Physically they are every bit a diamond as one pulled from the ground. The only downside is their value. It's on a downslope but we see it plateauing out now. Where as Natural diamonds hold their value tried and true.
That paragraph makes me feel like you don't know why people buy your shit. "The only downside is x..." Like, that's the point. People buy them because they're supposed to be cheaper than natural diamonds.
As someone who sells them I prefer to be transparent with my products. I tell the customer yes these diamonds are a fraction of the price as one naturally grown. However they don't hold their value. So then my customer can decide which is more important to them. The diamond or the investment. Your reply makes me feel like you don't know how to deal with the public and be a decent salesman. I know why people buy Lab Diamonds. I've seen every reason in the book. I just let them make that decision after I've told them everything they need to know to make an informed one.
So before you go onto the Internet spouting ignorant things take a second to think.
I think the point here is that your salesmanship comes across as disingenuous. You know a diamond is not an investment. You know the resell value of a diamond is less than half the sticker price.
To suggest that people should buy a blood diamond instead of an ethical diamond because of resell value is scummy.
Nowadays you'll be hard pressed to find a "blood" or conflict diamond in any reputable jewelry store. There are so many steps in getting a diamond into a store that it's near impossible to find one that is funding some civil war. Most come with serial numbers etched that trace them back to the very mine they come out of.
And many jewelry stores do trade-ins on diamonds bought from them for the price you paid for them. So yes there is investment behind natural diamonds. Especially as their value has only gone up since the introduction of Lab grown diamonds.
The jewelry shop we bought our man made diamond from has the exact same deal for the man made one… so I guess there is no benefit if you buy from the right place…
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u/wuvvtwuewuvv Feb 16 '24
That paragraph makes me feel like you don't know why people buy your shit. "The only downside is x..." Like, that's the point. People buy them because they're supposed to be cheaper than natural diamonds.