Investment Diamonds

There really are no investment diamonds. There are no international markets where an individual can buy and sell diamonds like stocks and commodities. Numerous scams in the 1980’s touted the buying of diamonds as an investment.

An individual or ultimate consumer is buying a diamond at the "retail" level regardless of what a seller advertises. Unless that consumer also has a bricks and mortar store or web-site, inventory and a warranty, should they choose to sell the diamond, they will most likely sell at or below the wholesale market to someone who routinely buys and sells diamonds.

While the "value" of the diamond has not changed, the market level of the transaction is different which will almost certainly affect the selling price. If you are considering giving a diamond as a gift, purchase it as a gift without consideration to its resale value in the future.

(While we are trying to keep this purely educational, we do have to blow our own horn here. Refer to our Trade-In Policy for more information.)

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