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Listed in the table below, are a few of the diamond rings our visitors purchased after reading our Diamond Engagement Ring Buyer's Guide. This database is a guide to the diamond prices which savvy people have paid for their diamonds. Bookmark this page and check back often.

You can see that our most successful visitors reported the best diamond engagement ring prices from online diamond jewelry sites BlueNile.com, Mondera.

Why does my same sized diamond engagement ring cost more than another buyer's ring?

No two loose diamonds are alike. You'll see two diamonds nearly identical specs, with different prices.  Don't email me asking why your loose diamond prices more than another diamond with the same specs, I'm not an appraiser.  The guys who buy their diamond rings online save the most.  Several factors control loose diamond prices beyond "4 Cs", including polish, symmetry, depth%, table %, girdle thickness, and diamond fluorescence. Ideal diamonds cost more, and diamond jeweler greed also adds to your price.

Diamond Ring Financing Tips:

Before you run off with cash burning a hole in your pocket, never pay cash for a diamond engagement ring no matter how good the deal is.  Charge it instead, but not on mall store credit cards with 19-26% APR. Use your own card and pay it off immediately or a few months. BlueNile.com has financing from MBNA. Their online application provides up to $25,000 in financing instantly.  Avoid paying cash at diamond jewelry stores, it can't be traced, if the deal goes south, you'll never get your cash back, but you can dispute a credit charge.  Leave your cash safely in the bank, pay your credit card bill in full.  If a store requires cash or check only, just leave. Any legitimate jeweler takes credit cards. Do you need a new credit card to handle deposits? If you have good credit, try the Discover Gold Card, with no annual fee, 100% fraud protection. What if you keep getting rejected for credit? Then try this Credit Card Finder For People With Bad Credit.  Don't keep applying and getting rejected, and your credit history ruined further, find out who will approve you before you apply. They find at least 2 credit cards guaranteed to issue an unsecured credit card to you.  If you're in too deep, maybe now is not the time for a new card.

Diamond Engagement Ring Savings Database

In the Diamond Engagement Ring database table below, use the "Find Similar" feature.  When you see a diamond engagement ring below that someone reported buying, click the "Find Similar" link next to it to see a list of loose diamonds at Blue Nile with parameters very close to that loose diamond. Use it as a shopping tool to save thousands off your diamond ring. - Jeff


Diamond
Carat
Weight

Diamond
Jewelry
Store

Find Similar
Diamond Ring
at Blue Nile

Date of
Diamond
Purchase

Diamond
Price

Paid

Diamond
Ring
Appraisal

Price

Diamond
Shape

Ring
Price

Diamond
Color

Diamond
Clarity

Diamond
Cut

Diamond
Table
Depth%

Diamond
Table%

Diamond
Sym.

0.40 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 3/1/05 $739   Round $600 F SI1Ideal62.5%57%Ideal
0.48 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 2/28/05 $1344   Round   F VS2 Ideal 62.3% 54% Ideal
0.56 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/20/05 $1620   Radiant $1400 F SI1 Ideal 73.8% 66% Good
0.58 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/14/05 $1591   Round   G SI1 Ideal 61.6% 57% Ideal
0.58 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/05/05 $1826   Princess $275 F VVS1 Very Good 74.8% 76% Good
0.6 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 8/8/05 $2053 $5600 Round $1125 G VS1 Ideal 61.7% 56% Ideal
0.61 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.comr 3/05/05 $2752   Round $250 E VVS2 Ideal 62.2% 56% EX
0.7 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/28/05 $2647   Round $250 F VS1 Very Good 68.4% 72% VG
0.71 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/3/05 $2287   Princess $250 F SI1 Very Good 65.6% 74% VG
0.73 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/9/05 $4082   Princess   G IF Ideal 67.7% 71% VG
0.73 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/4/05 $2187   Round $225 I VS2 Very Good 63.4% 57% Ex
0.75 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/3/05 $1927   Princess $1100 J VS1 Very Good 74.6% 77% Good
0.76 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/9/05 $3148   Round $1100 F SI1 Ideal 61% 56% EX
0.77 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/14/05 $3016   Round $275 H VS2 Ideal 61.4% 57% EX

0.79

Store

Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com

10/8/2004 $2759   NA   E VS!   72.3% 71%  
0.79 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/19/05 $2465   Princess $750 E SI2 Very Good 72% 73% VG
0.80 Blue Nile 2 side stones, 0.36 ct each 4/19/2005 $3990 $7700 Round $900 G SI1 Ideal 60.9% 57% EX
0.81 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/4/05 $4088   Round $375 F VS2 Ideal 62.1% 57% VG
0.83 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/4/05 $3798   Round $225 H VS1 Ideal 61.5% 56% Ex
0.9 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/29/05 $4893   Round $300 H VS1 Ideal 62.3% 56% Ex
0.94 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 4/11/05 $3998   Round $300 I VVS2 Very Good 63.3% 58% VG
0.96 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 5/2/05 $4925   Princess $1075 F VS1 Very Good 74.8% 74% G
1.0 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 3/5/05 $3161   Round $225 J SI2 Very Good 63.3 54% VG

1.0

Store

Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.comr

11/1/2004 $4700 NA Princess   G VS1 Ideal 67% 74.2% VG
1.0 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 3/4/05 $4095   Radiant   G VVS1 Very Good 69.4% 77% VG

1.01

Blue Nile

 Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com

3/5/05

$4578

 

Round

 

I

VS1

G

58.8%

61%

VG

1.01

Blue Nile

 Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com

2/28/05

$6668

 

Round

$375

H

VS2

Ideal

61.6%

60%

VG

1.06

Blue Nile

Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com

4/12/05

$6396

 

Princess

$1200

F

VVS2

VG

71.4%

74%

VG

1.07 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 3/20/05 $4255   Round   F VSI Ideal 62.6% 56% VG

1.08

Blue Nile

Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com

5/3/05

$3920

 

Emerald

$500

H

VVS2

VG

71.4%

74%

VG

1.52

Blue Nile

Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com

5/2/05

$20624

 

Round

 

F

IF

Ideal

62.5%

56%

Ex

2.01 Blue Nile Find Similar Diamond BlueNile.com 3/5/05 $14543   Round $375 G SI2 Ideal 61.5% 57% VG

2.51

Store

 

10/15/2004 $18,500 $28,900 Radiant $2000 G VS2 G 69.5% 70.0% G

Note:  There is no standard yet for Diamond Depth% and Table% of Princess cut diamonds.

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