| With all of the potential for scams concerning diamond | | | | escrow service. The escrow service has the diamond |
| jewelery, buying diamonds online almost seems | | | | appraised,sends the diamond to you, and sends the |
| unthinkable! However, you actually can purchase | | | | money to the seller. This is the surest way to protect |
| diamond jewelery online, without any problems, as long | | | | yourself,again, make sure that you use a reputable |
| as you are careful. | | | | escrow service! |
| First, think about your reasons for wanting to purchase | | | | Is Diamond Jewelery Really Rare? |
| the diamond online, as opposed to making a purchase | | | | When you walk into a diamond jewelry store and see |
| from a local jewelry store. The most common reason | | | | all the diamonds in all of the various settings that are |
| is price. Due to low overhead costs, online jewelers | | | | for sale, it is difficult to realize that diamonds and |
| and wholesalers are able to offer lower prices. | | | | diamond jewelery are indeed rare. Most people don't |
| However, you must be careful, sometimes a price that | | | | even stop to consider how that diamond came to be |
| is too low is a sure indication of a scam. | | | | sitting in that jewelers case! There is quite a bit of |
| One of the best things about purchasing online is the | | | | work that is done before a diamond is ready to sell to |
| unlimited selection. When shopping offline, you are | | | | the general public! |
| limited to the selection in the stores in your general | | | | For every one million diamonds that are mined, only |
| area. Online, there are no limits. But again, you must use | | | | one will be found that is a quality one caret diamond. In |
| a great deal of care and consideration before handing | | | | order to find a two caret diamond, about five million |
| your money over to someone that you cannot see | | | | diamonds must be mined. More than two hundred tons |
| and have never met! | | | | of ore must be mined to find one small diamond, and |
| Before shopping, learn as much as you can about | | | | even then, more than 80% of the diamonds that are |
| diamond jewelery, especially cut, color, clarity and carat | | | | mined are only good for industrial use, such as |
| weights. When you are knowledgeable about | | | | diamond drill bits. |
| diamonds, it will be harder for a con artist to rip you off. | | | | So, the next time you visit your local diamond jewelry |
| Once you know more about diamonds, you will be | | | | store, ask to see the one carat diamonds. You should |
| ready to start shopping. | | | | look at this diamond with new appreciation, knowing |
| Take your time. Don't purchase the first diamond that | | | | that it truly is one in a million! |
| you see that interests you. Instead, look for similar | | | | Diamond Jewelery Brands and What They Mean |
| diamonds for sale. Do some comparison shopping to | | | | Diamonds are one of the few products that simply |
| find the lowest prices. Once you have found the | | | | cannot be 'branded.' Even though there are different |
| lowest price, start doing your investigation. You know | | | | cuts, different grades, and different values placed on |
| about diamonds, you've found a diamond that you love, | | | | each and every diamond in existence, no diamond |
| and you've found the lowest price, but you are still | | | | jewelery is any specific brand, just as gold is not a |
| quite a ways away from actually purchasing that | | | | specific brand. |
| diamond! | | | | Branding is actually based on who owns the diamond. |
| Ask about the sellers credentials, such as professional | | | | For instance, if DeBeers owns the diamond, it is a |
| diamond jewelry associations that they belong to. | | | | DeBeers Diamond, but it is still just a diamond. If the |
| View and print the seller's return, refund, and upgrade | | | | diamond was cut by a specific well known cutter, then |
| policies. Also inquire about additional services, such as | | | | it might be branded in that way as well, but it usually |
| settings and mountings, sizing, and free shipping. Do a | | | | isn't. It is still branded based on who owns it at the time. |
| search for customer reviews on this particular | | | | So basically, when it comes down to it, diamond |
| company around the Internet. Also check with the BBB | | | | brands mean absolutely nothing at all. |
| Online to see if there have been any complaints. | | | | Do not allow a diamond jeweler to try to talk you into |
| Ask for a diamond jewelery grading report from an | | | | paying an exorbitant price on diamond jewellery |
| independent laboratory such as GIA, HRD, EGL or | | | | because it is a specific brand. This is a bit of trickery |
| AGS. You should see this before making a purchase. | | | | used by unscrupulous diamond jewellers when they |
| Finally, use a reputable escrow service for high dollar | | | | know that they are dealing with people who don't |
| diamonds, preferably one that will have the diamond | | | | know much about diamonds. Remember that |
| appraised while it is in their possession. The seller | | | | diamonds are not actually branded, unless mother |
| sends the diamond to the escrow service, and you | | | | nature has her own brand! |
| send the money to pay for the diamond to the | | | | |