your rock isn't insured, is it? this is the reason for the appraisal. cya, bro.
Tony wrote: > spot on crit. > > and g. all i can say is FUCK the color/cut/clarity... who cares. > what avg. person has a loupe at their house/out at a bar/anywhere really. > > bottom line is size, no one notices the imperfections... they really dont. > now, im not saying go get a piece of glass, cut it up, and expect it to look > good, but for the love of god dont spend too much. > > who cares about an appraisal, pawn shops dont pay but a hundred dollars > or so for a ring anyway. and why would anyone sell one... once its given > its given. i know its ours to take back if they leave us, but if my wife > leaves > me, the ring is going in the ocean anyway, i dont want to think about it > ever again. > > tw > > On 1/25/06, Andrew Jackson III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>it's money that could be spent towards a future. >> >>it's a waste >> >>On 1/25/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Still goes back to what you can afford. >>> >>>Also, size isn't really as important as quality. A 2 carat rock that is >>>SI-3, I color, may be big...but under a loupe it's gonna look really really >>>ugly. And wait until she tries to get it appraised and the jeweler gets this >>>horrified look on his face. >>> >>>My suggestion would be to stay under a carat (prices really jump between .9 >>>and 1), and keep your color at H or above, and clarity at SI-2 or above. >>> >>> >>> >>>>i think the general rule should be 1 carat or less for the engagement. >>>>unless you play in the nba, nfl, mlb or for ohio state. >>>> >>>>really. why go bigger? she might fucking leave you... she might lose >>>>it... >>>>you have no where to go up from a larger one... what are you going to do >>>>go from a 2 carat to a 3? fuck that. start manageable and go up from >>>>there. >>>> >>>>:) tw >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194249 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
