I have a 35 year old solitaire heart shaped diamond wedding ring (5/8), and I am thinking about having it remo

I have a 35 year old solitaire heart shaped diamond wedding ring (5/8), and I am thinking about having it remounted into a nicer band. My question is: how do I know that the jeweler will give me back my own diamond and won’t replace it with a lesser quality or cu. zirconium?

Ask several people you know who they may have used for jewelry work in the past – a personal referral is your best option in general. I would also suggest checking to see if there are any complaints against the jeweler with the Better Business Bureau or local police.

Good luck.

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It’s been years since i was in a wedding and the dresses they are getting are from davids bridal..Do thier dress sizes run small?? I found the same dress on ebay for a lot less and i am trying to see what size i would need. Would it have to be a size or two larger than my reg. dress size?? I really dont have time to run to davids bridal to try on to see what size i need being the bidding is ending soon…Thanks

I JUST got a few dresses from David’s bridal. Here’s the thing. I wear a size 10 in pants a size 8 in dresses.

I just bought a size 10 wedding gown and it fits like a glove. In the bridesmaid dresses, I fit into a size 8. (I am a little more “bottom heavy”) That is in the a-line style dresses.

If you are going for a slimmer style, go up another size in the wedding gown. If in doubt, go up a size because it can be altered….. BUT to save alteration costs, I’d say the bridesmaid dresses are pretty true to size, but the bridal gowns run a tad smaller.

Also, if your top and bottom are different sizes, go by the largest part of your body and have it altered.

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What type of establishment would be best to sell a gold and diamond wedding ring?

Or any other gold and diamond item.

There’s two routes on this: reselling the ring to someone who might want to use it or reselling to a jewelry store/ pawn shop/ someone in the jewelry industry.

Route 2: To get the most money for your gold and diamond item, have the ring appraised (at least the diamond) and make certain the appraiser can give you the Rapaport value of the diamond.

When you attempt to sell a diamond in good condition, the dealer is likely to make an initial offer of 60% of the diamond’s “Rap value,” according to the Rapaport Diamond Report. The report is updated each week and covers diamonds of varying color, shapes, grades, and sizes up to six carats.

Often the dealer’s offer is far less than the diamond’s appraised value. This is because the appraiser is aiming to tell you the diamond’s retail value. If your diamond’s retail value is $10,000, the Rapaport value may be $4,000. It may be $5,000. You simply won’t know unless you see a relatively current Rapaport sheet listing the qualities of your particular diamond. And the dealers know most people aren’t familiar with Rapaport value, so they’ll try to give you a lot less than the Rap value. Show you are familiar with the industry, and they’ll likely bump up the offer, though not to anything above Rap value.

Hypothetically, let’s say your diamond that was appraised at $10,000 has a Rapaport value of $5,000. That means the wholesale price of the diamond would be $5,000. The average dealer would offer you 60% of the $5,000, so you should expect the dealer’s initial offer to be $3,000. As you can see, it simply doesn’t matter to the dealer that your ring has been appraised at $10,000. To the dealer, there is no reason to expect the diamond to sell for more than the Rapaport value.

However, there are plenty of reasons a diamond could sell for less than the Rapaport price. A diamond could be chipped, have scratches, or otherwise show damage. These things happen. And dealers know it. So, if a dealer offers much less than 60% of the Rapaport value on a ring you thought was in good condition, ask why and listen with a skeptic’s ears.

The dealer looks at the gold at its market value–unless it’s a unique setting that could resell easily. Market value for gold changes every few minutes. Here’s a good source: http://www.monex.com/.

All of this can be a hassle, and some people would rather go with “Route 1″ as it is simpler.

Route 1:
Find out the specs of your diamond (from the paperwork that came with the jewelry or through an appraiser–or you can send it to a gemological laboratory, like GIA, for grading at about $100 for a 1-carat diamond). Look up the retail value of similar diamonds on a diamond search engine, like http://www.diamondpriceguru.com/. Then list your jewelry on eBay or Craig’s List to see if you can get a price that makes you happy. Posting a photo of the jewelry and a copy of the appraisal helps attract willing buyers.

I hope this helps.

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