory before it hits the online sites so many of the good SI2s are bought up before online shoppers ever see them listed. I don't know how true this is anymore, eg whether supply chains have shifted as a result of a growing proportion of online buyers.