I called and spoke with Mr Beshara prior to going into the JEWELRY store. I explained I wanted rings APPRAISED. He said to come in. When I went in he told me that her rings were old (No kidding????!!!!) had an old miners cut. They were only worth $125 because he would have to have the diamond re-cut and mounted in a new setting. Does he think I'm an idiot? Something that is ANTIQUE has more value, something that was hand cut (as a miner's diamond is) has MORE value! I was not there to pawn or sell jewelry and Mr Bashara knew that. Yet he still LIED about the value of my rings ...perhaps he was hoping I had lied and was there looking for quick money. He was wrong. And he is shady for lying. I took a pair of earrings to be repaired at a real jewelry store and the jeweler in there told me that with just a quick look at them under her magnifier that one of the bands was worth $1200 and the other worth $1500.