Cory
San Antonio,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, May 19, 2006
Send it in for recertification. I read somewhere where there was some scandal going on over at GIA over overgrading stones, for certain large volume customers. They're suppose to be trying to clean up their act or something to that effect. I have customers who come in with certs that aren't worth the paper they're written on. One vendor came in with some, to try and sell me some stones that had vastly overgraded certs. His point was; since you didn't grade 'em you're not responsible for "em. I threw him out. I see those overgraded stones all the time, at the chain stores. All the customer knows is, IT HAS A CERT. The bargin hunters think they're getting a great "deal" when they buy from these discounters or online but as you found out, they're not such a great deal afterall. If you send it in for recertification and it comes back from GIA or EGL more then one grade lower, you might have a case. You didn't say what size your stone was so it's hard to say whether you paid too much for it. What I've found most often is that people pay the right price, hence the great deal, but the grade is off so they think they're getting a better stone at a cheaper price which isn't really true after all.