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The Before-You-Buy Checklist
The questions we ask about a piece before we write a word about it — metal and weight, stone disclosure, who graded it, whether it can be resized, and what the return window actually says. One page, no course to buy at the end.
What's on it
- The metal questions: karat, gram weight, and whether "gold" means solid, filled, vermeil or plated
- The stone questions: natural, lab-grown, moissanite or treated — and which laboratory issued the report
- The fit questions: resizing tolerance on a ring, and garment measurements rather than size labels
- The terms questions: return window, who pays return shipping, and which categories are final sale
- The arithmetic: an honest wear count, and the cost per wear it produces
What to check
- Metal
- Stone
- Lab
- Weight
- Sizing
- Returns
- Resale
- Cost per wear