[Jewelry making - Article 00375] - Re: [Orchid] Diamonds & sizes

[John Donivan]

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>     I don't know about anyone else but I don't like eating $280 just
>     because of faulty estimating based on taking someone else's word. 

    This is a common mistake - telling a customer that a piece will be a
    flat price because of estimating diamond weight. I buy diamonds by
    weight, I sell them by weight. I tell the customer the price will be
    $1500/ct and they pay for what they get - if it's more, it's more,
    if it's less, it's less, and I still get mine. Just lately I saved
    someone $150 that they could use because the listed weight was that
    much higher than what the diamonds actually were. He was a young man
    on a smallish budget, and it was much appreciated by him. It's the
    only fair way for custom pieces. Shops who are doing 100 pieces
    might sell by TW, and it evens out in the end. Special order they
    pay for what they get. 

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