Archive for October, 2011

What Your Jewelry Store Doesn’t Want You to Know

First Diamonds are not rare. We still can get great profit margins that are far beyond what we paid for them.

All gems are to their rarity (like most things in life) rated. But diamonds are abundant. Unusually abundant. The De Beers cartel has large caches, where they cover most of the world production of diamonds. If this never came to market, the monopoly would be ended, and the diamonds would be almost nothing. Diamonds are artificially high and can be purchased in most African countries for less than $ 15 per carat (rushes). You are literally a beautiful stone.

Retail Jewellers diamond wedding rings comment by an average of 300% up to a whopping 1000%. The estimates of the margins are wide, but the most reliable sources indicate that we have seen that the markup is 300% normal. You know who says he bought a ring for $ 10,000 $ 1,000 could be. During a 1000% markup is not typical, it is not uncommon.

Diamonds have no resale value. The reason: “A Diamond is Forever” because you are basically stuck with it. You’ll never sell to be able, unless a pawnshop. Also a jeweler (the few who are willing to buy there) a fraction of what you paid.

Second Synthetic diamonds or precious stones in the top of the frame gold online? It is under a thousand dollars.

Third Your “perfect” diamond had a facelift.

Many thanks to the science and technology looking for diamonds your jeweler if not all necessarily what they seem. In some cases, they could “break-filled” for example, which are filled to treatment in the visible cracks with a glass-like material so that a stone appear more expensive than it is. (more…)