| From: | Ulrich Haupt sandman@****.uni-oldenburg.de |
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| Subject: | Gems |
| Date: | Tue, 07 Sep 1999 14:10:37 +0200 |
<snip my text - I already know it :-) >
> Diamonds [and emeralds, for that matter] don't work that way. First of all,
> the quality--no, I won't go into detail about the 4 Cs--of the stone is a
> huge factor. Second, the larger a stone is, the greater the price per carat.
> [For instance, a 1 carat diamond is more than twice the cost of a 1/2 carat
> diamond.]
Yes, I know but I'd just like an estimation like
weight(c) diamond emerald saphire ...
1/2 200 120 150
1 500 ...
2
3
Just to be within the realistic limits.
> Moreover, the price of an uncut diamond is more often than not based on the
> estimated value of the cut diamond that could be generated from it. On
> average, I'd say, from a 2 carat uncut stone, it would not be unreasonable
> to assume you could generate a 1 carat finished stone of acceptable cut.
>
> However, if you want a general guideline, I would say that a single carat
> cut stone of decent quality should be between US$4,000 and US$4,800. Double
> the number of carats if you're giving them uncut diamonds [which they should
> prefer, as they are less identifiable.]
>
> What I want to know is, how do they expect to sell these things? Do they
> know any jewelers who'll buy rocks from the SIN-less? Uncut rocks, at that?
> And if this is a high-pay job, are they not worried about flooding the
> Seattle diamond market [I mean, we're not talking about an enormous market
> here] and thus driving down the prices as each successive team member sells
> his stash?
The jewelery is planned to be more some kind of extra money
which can be stored somewhere safe and is not ment as the
main payment. So they have something valueable that can be
sold everywhere all over the world (of course only for a
fraction of it's real value).
> I don't know. If I were them, I'd require bearer bonds or certified
> credstick. I mean, what is this, the 20th century?
I plan to let them infiltrate a smugglers ring which deals
with gems and other things. Maybe the characters take one
box and hide it before the final starts.
Sandman
