Jewelry Gemstone Insiders Guide

How Diamond Prices Are Determined In The Open Market Diamond Pricing on most products is quite easy.

• Determine how much it costs to make the item
• how much it costs to market that item,
• and then mark it up by a reasonable markup like 80% or 100% or more.

Simple, right? Well, pricing diamonds isn't quite that simple. There are many factors that are considered when diamonds are priced. Diamond prices are determined first by adding the cost of the rough diamond, the cost of cutting the diamond, and all other costs necessary to turn the rough diamond into a marketable diamond. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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