--The 4C's--

For all the beginners who are about to start their own quest, this is probably the first primer you'll need to equip yourself with. For those who have played RPG games in the past (or still do =P), learning and having knowledge about the 4C's is kinda like obtaining the first map to the first area of the game. I would've compared it to learning about the objective or background of the main story... or even obtaining your first sword, but having access to the first map is a much better comparison.

In analogy, if you don't have the first map, you're just wandering around the darkness, trying to figure out way around, and not knowing what's out there.
-You could wandering forever and not find the way out, or what you're looking for.
-You could be going around in circles.
-You could potentially wander into a dangerous area and have your charactered heavily hurt or even killed.

When applied to the 4C's...
-You have no idea what you're shopping, and therefore cannot truly compare quality and pricing
-Because you do not know of quality and pricing, you can go around in circles forever and not be able to find a good diamond
-And due to those 2 above points, or similar to wandering into a dangerous area in a RPG game, you could fall victim to those malicious, insane priced, low quality, or even CZ dealers and pay double, triple, for a ring of inferior quality.

Therefore, as you can see, learning about the 4C's is vital to the beginner.


*** The 4C's ***

• Cut
• Clarity
• Carat Weight
• Colour