$30, SHIPPING INCLUDED

When Mr. Latte and I started looking at e-rings, I had a pretty good idea of what I liked and disliked. I knew I wanted a round center stone, and to keep it company, some little buddies on the side. ;)

I thought I was all set...until I started reading posts like this. And this. Wait, what? I have to think about my wedding band sitting flush? I relayed this information to Mr. Latte and gave him some extra things to "consider." OK, I'll fess up. I gave him a picture...or two. Maybe more.

(One of the pictures Mr. Latte received.)

Poor Mr. Latte had a hard time finding a ring similar to the one in my picture. Apparently, some jewelers advised him against this setting because the last mini-stones had the potential to become loose...and I can't lose any of my buddies! But Mr. Latte is a determined guy, so he pressed on and continued to shop around, comparing all rings to the picture he had uploaded onto his phone. After a month, he was able to work with a jeweler to custom make the setting. It's perfect and I love my e-ring! I think it's even more beautiful than the one in the picture! He took my "considerations" very seriously and even got a matching wedding band made to ensure that it will sit flush with the e-ring. He's good, that Mr. Latte.

(My e-ring, pretty darn close to the picture!)

(My perfectly flush wedding band...sadly sitting alone in her box.)

So when the time came to start thinking about his wedding band, I wanted to make sure that I was as thoughtful and considerate as he was. But honestly, I didn't think it would be so hard! I knew he wanted a tungsten ring, but who knew there were so many widths, styles, colors and polishes to choose from??? Well, there are. And Mr. Latte was (surprisingly) pretty particular about all of those details. We spent an afternoon looking at bands and he was able to narrow the field down to a couple of top contenders.

(A Tungsten wedding band is forever. heh heh)

But it didn't stop there. Mr. Latte is a researcher and will happily spend hours on the internet researching anything and everything. So after a little bit of research, he says:

"I'm going to buy my wedding band on ebay for $30, shipping included."

Uh, wha? $30??? All the bands we had looked at were between $200 and $400...how can they possibly be $30? He tried to assure me that the sellers were reputable and started throwing in retail lingo like mark up and wholesale. I used to be an assistant buyer so I know that all retailers do this, but a 1000% markup? Unheard of! Or...is it?

I was (and still am) a little wary of this seemingly amazing deal and have been holding off on buying his band.

So hive, I turn to you. Any thoughts on buying this band? Have you purchased a wedding band from an ebay seller?