Buying Loose Diamonds Online

[PeteSB75]

Originally Posted by chippewastud79

Nice find there Quan, exactly what I was talking about. Might be a good idea to be armed with the Rapaport ahead of time

Rap sheets for several cuts: http://srdiamond.com.tw/jewelry/report_update/

Just keep in mind that the rap sheet is only about half of the equation in determining price. The real discussion is about the discount they give off the rap price. That is based on cut and on where within the half carat range the stone falls - bigger discount on 1.01 than on 1.49 - as well as how much they think they can get away with.

Best case scenario, tbh, is to deal with a jeweler that either you or a friend has done a good amount of business with. Mine gave me a fair, but not great deal on the stone, but then I got a white gold price on a platinum ring because of the business my coworkers had done with him in the past. Overall, I paid about 1200 or so for a setting that would have cost me 2-2.5k elsewhere.