| You cannot. You can download a picture. You can | | | | Appraisal.) |
| create a virtual design idea. You can cut and | | | | 3. Rule: How long has the company been in |
| paste. But at the end of the day, all you see on | | | | business? If less than ten years forget it. Too |
| that computer is a lot they want you to see, and | | | | many companies set up elaborate online store |
| that can have nothing to do with what they sell | | | | products, take your money, and are gone |
| you. Knowing how to buy a diamond online is | | | | tomorrow! |
| knowing that you shouldn't. Now if the question is | | | | 4. Rule: Do not buy from online consolidators (i.e. |
| how can I have a diamond sent to me from a | | | | Blue Nile) or any other company that is nothing |
| non brick-and-mortars website and protect myself | | | | more than a middle man, that will not Fully Bond |
| from getting ripped off, that's another question | | | | their product unless you are looking for high end |
| entirely!! | | | | costume jewelry. |
| Consider these Rules For Online Diamond Jewelry | | | | 5. Rule: Immediately get an independent appraisal |
| Buying | | | | verifying you got what you bought but keep in |
| | | | mind there are sandbag appraisers. |
| 1. Rule: Do they 100% have an unconditional | | | | If you just positively cannot find a local jeweler in |
| buyback policy without an expiration date? | | | | your area that you feel comfortable with, there |
| 2. Rule: Does their product come with a 100% | | | | are now online companies that can be trusted |
| guaranteed Lab Graded Appraisal? GIA, EGL, IGI, | | | | that sell Fully Bonded Diamonds but my first |
| AGS do not count! They do not guarantee their | | | | choice is to buy from a local jeweler in your |
| work. You are looking for an F.B.A. (Fully Bonded | | | | neighborhood. |