All diamonds are not created equal...

Buying silver and gold is pretty straightforward; diamonds, on the other hand, are a bit more complicated. As we are a "middle man" of sorts, our main goal is to resale the items we purchase. The people we are reselling to are looking for a pure product. Therefore, when we buy gold, it has to be pure gold. This doesn't mean 24k, it simply means that through and through, the item is gold. A similar principle applies when we buy diamonds. The person buying our second hand diamonds is looking for a pure product that is close to flawless. This is why we are very particular about the stones that we purchase.

Here are a few things to look for when you are considering selling your diamonds.

1. Is the stone over .5 carets?
2. When held up to a bright light, can you see any dark spots or chips?
3. Is the surface of the diamond flawless?

Another thing to keep in mind is pricing. The reality is that jewlers mark up their diamonds over 10x their actual value. Unfortunatley, even a diamond with a certificate will have the same value as one that does not.

As always, you are more than welcome to stop by and let us take a look! We'd be happy to make you an offer if we are able to!!

Our list of NO's

If you have something we can buy, then you better believe we will do anything we can to make a deal!! Some items, however, have no value as secondhand items and are impossible for us to resell.

• These items include:
• Plated gold or silver
• 1/10 or 1/20 of any karat of gold
• Anything that is stamped GF or GE
• Diamonds under 1/2 caret
• Cubic zirconia or moissanite
• Any stones or gems (i.e. Jade, amethyst, onyx, Sapphire, ruby. ect.)
• Palladium
• Designer watches, (unless the bands are pure gold.)

If you have any questions regarding am item you would like to sell, please give us a call!

Gem of the Week

We get some pretty interesting items sold to us. I will try to share one each week.

Today we have "Tiny Golden Sombrero"!