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Public Appraisals
The MINIMUM fees for walk-in clients:
$85 for a minimal consultation.
$125 MINIMUM for a diamond or colored gemstone appraisal up to 45 minutes in length.
$175 per hour for all appraisals over 45 minutes in length.
We are always glad to make a firm estimate of our fees upon examination of your items without obligation before we proceed with your appraisal. The last thing we want to do is to make you concerned over the cost of your work.
There is never a fee to verify our own documents.
Internet and other distant clients:
We specialize in doing work for distant clients. Due to the extra time and
communication requirements, the minimum fees are slightly different than
above. In our effort to give people a superior product, we grade unset
diamonds with either our AGA-Cert®, AGA Diamond Grading Report, AGA
Diamond Trade Report and/or our LightStar™ Report. Then, we will
complete a full, independent appraisal report including retail replacement
value. Our appraiser will discuss actual transaction price ranges with
you, if you desire.
Diamonds that are set into mountings can only be appraised. No grading report is issued on mounted diamonds. We strongly recommend newly purchased diamonds and precious gemstones be graded and examined BEFORE they are set into mountings.
If the item is not complete at the time of our examination, we will render a final report on the finished item at no further charge. Clients often ask for Ideal-Scope images. These are easy enough to supply if requested. There is no added fee for this service.
In other words, you will get our most complete service, our undivided attention and pretty much anything you need or desire.
We can arrange to set most diamonds into your mounting and occasionally will even supply a simple mounting for someone who has a time constraint. This is a service and not a competing retail operation. If we see a potential problem with either a diamond or a mounting, we may refuse to offer setting work. When we accept a job, we are responsible for any damage to the diamond or mounting that may occur. Although this is rare, it is always a possibility. We make every effort to avoid such problems by using skilled workmen, with years of experience, who have previously provided us completely satisfactory work.
The MINIMUM fees for Internet and distant clients:
$150 for the first item.
$ 95 for each additional item, up to 4 items total.
$175 per hour for all work exceeding 5 items.
All setting and mounting work estimates will be quoted individually, in advance, when requested.
AGA diamond girdle laser inscription fees
|
up to .49ct |
.50 to .99ct |
1.00 to 1.49ct |
1.50 to 1.99ct |
2.00 to 2.99ct |
3.00ct to 6ct+ limit. 12mm size maximum |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inscribed with our AGA-Cert number | $15.00 | $17.00 | $20.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $35.00 |
| Custom inscription up to 15 characters | $20.00 | $22.00 | $25.00 | $30.00 | $35.00 | $40.00 |
| Additional characters above 15 per letter | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
Please note: When we laser inscribe another lab report number on a diamond, we use "AGA" after the inscription to indicate that we made the inscription. While it is time consuming, we verify the accuracy of all stones inscribed with another lab report number, in order to protect all users. We require an ORIGINAL lab report in order to make an inscription of this type. No duplicate or photo-copies are acceptable.
Consumer Fees for the LightStar™ Report Or DiamondLight™ Index
- $60 up to 1.00ct
- $60 per carat for stones over 1.00ct. Example: 1.50ct fee is $90
Re-issue of an existing appraisal report without changes: $25.00
Re-evaluations based on our previous report:
Approximately 50%
of the regular fee.
For more information, contact AGA: 215-873-CERT or info@gemappraisers.com