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by Sweet Baby Jane on January 11th, 2008

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I have a .8 ct round diamond in my wedding set. I would like to upgrade to 2 ct by trading in my diamond and paying the difference. Anyone know what I can expect to pay? I know cut, clarity, etc. affect this, so just a ballpark would be nice. Thanks!

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  • by omnicurious on January 14th, 2008

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    If you know how the diamond in your wedding set grades in terms of color and clarity, and what grades you're willing to accept in a larger stone, you might get some idea by looking on ebay for prices for similar stones.

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on January 14th, 2008

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    According to this site (http://www.pricescope.com/), you can expect to pay about $4600 for a very yellow stone up to almost $28,000 for a really high quality stone.

    However, let me just add this. In my opinion (and that of my gemology teacher) anything over about 1 carat is getting a bit big for a ring. Personally, if find rings with bigger stones to be rather gaudy. Something in the size range about which you are asking is more appropriate in something like a pendant or broach, but it is your choice, of course.

    Oh, and one other thing. The above prices are for natural diamonds. Personally, I prefer to go with synthetic. With a synthetic, you don't have to worry about possibly supporting some bloody guerrilla army or the de Beers cartel and you can get a much, much better price on your diamond.
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    Addendum:

    I edited this answer to remove the link to a site that I thought was selling synthetic diamonds. I found the site by doing an internet search for synthetic diamonds and the entry for this site said, "Flawless Synthetic Diamonds..." However, as I looked closer at the properties that they reported for their gemstones, I realized that there was no way they could be diamonds. Further examination of their website revealed that what they sell are diamond simulants rather than synthetic diamonds. Thus I took the website down, lest it continue to give the wrong impression as to what the person is actually purchasing.

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