If you are considering importing jewelry wholesale,
you might want to see what your other options are.
When jewelry is imported, there are additional
costs, such as high shipping costs, that you may
not be prepared to pay. There are also other issues
to consider as well.

Customs is a major issue, because some materials
that come from endangered animals are outlawed in
the United States – ivory for example. When
importing jewelry, you need to be sure that all of
the materials that make up the jewelry can be
legally imported.

The possibility of not getting what you paid for is
another consideration that you must think about. If
you order from someone outside of the United
States – where the United States has no legal
jurisdiction – there won’t be anything you can do if
you are ripped off. If you are importing jewelry
wholesale, make sure that you are dealing with a
reputable company.

Usually, if you can find the same pieces of jewelry
for sale in the United States, at a slightly higher
cost, you will be better off making your purchase in
the US. By the time you add shipping to the
imported jewelry, it will probably cost more.
However, there are many pieces that can only be
found in other countries.

Selecting jewelry isn’t hard, when you can see it
and touch it. However when you purchase jewelry
wholesale, you often won’t have this opportunity
before making a purchase, since most of these
purchases are made online or through mail order.
This makes the selection process a bit harder.

Start by reading all of the information that is
supplied. Make sure that words like ‘gold plated’ or
‘faux’ are not used if you are looking for genuine
pieces. Contact the company and ask for more
information if you are unsure about anything that
you are reading as well. Make sure you are getting
wholesale prices. Look for similar pieces at the
online jewelry stores, or even at your local jewelry
stores, and compare the prices. The wholesale
price should be much lower.

Also check the refund and exchange policy of the
business you are planning to purchase from. Make
sure that there is a ‘no questions asked’ money
back guarantee, or the offer of a 100% refund if you
are not satisfied. If there is no refund policy, there
should be no deal! You can find other jewelry
wholesale from companies that do offer refunds
and exchanges.

Buying jewelry wholesale is really quite easy. The
Internet gives you access to all of the wholesale
jewelry companies you could ever need to make
your selections, so you can buy exactly what you
want or need – at very competitive prices.

There is a difference between online jewelry stores
and online wholesale companies. Online jewelry
stores sell jewelry at retail prices, even though the
price may be slightly discounted. Wholesale
companies sell jewelry at wholesale prices – which
of course are cheaper than retail prices.

There are many sites where you can purchase
directories of wholesale companies, but this really
isn’t necessary. Just use a search engine like
Google to find what you are looking for. If you are
looking for an engagement ring at a wholesale
price, for example, simply type ‘engagement ring
wholesale’ into the search box – a whole slew of
wholesalers who carry engagement rings will pop
up in the search results.

Be aware that some wholesaler’s will only sell in
bulk. Of course, if you just want to buy one
engagement ring, you do not want to buy in bulk.
But there are many companies that will sell just
one item – you just have to look for them.

If buying online isn’t what you are interested in,
consider joining a discount club, such as Sam’s.
Here you will find jewelry at deeply discounted
retail prices, which is the next best thing to jewelry
wholesale prices – but again, the wholesale prices
will be lower.

When dealing with an online wholesale company,
you need to do several things. First, you want to be
sure that you are buying the real thing. There are
many companies out there that will advertise that
their jewelry is ‘authentic.’ Read the sales copy
very carefully, and educate yourself quickly. For
instance, beware of words like ‘gold plated’ or
‘realistic.’ This is an indication that the jewelry isn’t
gold, or that stones are fake.

Also find out if the company has a refund or
exchange policy, as well as a 100% money back
guarantee. This is important, and it will protect you
if you find that you are not happy with the pieces
you have purchased, or if they are of lesser quality
than you expected.

Also consider using eBay to find jewelry wholesale
prices. Again, use caution. Check the seller’s
feedback and ratings, and make sure that you are
dealing with a reputable person or company. If the
jewelry is an important piece, use the escrow
service that eBay recommends – even if you have to
pay the escrow fees yourself!

A diamond certificate is also known as a
Diamond Grading Report. This report comes
from the Gemological Institute of America
(GIA), and you should require this report
when you are purchasing a diamond.

With a diamond certificate, you can verify
the color, cut, carat, weight, and clarity of the
diamond. You don’t have to worry about a
diamond dealer telling you anything less than
the truth, because the certificate comes
from the GIA – not the dealer. You may be
required to pay for the certificate, but the
cost is usually low, and in many cases, it
will help you negotiate a better price on the
diamond – or keep you from purchasing a
lower quality diamond altogether.

If you buy a high quality diamond, and then
later decide to sell the diamond, you will
need to have the certificate, or you will have
a hard time selling it to someone else.
Furthermore, you can use the Diamond
Grading Report to look up the wholesale
value of the diamond in question. Use the
guide that is used by the diamond cutting
industry.

With the Certificate, or Diamond Grading
Report, there won’t be any doubts when you
are trying to purchase a diamond. You can
easily find out what the diamond is worth.
This will prevent you from overpaying, and it
can prevent a seller from under-charging as
well.

A copy of the Diamond Grading Report
should be given to your insurance company
as well, when you insure the diamond. This
provides absolute, unquestionable proof of
the value of the diamond should it be stolen
in the future. Insurance companies cannot
argue with the report.

Avoid diamond dealers who seem reluctant
to provide a certificate! Also avoid sellers
who tell you that a certificate diamond will
cost you more – the only additional cost
should be the cost of the certificate, which
is low. If the dealer doesn’t want to provide
a certificate, then you don’t want to do
business with that dealer.

Don’t accept certificates from Gemological
Laboratories other than GIA. There are many
fly-by-night Gemological labs these days, but
in the end, GIA has been established as the
most respectable and trustworthy – not to
mention oldest – of the lot. So avoid dealers
who don’t want to use GIA for certification
purposes as well.

Don’t buy an expensive diamond without
paying the extra cost of the certificate. If a
dealer tries to convince you to make the
purchase without the certificate, or if they
want to use a company other than GIA, you
can be sure that the dealer has probably
greatly inflated the price of the diamond –
they have something that they are hiding
from you.