| The world of diamond buying has changed | | | | if you want to buy a beautiful 1.5 carat |
| forever thanks to the internet. | | | | princess-cut diamond, between $6,000 to $8,000, |
| The way it used to work.... as the consumer you | | | | you may only find a few in your city after visiting |
| would shop at your local jeweler or maybe a | | | | many jewelers or dealers but, if you search |
| wholesaler you heard of to look at whatever | | | | on-line you will find hundreds to choose from and |
| diamonds they have on hand within your criteria. | | | | some will be excellent values. |
| You may get to compare a few diamonds in your | | | | At this point, many consumers get confused |
| budget range, however, most jewelers are not | | | | Which one do I choose? How do I know if it really |
| diamond specialists and their inventory is usually | | | | is the quality stated (assuming you know how the |
| quite small. If they did not have what you wanted | | | | grading scale works), and more importantly, how |
| they may suggest bringing in a diamond for you | | | | do I know if it is well cut (the most important |
| to view. At this point, the jeweler would contact | | | | part of any diamond)? How do I know if it is a |
| one of the large wholesale companies and get a | | | | great price or not? Well, you can make a study |
| diamond "on memo" (borrow the diamond), which, | | | | of diamonds but, even after putting in many long |
| by the way, they pay a premium price for which | | | | hours of study you still will not really know what |
| gets passed on to the customer. They would sell | | | | you are doing when it comes to the finer points |
| the diamond to you or return it. This is certainly | | | | of selecting diamonds unless you had years of |
| not the best way to buy a diamond because you | | | | experience under your belt of actually buying |
| will end up paying a higher price and still have a | | | | diamonds. There is far more to understand about |
| very limited inventory to choose from. | | | | buying diamonds than the average person will |
| Fast forward | | | | ever know. |
| Today there are literally thousands of companies | | | | A great solution |
| selling diamonds on the internet, and, in many | | | | There are now a handful of expert diamond |
| cases, all the middle men have been cut out | | | | buying consultants who will help you select your |
| making the competition fierce creating some really | | | | diamond from the millions available online. For a |
| great prices for the consumer. Many of these | | | | very small fee you can use their years of |
| companies are large wholesalers used to only | | | | experience and gain a great deal of confidence |
| selling to jewelers and some are actually US | | | | and safety assuring that you are really getting an |
| companies representing diamond cutting factories | | | | exceptional diamond at a great price. The beauty |
| overseas selling diamonds to the public at the | | | | of this service is diamond consultants are not |
| same price they sell to the wholesalers. | | | | selling their own diamonds so they are completely |
| Today you can buy a diamond at TRUE wholesale | | | | unbiased. They have absolutely no interest in who |
| pricing | | | | you purchase your diamond from they are only |
| The problem is most consumers do not know | | | | interested in helping you find the best diamond for |
| much about buying high quality diamonds and, | | | | your particular needs and budget. You can do a |
| many people insist they would never buy a | | | | Google search under "diamond buying consultant" |
| diamond without seeing it first and yet thousands | | | | or "diamond buying help" or similar terms to find |
| upon thousands of people each year discover | | | | these expert diamond buying professionals. |
| they can buy a diamond of far greater beauty | | | | Note: Most companies selling diamonds on-line |
| and at better prices than they ever could have | | | | offer a 100% money back guarantee, typically |
| locally. | | | | 7-30 days. Many of these companies are very |
| Never before in history has there been such a | | | | large and extremely reputable companies. |
| large inventory available to the public, for instance, | | | | |