I'm trying to find a yellow sapphire for a reasonable wholesale price.
Everything I feel is either way overpriced, poor quality or treated.
I'm looking for something above 2 carats, unheated and untreated, decent good cutting and good color with good color saturation. IF-VVS1 clarity (I know that's a diamond term but sellers seem to use it.)
I checked out Natural Sapphire Company but their selection is not only way overpriced in my humble opinion but due to their photo shopping over pictures - I rather not do any business with them. I find it very troubling that they are overpricing their stones by as much over $1,000 but are photo shopping as well. If they want to charge you a premium; than they should at least offer you complete honesty and accuracy and trustworthiness for paying more.
But anyway - what are some good sellers?
I can't find hardly any for a decent price for the quality of the stone and for what I'm looking for.
I've went to all the typical sellers mentioned here.
Mastercutgems, wildfish gems.
I even checked MineralMiners - nothing!
I can't find anything which is 2 carat, unheated and untreated, IF-VVS clarity, decent lemon-yellow color and decent good cutting. Cutting doesn't have to be exactly the best of the best but it should be decent and fairy good and acceptable.
Is it the holiday seasons? Maybe that's why?
Should I perhaps wait after the holidays?
What is going on? I can't find ANYTHING without feeling like I'm overpaying. All other wholesalers seem to be for jewelers only as well and they will only sell to those in the trade and will not disclose pricing upfront.
I find it unethical that you have a closed market of not selling to consumers and only selling to retail jewelers or those in the trade in order to keep prices higher and help jewelers make profit.
I find that very unethical in the gem trade.
What do I do? My budget is no more than $3600 with all taxes and also getting it set into 18K gold jewelry.
PS. This what it says on palagems.com for pricing - "Contact your local jeweler, who can price and order this item.
You can then view it in your local jewelry store."
What a colluded and manipulated market for consumers!
Everything I feel is either way overpriced, poor quality or treated.
I'm looking for something above 2 carats, unheated and untreated, decent good cutting and good color with good color saturation. IF-VVS1 clarity (I know that's a diamond term but sellers seem to use it.)
I checked out Natural Sapphire Company but their selection is not only way overpriced in my humble opinion but due to their photo shopping over pictures - I rather not do any business with them. I find it very troubling that they are overpricing their stones by as much over $1,000 but are photo shopping as well. If they want to charge you a premium; than they should at least offer you complete honesty and accuracy and trustworthiness for paying more.
But anyway - what are some good sellers?
I can't find hardly any for a decent price for the quality of the stone and for what I'm looking for.
I've went to all the typical sellers mentioned here.
Mastercutgems, wildfish gems.
I even checked MineralMiners - nothing!
I can't find anything which is 2 carat, unheated and untreated, IF-VVS clarity, decent lemon-yellow color and decent good cutting. Cutting doesn't have to be exactly the best of the best but it should be decent and fairy good and acceptable.
Is it the holiday seasons? Maybe that's why?
Should I perhaps wait after the holidays?
What is going on? I can't find ANYTHING without feeling like I'm overpaying. All other wholesalers seem to be for jewelers only as well and they will only sell to those in the trade and will not disclose pricing upfront.
I find it unethical that you have a closed market of not selling to consumers and only selling to retail jewelers or those in the trade in order to keep prices higher and help jewelers make profit.
I find that very unethical in the gem trade.
What do I do? My budget is no more than $3600 with all taxes and also getting it set into 18K gold jewelry.
PS. This what it says on palagems.com for pricing - "Contact your local jeweler, who can price and order this item.
You can then view it in your local jewelry store."
What a colluded and manipulated market for consumers!