Buying Loose Diamonds Online

[white_s2k]

Originally Posted by mhailey

I don't think I would every buy a loose diamond on line. Too much variation in color, clarity, quality. I would need to see the stone, look at it through a eyeglass, see the quality of the stone, see any imperfections, ... .

You might get a good stone online, but I just would never do it. Kind of like buying a car without seeing the title.

Matt

Most of the big vendors I have come across online (Blue Nile, Union Diamond), all show the actual GIA certificate online for every diamond they are selling. Seems like a pretty good representation of what the diamond will look like. But I see where you're coming from too..

Originally Posted by Wolfgang

The ones online clearly dont shine as much as the ones from the local B&M

I was waiting for that..