Re: Ebay Diamonds

"papa smurf" <DSOldham@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Hello All,
>
> I am in the market for loose diamonds.  I have been to several stores
> in my area, but recently decided to look at how diamonds are selling
> on E-Bay.  From what auctions I have found, diamonds sell considerably
> less on E-Bay.  I am interested in purchasing diamonds on E-Bay;
> however, my dilemma is the following:
> 1. I feel uncomfortable making such an expensive purchase over a wire
> without seeing my product first.
> 2. I worry that I=92m getting scammed.
> 3. I wonder if I truly am getting the best deal.
> 4. I=92m not sure what probing questions to ask for my protection.
> Can anyone offer good suggestions as to how I can protect myself while
> making such a large purchase?  I would also love to hear from folks
> who have actually purchased diamonds on e-bay.  I appreciate your
> advice and time!

Diamonds without a certificate of origin these days may be 'blood
diamonds'.

Pass them through an international border (by post or in your pocket) you 
stand a chance of getting them impounded.

These days the diamond investment market is plunging like a stone.  It's
an 
artificial market that has a very limited lifetime now that everyone has 
realised that it's a cartel cheating them.

Buy rubies,  you can't fake them or manufacture them.

-- 
William Black


I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time,  like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.