Dot Com Diamonds
Vadon started the search in the fall of 1998 at Tiffany & Co., where he was shown two nearly identical diamond rings priced at $12,000 and $17,000. “I remember thinking, I can’t tell the difference between them, but I sure hope the recipient can because that’s as much as I spent on my car,” says Vadon. “You have so many questions you want to ask, but you don’t because you are afraid you’ll look like a sucker and the salespeople will take advantage of you....