ok. What is your mark up?
Can your prices compete with blue nile and the big online sellers
Can I see your site and selection ?

I would prefer to deal with GIA only

Not really sure why anyone would care what they pay for a diamond.

The markup at every level is huge, and the secondary market is tiny. You will lose buckets of money no matter how much research you do and no matter what you buy.

Plus, unless you're an expert, you can't tell one from another that has the same cut. Just tell people you bought the highest quality shit and make it presentable with good cut and setting.

I should not care what I pay?

On a discount diamond site I built the markup was around 80%. At the mall, around 200%. On the ring, 300%. The "warranties are about 90% profit, effectively a 1000% markup.

Anywhere to find a Free reliable online pricing guide for retail and wholesale?

Id be interested in it as well.

sorry, dont deal with public............

Guess you cant compete LOL

HUH ??? I just cant be bothered, I sell to people, others buy from.........:2 cents:

Diamonds are a girls best friend:winkwink:

LOL cant be bothered to make money?

NO, can't be bothered with retail sales, there is a difference :2 cents:

So you buy them from the mines and sell them to the stores at whole sale?
What is the mark up from mine to whole sale then what is the mark up from whole sale to retail ?

He has 52,000 posts and can't be bothered with this? ;)

What is the difference between GIA and the other certifications out there?

you are kind of short on comprehension ??:winkwink:

blood diamonds?

Gia is the best cert by far. It can be up too 2 grades "stricter" than some of the others.

I just want to know the mark up from where you get them to where you sell them to the end user.

I appreciate your time posting in this thread

starts at a 100% and I rarely deal with end users:winkwink:

LOL so this whole song and dance is just you playing hard to get? :winkwink: