buying a diamond

Go to your local pawn shop they will sell you a diamond - just ake sure it is real before you go! They offered a friend R1000 for a diamond that retails for R80 grand! I couldn’t stop laughing - the owner drives a Lamborghini!
 
guys are quick to comment about other gems but seems they don't actually know anything about them...
 
Op try looking at Sapphire's I think they look much better than Diamonds.
 
D3x! said:
Baxteen and SoulTax - fscking hippies
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Woah Woah Woah there. I am sure that I prefaced my post by saying. "Not to jump on the blood diamond bandwagon here".
I was not going all hippy about diamonds. My post was focused on OP's Partner, being swept off her feet by the amount of effort and forethought he puts into her engagement ring, regardless of the stone or metal that it is made from.

Getting a diamond privately and having it set into a ring of his choosing/design is already plenty of effort and forethought. It is exactly what I did for my wife's ring. So it would be pretty hypocritical of me to turn hippy after buying a diamond myself.
 
SoulTax said:
Woah Woah Woah there. I am sure that I prefaced my post by saying. "Not to jump on the blood diamond bandwagon here".
I was not going all hippy about diamonds. My post was focused on OP's Partner, being swept off her feet by the amount of effort and forethought he puts into her engagement ring, regardless of the stone or metal that it is made from.

Getting a diamond privately and having it set into a ring of his choosing/design is already plenty of effort and forethought. It is exactly what I did for my wife's ring. So it would be pretty hypocritical of me to turn hippy after buying a diamond myself.
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:p

ok fair enough, so then just Baxteen is a hippy.
 
RichardG said:
Go to your local pawn shop they will sell you a diamond - just ake sure it is real before you go! They offered a friend R1000 for a diamond that retails for R80 grand! I couldn’t stop laughing - the owner drives a Lamborghini!
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Why would a rich guy try to sell a diamond "worth R80 grand" at a local pawn shop?
 
techead said:
Nope, but anyone with a cellphone number on their website...

/run away
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yeah I was also like O_o

I see they are in the SA Diamond building or something like that, I checked it on google maps, looked dodge. but then I jsut checked out another place, they said the diamonds are IDL certified, on checking IDL labs are in the SA diamond building at the same adress, so that seems semi legit.

on that topic, any info on IDL certification, I know GIA is tops, but what about IDL?
 
D3x! said:
yeah I was also like O_o

I see they are in the SA Diamond building or something like that, I checked it on google maps, looked dodge. but then I jsut checked out another place, they said the diamonds are IDL certified, on checking IDL labs are in the SA diamond building at the same adress, so that seems semi legit.

on that topic, any info on IDL certification, I know GIA is tops, but what about IDL?
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GIA or nothing imho. GIA or EGL are reputable, ignore anything else. Even having said that, I wouldnt touch anything besides GIA

Its not so much that GIA is "tops" but its about you getting what you paying for. Other grading you really have no assurance that you paying for colour E but its actually a G stone. Thats a lot of money.
 
techead said:
GIA or nothing imho. GIA or EGL are reputable, ignore anything else. Even having said that, I wouldnt touch anything besides GIA

Its not so much that GIA is "tops" but its about you getting what you paying for. Other grading you really have no assurance that you paying for colour E but its actually a G stone. Thats a lot of money.
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yeah fair enough.

I believe EGL SA (that is European council or something ) is good, but EGL American is dodgeville?
 
D3x! said:
Hi All,

where could one buy a diamond at a good price locally? the idea is for it to be set in a ring.

I have checked diamondource, granddiamonds etc.

Ty
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If you aren't in a hurry it might be worth waiting as there is a wholesale warehouse in the Jhb/Pta area with a reported stock of least six million carats (1200kg) of diamonds.

Unless the De Beers monopoly can corner that lot the price should drop quite nicely.
 
D3x! said:
yeah fair enough.

I believe EGL SA (that is European council or something ) is good, but EGL American is dodgeville?
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GIA > ALL

:) You should go visit Joel. He is a decent guy, and prices are good. I'm actually considering going to get another Plat band made for my wife
 
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