[Jewelry making - Article 00883] - Re: [Orchid] Selling melee diamonds in NY

[Lee Cornelius]

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    David, what do you mean by 'competitive price'? Unless you have
    twenty carats of perfectly matched ideal cut melee, I doubt that you
    will receive offers of even 10% of regular wholesale. The world is
    full of lots of unmatched, unsorted melee - I have at least 120
    carats myself from many years of buying and scrapping old jewelry -
    and it is more expensive for dealers in NY to sort your lots than it
    is for the manufacturers in India to buy the stones already matched!
    The main use for these stones in the U.S. is as replacements for
    repairs, and who wants to buy misc. lots to maybe get the one stone
    they need? I have heard of offers of $10 - $25 per carat for misc.
    lots bandied about, and I doubt that there are many higher, unless
    the stones are very high grade and over 10 points each. 

    Anyway, good luck, I hope you can prove me wrong! Please let us know
    what you are offered if you approach any dealers. 

Lee Cornelius
Vegas Jewelers

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