[Jewelry making - Article 00453] - Re: [Orchid] Why "Pre-Cert" diamonds?

[Lee]

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>     I had something worse actually happen to me. I had purchased what I
>     thought were VS and I had purchased 50 of these diamonds in
>     different sizes. They came pre-certified but I felt a little
>     suspicious and had my own appraisals on them before I even saw
>     them. 

    What do you mean when you say the stones were pre-certified? By
    whom? 

    Were these stones purchased in response to your inquiry of a source
    for "High quality lab created diamonds" in March of this year? Do you
    realize that genuine lab-created diamonds cost nearly the same amount
    as natural diamonds? Did you purchase these on a venue such as eBay,
    for very little money? And how did you get them 'appraised' without
    seeing them first? What did this 'appraisal' cost? 

    I think the first lesson here is to know your materials, their
    standard pricing, and reliable vendors, before you buy. If you are
    selling what you make, your customers deserve to know what is really
    being included in their purchase. I've had countless people try to
    sell me CZ's as diamonds, gold plated as solid gold, german silver as
    real silver, etc. If you aren't 100% sure what you are using, I think
    you shouldn't be selling it. 

Lee Cornelius
Vegas Jewelers
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