Questions tagged [jewelry]

For questions on how or when to buy or sell jewelry, questions about valuations and tax concerns.

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Is it true that the price of diamonds is based on a monopoly?

I've heard quite often that the only reason diamonds have the high value they have is because the price is set by a single worldwide diamond mining monopoly. That, if actual quantity versus demand is taken into account, diamonds are intrinsically…
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