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Re: diamond feather - harmless or disaster waiting to happen
Hi Jean- that was a good thread linked to by Lorelei- Good to see other professionals share my experience on feathers.
Re trading: Kenny is correct. Most sellers will be interested in buying your diamond ( if it's a desirable stone), or allowing you to trade it in for another.
A few tips to keep in mind:
1) selling to a dealer means taking a much lower price than retail- and even lower than wholesale. To find out how much similar diamonds are selling for use the link on the font page to search for fancy shaped diamonds in a similar color clarity and size range.
Generally speaking cushions, ovals, marquises radiant and emerald cut trade at similar prices- so if you don;t find a lot of emerald cuts, check other fancy shapes.
2) an outright cash sale is going to net you less than if you trade to a dealer for one of their stones- sometimes lot less.
3) It's probably a good idea to shop this around.
Ask a few sellers locally,( if possible) what they'd offer on a trade, or to purchase. I assume your diamond has a GIA report- that will make it possible for online dealers to at least give you an idea- although most probably won't make any firm offers without seeing the stone in person
4) if you can sell it privately, you'll probably get the highest price- but there's risk and hassle going that route.
hope this helps!
Hi Jean- that was a good thread linked to by Lorelei- Good to see other professionals share my experience on feathers.
Re trading: Kenny is correct. Most sellers will be interested in buying your diamond ( if it's a desirable stone), or allowing you to trade it in for another.
A few tips to keep in mind:
1) selling to a dealer means taking a much lower price than retail- and even lower than wholesale. To find out how much similar diamonds are selling for use the link on the font page to search for fancy shaped diamonds in a similar color clarity and size range.
Generally speaking cushions, ovals, marquises radiant and emerald cut trade at similar prices- so if you don;t find a lot of emerald cuts, check other fancy shapes.
2) an outright cash sale is going to net you less than if you trade to a dealer for one of their stones- sometimes lot less.
3) It's probably a good idea to shop this around.
Ask a few sellers locally,( if possible) what they'd offer on a trade, or to purchase. I assume your diamond has a GIA report- that will make it possible for online dealers to at least give you an idea- although most probably won't make any firm offers without seeing the stone in person
4) if you can sell it privately, you'll probably get the highest price- but there's risk and hassle going that route.
hope this helps!