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April 19, 2005
You get what you pay for
Or why buying jewelry from eBay is a bad idea. Richard insisted that there were perfectly decent bands to be had on eBay at a fraction of the cost of the ones I wanted from Blue Nile. So, when we ordered my engagement ring, I ordered the platinum band that I'd wanted originally, so that we would have something to compare the eBay band to.
I purchased the eBay band for Richard on April 1st. It just arrived today.
Now, I'm not one to bitch about waiting for something to arrive (hah!), but if the band had been even vaguely similar to the one from Blue Nile, I would have sucked it up. Alas, it was not. I'm not even sure that the eBay one is even platinum -- it certainly doesn't even look close to the same color as the band from Blue Nile.
Here's what was wrong with the band:
1.) It took 3 weeks to arrive.
2.) It was not comfort fit as the listing described. There were sharp edges all over the band and the "950 Pt" on the inside of the band was rough. Like someone had dremeled it in by hand yesterday.
3.) There were 3 spots that were not polished correctly.
4.) It was scratched already.
5.) It was way too thin. In fact, it was a full gram under the advertized "approximate" weight. While 1gr might not be a lot when you're talking about larger items, for this ring, that was a full 10% less than I was expecting.
Now I have to send it back, wait for them to refund my money, and order a new ring.
Wheeee!
Posted by jodikins at April 19, 2005 7:24 PM