Jewelry & Gemstone Buying Guides for Wholesale Buyers
Practical, factory-level guides on sourcing lab grown diamonds, moissanite and gemstone jewelry: how grades really work, what certification means for customs and resale, how MOQ and tiered pricing behave, and how to compare landed cost between suppliers.
Four movements with real 2026 sell-through, the regulatory filter (EN 1811, 16 CFR 23), and a tiered open-to-buy plan so small buyers reorder fast instead of over-b…
Not every colored gemstone is worth carrying. Here are the four stone families that reorder in 2026, realistic per-carat wholesale bands, and the treatment question…
Retailers do not ask 'is moissanite real?' They ask about certificate level, size equivalents, edge retention, and what their customers will come back with. Here is…
The stone is only as sellable as the paper behind it. Here are the certificate requirements wholesale buyers should write into the PO before a single carat moves.
LGD wholesale prices stepped down again in 2026. This guide covers the capacity, certification and platform forces behind it, and which stone sizes still hold margi…
Moissanite is not priced like diamond. Here are the five factors moving the 2026 per-carat wholesale sheet, realistic price bands by carat, and when the GRA/IGI cho…
The product had not changed; the photos had. This guide lists the five shots, the lighting setup and the supplier brief that cut returns and lifted conversion.