Gemstone Deal Gone Wrong

You're a private gemstone broker meeting a high-profile client at their penthouse office to close a $2.4M diamond sale. What should have been a routine transaction turns hostile when your buyer, a notorious perfectionist, claims your GIA-certified stones are synthetic. With your reputation and financial future at stake, you have 20 minutes to resolve this crisis before they contact the Diamond Bourse to report fraud.

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B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Independent Diamond Broker

Conversation Partner

Viktor Reichmann

Setting

Modern minimalist penthouse office. Floor-to-ceiling windows show a stormy cityscape. A jeweler's loupe and electronic diamond tester sit ominously on a glass desk.

Location

Reichmann Tower, Financial District

Learning Objectives

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Defend the authenticity of your diamonds without losing composure

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Maintain the sale without accepting an exploitative discount

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Protect your industry reputation and relationships

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“These stones you've brought me... *slowly places loupe down* I've been in this business for thirty years, and I've never seen such sophisticated synthetic work. The question is: did you know they were lab-grown when you brought them to me?”

This is how Viktor Reichmann's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#467

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