no, but the money would be nice to have back. Tony wrote: > i guess to me, the rock symbolized an event. > if i lost it, i mean, if she lost it... why replace it? > it would never be THAT rock, that i gave her on THAT day. > > tw > > On 1/25/06, Ray Champagne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >> > >
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