How to Buy a Diamond Insider Secrets for Getting Your Money's Worth

Name: How to Buy a Diamond Insider Secrets for Getting Your Money's Worth
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ISBN: 9781402215063

ISBN-10: 1402215061

ISBN-13: 9781402215063

Edition: 6th 2008

Authors: Fred Cuellar

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Newly revised, and completely updated, How to Buy a Diamond is the only book that includes wholesalers' secret pricing charts that you, the public, never get to see! The charts are broken down by carat, clarity and color-including the various grades of color. Buying a diamond can be one of the most important and intimidating purchases you ever make. Whether you're getting engaged or buying for an anniversary, investment or "just because," How to Buy a Diamond will take the pressure and uncertainty out of getting the best diamond for your money. Endorsed by the National Bureau of Fraud Prevention in Washington, DC, this valuable resource provides the information you need to understand the…

Book details

List price: $20.99
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Fred Cuellar is founder and president of Diamond Cutters International and is known as one of the world#39;s top diamond experts. Cuellar is accredited in diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America. Cuellar is the official diamond expert for MSNBC, Men#39;s Health, AOL#39;s theknot.com and The Wedding Network, and Icon magazine. He has been featured and discussed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC#39;s Today Show, CBS Morning News, CNN, ESPN, the Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly, In Style as well as over 100 other news and talk shows. He lives in Houston, Texas.



Preface


Foreword


Introduction


The Shortcut


B.E.S.T



The 4 Cs


Carat Weight


Clarity


Color


Cut


Proportions Made Easy


Proportion and Price


GIA Classes of Cuts


The 61 Percent Factor


Artificial Lighting


Super Cuts


High Definition Diamonds


Proportion Questionnaire Sheet



Cost


Diamond Price Tables


Buying Shy


To Thine Own Self Be True


Too Good to Be True



Ring Settings


Accents


Adding Color


A Word about Gold


... And Platinum


Palladium VP



Picking the Jeweler


Jeweler Questionnaire Sheet


Who's Your Jeweler?


Bonded Jewelers


Who Will Help Me Now?


The Gift of Jewelry


Gift Questionnaire Sheet


The New York Diamond District


Disposable Jewelry


Buying Diamonds on the Internet


Certifiable? Lab Grading Reports


GIA's Bribery Scandal


Fine Print


Real versus "Fake" Diamonds


The Imposters


Making the Purchase



Tricks of the Trade


Blue Diamond Blues


The "50% Off " Sale


Bait and Switch


Is White Really White?


Grade Bumping


The Fraction Scam


The Old Switcheroo


The Sandbagger


The Vanishing Act


The Dirty Dozen


Torquing


Inscription Deception


Pillow Tops


The "True Weight" of Diamonds


Diamond Mysteries - Things Aren't Always What They Seem



Common Myths about Diamonds



After the Purchase


Insurance


Dirty Diamonds


Dos and Don'ts


Some Final Suggestions


Cleaning Your Diamond


Jewelry Care Guide



"Will You Marry Me?"


Planning the Perfect Proposal


Five Proposal Styles


Soul Mate or Cell Mate?


Crack the Case on Your Boyfriend's Proposal Plans


For Men Only


For Women Only



Buying Your 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Diamond


New Marriage


Replacement Diamond


Diamond Upgrades


Trade-ins


Special Occasions and Gifts



How to Sell a Diamond



Appraisal



Rapaport Value



Buyers


Antique or "Estate" Jewelry 292



Anniversaries and Occasions


Conclusion


Inside the Diamond Business


Appendices


Index


About the Author