Wholesale Diamond Ring, where to get a cheap diamond ring?
To make a long story short, I'm posting this on the net because my
mother will never, in her life, connect to the internet. Because I'm
the oldest daughter, my mother gave me her engagement ring, and
somehow I lost it. I need to get another one fast, before she is any
the wiser.
Has anyone bought a marquis diamond ring for less than a grand? If
so, where? I think this one is about half a carat; I'll ask my dad as
soon as I can get him alone.
Look for used diamond rings - diamonds drop dramatically in value as
soon as they're purchased. It sounds a bit tacky but you'll probably
find lots of them in pawn shops.
You could also get a nice setting to match the old one and have a cubic
zirconia put in it, then you could have a diamond put in it later on if
you want. Unless your mother is a jeweler, she probably wouldn't notice
the difference. Then you could lose another one without too many tears!
I get my thumb rings and toe rings from pawn shops, i get plain mens'
wedding bands which can be found cheaper than new stuff made expecially for
thumbs . Its not like panties or sox or something that shows wear. I
recommend pawn shops to everyone if they just want something simple.
How in the world did you come up with that. The basic markup on a diamond,
at retail, is 800 to 1000 percent. In other words the jeweler paid between
$100 and $125 for the stone he sells you for $1,000. This is a fact of
life. If you know diamonds you can buy them wholesale for much less. Your
price could be in the $250 range for the same stone. I said IF YOU KNOW
DIAMONDS. If you think you know diamonds you can spend $250 for a stone
the "discount" jeweler bought for $10 to $15. New York City is the best
place to find stone at wholesale. There are also a number of wholesale
store in Philly. I do not know of other cities. As with any other
purchase look for a store that has been in business for a long time.
Thiefs do not last long in any business, they are to greedy.
The "Used Car" scenario just does not play. I worked for a wholesale
jeweler when I bought my former wife's stone (ring, basically the setting
is free, or nearly so). I paid $235 for a nearly perfect (there is no such
thing as perfect, except in synthetics) 51 point stone. Could have sold
the ring for $300 (to a jeweler) when we walked out of the store. Don't
know, or care to know, what it would sell for today, but am willing to
wager that if she decides to sell it it will bring far more the rice I paid
for it.