Sheridan - buying diamonds in Tucson is like buying diamonds anyplace
- except you have more from which to choose. That said, if you are
confident in your ability to grade with a loop under less than ideal
conditions, go for it. If not, get help from a jeweler that
regularly buys diamonds. I guess the down side to buying at a trade
show is that you may never see the dealer again, and I like to know
that my dealer will stand behind what I buy - like when I bought the
diamond a customer (and friend) chose and then the customer decided
that he didn’t want to get married. I could have stuck the customer
with the stone - but when I called my dealer and asked if he could
help - he said sure, bring it back. And I have a customer for life,
and so does my dealer.
Judy Hoch