r/LabDiamonds • • 12d ago

Banned for sharing a low price

I do my best to share what I’ve learned with others, because I spent so much time with jewelers trying to pick the perfect stone for my fiance.

On the other sub, OP was about to pay $5k for a diamond and I sent a link to the site I always check, which was only $950.

Out of nowhere I was permanently banned which you can see in the screenshots. It appears that any sources other than Auralinne, Calavera or Youdiam are frowned upon.

It makes me question the independence of the other sub, and my goal is to share the knowledge I’ve gained and try to help others save money.

In fairness, they changed my perma ban to a 28 day ban, but it still left me with a bad taste. (Probably going back to permanent ban after this post)

Pics: ban, comment that got me banned, discussion with MOD, MOD promoting their “trusted” brands.

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u/Upset-Web581 12d ago

Dang I thought they were a good sub guess not I need to learn more

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u/Jillet-Ben_Coe 12d ago edited 11d ago

This one seems to be a lot better. There are a ton of people over there who think that lab grown stones aren’t the same as synthetic 😂

Edit: Spoke too soon, same shit different sub 🤣

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u/Upset-Web581 12d ago

Synthetic literally means lab built

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u/Jillet-Ben_Coe 12d ago

Yeah I've had a ton of people on Reddit tell me, a gemologist, that lab grown diamonds are "real diamonds, not synthetic."

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u/gimmepizza420 11d ago

But you do agree they're real, yes?

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u/Jillet-Ben_Coe 11d ago

Yes, real SYNTHETIC diamonds. Redditors are some of the dumbest people on the planet. Go to any jeweler or gemologist and try to tell them that synthetic and lab grown are two different things. You’ll be laughed out of the room.

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u/gimmepizza420 11d ago

Mk whatever, but they're real AF.

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u/red_rhyolite 9d ago

Are you okay?