| When it comes to diamonds, there are
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| | you think you are getting something
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| numerous scams to avoid. Most scams are
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| | special. Jewelry stores also like to show
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| minor, but there are some major ones that
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| | their diamonds in bright lights. Lights
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| come up from time to time concerning the
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| | make diamonds shine. Ask to see the
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| buying and selling of diamonds. Scams
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| | diamond in a different, darker type of
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| occur simply because most people who buy
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| | lighting as well.
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| diamonds - for whatever reasons - don't
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| | Some truly unscrupulous jewelers target
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| know that much about diamonds. Therefore,
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| | those who want appraisals on diamonds
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| they are easily fooled.
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| | that were given to them as gifts or that
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| A common scam that most jewelry stores
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| | were purchased elsewhere. They will try
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| participate in is the Carat Total Weight
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| | to tell you that the diamond is
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| scam. The tag on the piece of jewelry,
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| | worthless, or worth less than it actually
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| usually a ring, only states the total
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| | is worth - and offer to take it off your
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| carat weight of all diamonds in the
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| | hands or trade it for a much better
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| piece, instead of listing the total
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| | diamond, along with the cash to make up
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| weights separately for each diamond.
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| | the difference. This is called low
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| This leads consumers to believe that the
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| | balling. Get a second, third, and even a
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| main diamond in the piece is actually
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| | forth opinion before taking any action.
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| bigger than it is. Ask what the total
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| | Another common dirty trick is to switch
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| carat weight of the center stone is. Also
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| | the diamond you have chosen and paid for
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| beware of fractions. Jewelry stores are
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| | with one of lesser quality and value when
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| allowed to round off diamond weights.
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| | you leave it to be set in a piece of
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| This means that if the jeweler tells you
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| | jewelry, or leave a diamond ring to be
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| that it is a ¾ carat diamond, it is
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| | sized. The only way to avoid this is to
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| probably between ½ and ¾ carat - but
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| | do business with one trustworthy jeweler.
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| closer to ¾.
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| | Avoid jewelers that you have not done
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| Jewelry stores often run 'fluorescence'
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| | business with in the past.
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| scams to varying degrees. Referring to a
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| | There are many more scams that jewelry
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| diamond as a blue-white diamond is such a
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| | stores commonly pull on unsuspecting
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| scam. A blue-white diamond sounds very
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| | consumers. Just use your best judgment,
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| unique and special, but in fact, this
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| | and purchase your diamonds with the
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| type of diamond is of lesser quality -
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| | utmost care and consideration.
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| even though the jeweler will try to make
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