I totally understand that vendors, B&M's need to make a profit and am fine with it. I do feel bad that some major mall chains and jewelers can sell I1 diamonds at VS Ideal cut prices because they are counting on the consumer not knowing the difference. That is beyond sad.


Most pawn shops, and B&M's in the Midwest won't even consider buying a diamond under one carat. They can't sell them right now. A .5 carat diamond even VS goes for about $250 on ebay presently. So there is no investment in diamonds for most of us.

But still we love them.....

i'm in the midwest and i haven't seen a diamond over .25 carats in a pawn shop!

(i know that wasn't your point ... just a note aside *^_^*)

We recently took some of my MIL's jewelry to a few places here in the Midwest. Both of the men said her 1ct Heart diamond was worth nothing to them. They wouldnt even price it, because they couldnt resell it.

I had one of the men in a higher end jewelry store look at my wedding ring. It is a .70 round diamond, and they said maybe $500. And that the setting was worthless.

i just went into a jewelry store today to see if they had any oec's that i could look at - and the guy was kind of rude about it saying that people buy them, but the color and clarity are usually so low and that the cut faces up so small that it's not worth the money to buy them ... he said someone tried to sell him a few oec's and he could only offer about 1500 for all of them and the carat weights added up to about 5 carats ... i don't know - it made me sad

Ha! I made the mistake to go into a jewelry store one day. I was walking down the street and saw a bracelet I liked and went in to see how much it cost. Now this is an upscale jewelry store with brands such as Damiani, Morellato, Chimento, and they sell Lazare diamonds among other brands.

They had a teeny tiny Lazare diamond ring with three square EC stones, so me, the EC nut, had to ask how much... Well it was over $10,000 for a 50-point center with 25-point sides. I kept chatting with the saleslady who was making patetic attempts to make a sale (I work in sales, so I know patetic, LOL) and she tells me in a sultry voice: "Jewelry is just an investment... It never loses its value"... I'm sorry, and I never meant to be rude, but I just burst out laughing and replied "Yeah, try selling it 5 years down the road... Good luck with the investment".

I have practically given jewelry I paid a lot for away...

Chaz your advise is priceless!

I went to visit a relative the other day that still lives where I used to. There was this jewelry store that I probably visited twice a week, every week! LOL I got to know the owner- one of the most honest and nice people you could ever meet. I popped in to say hello. I was so sad when I left- he told me that he is closing his store at the end of March because he just can't stay afloat anymore. He said trade prices have gone up while customer spending has gone down. He is selling pieces for nothing. It is so sad!

That is so sad, I am so sorry to hear that elf

is the price on pricescope a good wholesale price? or a good retail price?

It's retail. But with probably a smaller markup than a brick & mortar store. Some PS vendors do not have a full-service store anymore. They work out of home offices.