[ethansmommy]

The girl had to change her number. Apparently she has a little baby and another child and she got mad that my friend called until late night and started back early in the morning. She sent my friend an email though that says she paid "costume jewelry price for costume jewelry" so I'm assuming it couldn't have been much she's probably spazzing out over 50 bucks or something.

[N0help4u]

Costume jewelry can be expensive. Especially if it is Cubic Zirconia
Your friend needs to quit contacting these people. As Judy says a lawsuit on her is more likely to win than her suing them and expecting to win.

[JudyKayTee]

the girl had to change her number. apparently she has a little baby and another child and she got mad that my friend called til late night and started back early in the morning. she sent my friend an email though that says she paid "costume jewelry price for costume jewelry" so i'm assuming it couldn't have been much she's probably spazzing out over 50 bucks or something.

This only gets better and better! At last something interesting and NEW on the board!

As a side note - I have an acquaintance who is a jeweler. I saw him at an office party yesterday and he was telling tales of people bringing their gold and diamonds (as well as other stones) in to his shop looking to sell them.

He has found that something like 40% are NOT real stones, are NOT real gold. Apparently women have been running around with these enormous engagement rings - and they are CZ. Whole lengthy conversation about, as women, would "we" feel betrayed. You could actually see women looking at their rings and other jewelry, looking at their husbands, looking back.

I said that had better not be the case with me because my husband bought my ring from this same guy!

Not very good food, cheap wine - but fascinating conversation. Too bad I didn't have your number, ethansmommy - you could have told your story about your friend and entertained the crowd! (I really did think of you.)

[ethansmommy]

I know it probably makes me a bad friend <more of an acquaintance really> but I kind of feel bad for the seller. These are apparently better than czs they are good quality man made diamonds. Mine too better be real my hubby made payments on it the whole first year we were married. My husband is getting a kick out of this as well because she keeps saying "that girl is going to jail"

[N0help4u]

Really I would feel sorry for the seller too that she is being such a drama queen. Sometimes it isn't about taking sides just because they are your friends, often it only makes sense to take the side of who is in the right.
Let her do what she thinks she has to do, but I would warn her at least once that they can get her for harassment. Some people just won't take your word for something and insist they are in the right.

[JudyKayTee]

i know it probably makes me a bad friend <more of an aquaintance really> but i kinda feel bad for the seller. these are apparently better than czs they r good quality man made diamonds. mine too better be real my hubby made payments on it the whole first year we were married. my husband is getting a kick out of this as well b/c she keeps saying "that girl is going to jail"

You have to wonder how two drama queens manage to run into each other, don't you? Fate, I guess.

[Alty]

Wow, I don't have any legal advice but I find this interesting. It's a good case of "buyer beware".

I don't know the law but wouldn't it be like buying a used car "as is" and then afterwards getting it checked only to find that it needs thousands of dollars of repairs? To late once the money has exchanged hands.

She should have done her homework, had the ring checked or asked for a certificate stating that it's authentic, but she doesn't even have a receipt so she's stuck.

As for her comment of "that girl is going to jail" if she keeps up with the harassment, she'll end up behind bars. She's fighting a losing battle and is no longer the victim but the aggressor. If I was the girl who sold her that ring I'd already be calling the cops on your friend.

It would be interesting to know how much she paid for a ring she thought was real. If it is only $50 then she must have known that something wasn't right about the deal, maybe that's why she agreed to meet in the parking lot of Walmart. It sounds like she was hoping to get a great ring for very little money and now the tables have turned. Instead of screwing someone else, she got screwed. Try explaining that to the cops. ;)

[ethansmommy]

I agree with you alten I think that she didn't meet her at a jeweler because she was scared if she got it appraised the girl wouldn't get "taken" and I know a lot of local jewelers buy used rings and re-set the diamonds in a new ring. Oh well you know what they say you get what you pay for.