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Diamond selling Guide: 5 C's for the NYC Diamond district

BY : daniel rosenfeld

Are you from NYC and looking to make some cash for diamonds? Before you dig through your jewelry box looking for some old diamonds to make a quick buck, here are a few basics you should grasp before going through NYC looking for a diamond buyer so as not to get ripped off as you make cash for diamonds. These are the basic criteria that all jewelers use to grade diamonds.

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Topics: Selling Diamonds, Diamonds

Price of Diamonds: Everything You Need to Know To Buy & Sell Diamonds

BY : Tricia Moore

Buying your first diamond can be a daunting experience, given the seemingly endless attributes you feel responsible for knowing. In fact; there are only a handful of really important considerations, which can be separated into two groups: physical attributes, and the place from where you purchase the precious rock. 
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The physical characteristics of a diamond that matter the most are the weight, which is known as the carat and equals precisely 200 milligrams per, the diamond clarity, the diamond cut and the diamond’s color. Often referred to as the “4C’s”, it is these attributes that are most important to the people that sell diamonds, as well as the ones that buy them. The carat of a diamond is what likely concerns your wallet the most, because the higher the carat, the more actual diamond there is; therefore, it is the biggest determinant of how much you will end up paying. A related, considerable attribute is the diamond’s clarity, which refers to the absence of surface or volume blemishes and jagged breaks that compromise the structural integrity of the rock. Not only will pronounced defects dull the famous brilliant sheen of the diamond, it will seriously decrease its value should you ever wish to sell diamonds back to another retailer. 

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Topics: Selling Diamonds, Diamonds