Diamond advise

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Looking at buying a diamond and having it set separately. If I were to buy something like this:-

http://www.b2cjewels.com/dd-3544684-0.75-carat-Mar...


How do things like duty, vat etc work? Also, is this a good price?

Cheers

Simon

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Turn7 said:

Mrs T says its a good price, but has no idea on vat etc.

Thanks Mrs T

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ecain63 said:

Prices are comparable to uk trade values. As I diamond buyer I can say that with commitment.

Having no idea on what the mark up would be in your trade, would you say I would save money sourcing a stone this way or for a small premium it would be advisable to look for a UK dealer.

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ecain63 said:

Depends how reliable you want them to be regarding possible issues. Easy to return or alter specs if the dealer is in the uk. Pain in the bum if you have a problem and you have to send a stone back to America. I can give you a price Monday if you want?

That would be great, thanks.

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ecain63 said:

We found that exact diamond in the register. My advice: buy it. Its priced at buyers market value so there is no profit for anyone other than you. Nearest I could get was 50% higher due to dollar and vat.

Taken your expert advise and ordered it, thanks!


Now to start thinking about a mount.

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ecain63 said:

ali_kat said:

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Now to start thinking about a mount.

Eddie can help with that too

Yes, that I can certainly help with!

Sorry Eddie, I've been a complete numpty. I've read and enjoyed your threads on here but didn't associate your advise on my thread with yours. I'll definitely be in touch once the stone arrives, thanks once again for your advise

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The stone arrived yesterday morning, so just need to sort the mount out now.

Eddie, YHM