Gemtrade Gems
Gemtrade sells in-stock stones individually or in lots to jewelry artists, goldsmiths, investors, collectors and hobbyists. Both for companies and individuals.
Our prices for the stones for sale are always below general wholesale prices, for pricing we mainly use the industry's most well-known and respected publication "The Gem Guide".
Our stones for sale in the online shop are not "surplus", but on the contrary, stones that our experts "couldn't have failed to buy" during their sourcing trips.
Particularly fine/rare/good quality stones for the price. Because our Gemmologists source stones as close to their source as possible, bypassing many
from a normal, high-ceilinged intermediate step on the way of a raw stone from a mine to an engagement ring or a necklace in a goldsmith's shop, we are able to pass the stones on
at significantly cheaper prices than the wholesale level!
All the stones we sell, starting with the 5 euro citrines, are certified by GIA Gemologists (GIA Graduate Gemologist, GIA Accredited Jewelry Professional)
examined and assessed, i.e. you cannot get a better guarantee of the authenticity and quality of the stones. A certificate/quality certificate, written by a GIA Gemmologist, is also available for each stone.
There are also imitations and imitations on sale, because these also have their own value both as a jewelry stone and, for example, for educational use, and it has always been clearly stated about these stones that they are not
be genuine, but imitations or imitations, and also what material they actually are.
Those interested in gemstones should remember that online stores are full of outright scammers, where the item for sale is often completely different from what is described in the description. Typical eBay
"diamond" or "natural sapphire" is actually glass or at most Cubic Zirconia (CZ) material, or synthetic instead of natural stone. Even in Finnish marketplaces constantly
hardly any gem quality, due to inclusions and cracks, if even translucent stone available for sale as "eye-clean" stone, "Top10", "+++ quality", "best colour, top quality" etc.
with meaningless and misleading descriptions. Stones from which an expert can immediately see even from bad photos that the stone may not even be classifiable, of poor quality/color/grinding, etc.
because of. Not to mention the imitations and synthetic stones that are sold as genuine natural stones, either out of ignorance or pure fraud.
Always require the stone you buy to have an examination or opinion from a qualified expert, or a certificate from a respected and trusted entity. Only then can you be sure that you will get what you order.
The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) is arguably the most respected player in the industry, and the developer of many grading standards. With the expertise of GIA or a GIA-certified gemmologist
make sure the stone is what it claims to be. A mere "warranty certificate" or "certificate" presented by the seller doesn't tell you anything, because anyone can write a note, or even print one.
a nice plastic card called a "certificate", but which has no value in determining the quality and authenticity of the stone. Or in buying and reselling the stone.