| Whether diamonds are naturally-made or were | | | | have office spaces, therefore, they don't pay for |
| created in a lab, they will always be the depiction | | | | office desks, sales staff, computers, and such. |
| of elegance and affluence among the higher | | | | You have to be out there in the market with a |
| members of the society. After all, who gets to | | | | good connection if you ever want to get a great |
| wear diamond jewelry? Typically those who grace | | | | deal in buying diamonds, wholesale. These |
| the red carpet premiers and the wives of CEOs | | | | wholesalers won't just open their doors to anyone |
| and important businessmen. | | | | who walks in at their shop. One other secret is, to |
| If you are not a member of any of these social | | | | be ready to spend a serious amount of money |
| circles yet you have a passion for these glittery | | | | so you can also get the best deals that these |
| gems then know that there are great deals that | | | | people are ready to offer. |
| can be made available to you. It is all about having | | | | If you do not have much of a connection |
| an access on the best diamond deals and having | | | | when it comes to jewelers and gemologists, don't |
| an understanding of the diamond distribution | | | | fret. You can still wait for markups and jewelry |
| system. So you want to buy wholesale diamonds? | | | | sales that retailers sometimes hold. Also, you can |
| Here's how: | | | | always go online and buy wholesale diamonds |
| Say you're opting for the natural diamond | | | | from sites that commoditize the gems. Just be |
| you have to know that everything begins at the | | | | very, very wary when dealing with online |
| mine (which is the source of these gems). The | | | | transactions. |
| diamonds then go to the cutters (manufacturer | | | | So where does all this leave you? If you are an |
| level). From the diamond cutters, the gems move | | | | inexperienced buyer, it is best to deal with |
| to the dealers who buy wholesale diamonds. You | | | | retailers rather than take a big leap of faith and |
| may want to have a contact at this level because | | | | buy from people that you hardly even know. |
| once the diamonds reach the retailers (jewelry | | | | Buying wholesale means you have to have a |
| store owners), your chances of ever getting a | | | | good knowledge of diamond trading, the |
| low price is greatly diminished. You do not want to | | | | distribution system, people who handle the gems, |
| go along with the other 95% of jewelry | | | | diamond pricing and many more. Simply put, you |
| enthusiasts who would buy at jewelry shops as | | | | have to put a lot of effort and time in order to |
| they pay a much higher price for the diamonds. | | | | get the wholesale price that you're aiming for. |
| Keep in mind that diamond wholesalers do not | | | | |