Pyramid|1476453720|4087003 said:What is happening with Colorless diamonds, are they not being affected in the same way with the value of diamonds dropping due to their rarity? I notice as they sell they are not being replaced as fast as they used to be.
Pyramid|1476453720|4087003 said:What is happening with Colorless diamonds, are they not being affected in the same way with the value of diamonds dropping due to their rarity? I notice as they sell they are not being replaced as fast as they used to be.
Pyramid|1476540213|4087374 said:Thank you Rockdiamond, that explains things for me.
I wonder if prices all go down and people are buying only from virtual sites if the cut which has been developed
so well will go back in time again to steep deep and just for money. I know GIA has their cut grade now but if there
are no dealers what about AGS cut grades. There will probably remain the few who choose this route but maybe
trading up will become a thing of the past.
I know people are saying it is part of the contract the stone was sold under but when bankruptcy or something is
looming you can see that the contract cannot hold weight at all.
kb1gra|1476541895|4087380 said:Pyramid|1476540213|4087374 said:Thank you Rockdiamond, that explains things for me.
I wonder if prices all go down and people are buying only from virtual sites if the cut which has been developed
so well will go back in time again to steep deep and just for money. I know GIA has their cut grade now but if there
are no dealers what about AGS cut grades. There will probably remain the few who choose this route but maybe
trading up will become a thing of the past.
I know people are saying it is part of the contract the stone was sold under but when bankruptcy or something is
looming you can see that the contract cannot hold weight at all.
Can you please organize your thoughts and be a little clearer with what you're trying to say?
"If there are no dealers what about AGS cut grades" what does this mean? There are hundreds upon hundreds of dealers, who deal in all sorts of cuts from poor to AGS ideal. And what does that have to do with AGS cut grades vs GIA?
I'm not following your questions at all.
I think it's also important to realize that the vast majority of diamond buyers are not shopping to "pricescope standards" and that's fine.
diamondseeker2006|1476547673|4087402 said:The only thing is, it isn't exactly true that all diamond prices are down. In fact, according to the PS chart, 1-2 and 2-3 ct stones have risen in price since the middle of last year. However most prices are down since the spike in 2011with the exception of large stones above 4 cts which have had a different pattern.
For a stocking dealer which is a better investment of capital in today's PS market 1 D/vvs1 or 3 I/si1?Pyramid|1476453720|4087003 said:I notice as they sell they are not being replaced as fast as they used to be.
Actually, I think this question starts to get at Pyramid's original post.Karl_K|1476769672|4088137 said:For a stocking dealer which is a better investment of capital in today's PS market 1 D/vvs1 or 3 I/si1?Pyramid|1476453720|4087003 said:I notice as they sell they are not being replaced as fast as they used to be.
Karl_K|1476769672|4088137 said:For a stocking dealer which is a better investment of capital in today's PS market 1 D/vvs1 or 3 I/si1?Pyramid|1476453720|4087003 said:I notice as they sell they are not being replaced as fast as they used to be.
I was thinking quantity 3 not 3ct but you did raise an interesting point.Rockdiamond|1476826647|4088377 said:Karl_K|1476769672|4088137 said:For a stocking dealer which is a better investment of capital in today's PS market 1 D/vvs1 or 3 I/si1?Pyramid|1476453720|4087003 said:I notice as they sell they are not being replaced as fast as they used to be.
Great question Karl.
For me, rarity definitely plays a role.
For example- a 1ct D/VVS1 RBC is so very easy to buy. They're all eye clean- and if you use HCA and other tools the chances of getting a badly made stone are practically nil.
Where as a 3ct SI1 might be pretty bad in terms of eye cleanliness- or it could have an imperfection which could be remarkably difficult to see- even under magnification. I love eye clean SI1 diamonds in larger sizes.
If we go down to an eye clean 3ct SI2, I'm getting more interested as a buyer.
Even in terms of cut- IMO buyers of the 3ct SI are more interested in spread, brilliance and scintillation as opposed to meeting some cheat sheet numbers.
So a stocking sellers is more likely to find a satisfied buyer with a well chosen, larger SI than a smaller VVS.
Plus, the largest virtual sites make buying a larger SI stone extremely dangerous......