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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rte, post: 26192765, member: 78199&quot;]Now that you mentioned this...</p><p>I was buying a Distressed Diamond for $8500 <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Sight unseen just a picture and a receipt of what the seller said he paid for the ring.</p><p>The 1.4 carat GIA Certified Round diamond was retailing for around $17,000.</p><p>After a lot of back and forth with the seller, I finally talked him into what I thought would be best for both of us.</p><p><b>Mind you we are both on opposite sides of the country.</b></p><p>I didn&#039;t want to send him $8500 and he didn&#039;t want to send me a ring he spent $20k on.</p><p>Reasonable Enough RIGHT?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I found a broker that would hold my money and his ring until both parties were happy and ready to deal.</p><p><b>I sent my money to the Broker, he sent the ring.</b></p><p>After the broker verified the diamond was what it was (1.4ct VS 1 GIA Certified ideally cut)</p><p>I had the broker remove the diamond from the ring and send the diamond back to GIA to get it recertified and laser Inscribed with the new certification number.</p><p>As soon as GIA had the work done I had the broker send the seller back the rest of his ring and my money.</p><p>GIA sent the diamond to Texas to a custom jeweler that was making me a custom engagement ring.</p><p>I paid all the fees for the broker, shipping costs and GIA costs...jeweler costs and I won&#039;t tell you what I paid for the final product <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>At this point I would contact the seller and see if they are willing to wait for a certification or get it certified and then proceed.</p><p>It gets a little sticky and the guide lines should have been brought up before the sale...hard to do when it&#039;s an Auction type setting and not a BIN.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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