denverappraiser|1312823700|2986535 said:What is 'wholesale price'? For that matter, what is 'retail'? Not all dealers buy form the same sources, not all deals come with the same terms and not all business-to-business deals are at the same prices. The same questions hold for sales to the end consumer. They don't all land at the same price and they don't all have the same t&c. Details matter. I'm not trying to dodge your question, it's just not as simple as you're dealer is telling you. It's easy enough to shop the database here for offers of comparable stones from some highly competitive dealers. These are ALL 'retail' offers of items that are available for immediate delivery (with the occasional glitch thrown in) and I would guess that there are dozens of similar stones for sale. That's a pretty good benchmark to work from to decide if you're dealer is competitive and it's FAR better than some claim of 'wholesale' pricing, no matter what the source.
By the way, if it's being offered for sale as a individual item and to the end consumer, that's the DEFINITION of retail.
ETA: What lab did the grading?
Rockdiamond|1312838829|2986720 said:Hi Coach- I beliebe Neil and I are discussing general terminology, and it may not apply to your situation ( or seller)- did the seller you're asking about make a big deal about "selling wholesale"?