It can never be emphasized enough how important it is to guard your diamonds, gemstones and jewelry possessions against any kind of fraudulent practices in jewelry business. And it is also true in jewelry business or in any business for that matter, that there can be countless number of ways to cheat a person. Cheating is an art in itself, and so is the act of preventing oneself from being cheated. Read the rest of this entry »

All right! So we have the jewelry with diamonds and gemstones, we know what its worth, and now we have to find someone who will give the right price for our jewelry. Of course you are thinking nothing can go wrong now, but that’s exactly where you go wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

We continue our discussion from my last blog on All About Diamond Price and Value and come to the valuation of gold.

The artistry of the jewelry piece is practically worthless. So, first find out the weight and purity of the metal – gold, silver or platinum, in the piece. Read the rest of this entry »

This article discusses more details on Dump Value of Diamonds

So we have been to the Diamond Appraiser of the right kind and obtained all the information regarding our diamond jewelry that we required. Now our job is to find the dump value of the diamond collection. Remember me mentioning that Dump value is around 60% of the Wholesale value of the Diamond– well, that is theoretically. It is always good to find out the Dump value of your diamond jewelry for yourself. Also remember that we talked about not taking anything less than this for our diamond jewelry – well, that is the whole purpose of finding the dump value of the diamonds. Read the rest of this entry »

So we were looking for the honest independent diamond appraiser, and after avoiding all the pitfalls I mentioned in my post Top 4 Dirty Tricks to Rob you in Diamond Business, we ended up with the right diamond guy. Meet Joe the honest appraiser, Read the rest of this entry »