The trade uses a variety of sites for "wholesale" prices. Rapnet is the standard, and they publish the Rapaport Price List. However, it only covers natural diamonds, and rapnet only lists natural. Diamonds generally go for a % discount off the Rap Price List.
Polygon (.net) is the other major listing platform. They include lab diamonds, and most everyone uses them. There are other platforms, but those are the two majors IMHO.
You need to be a member of the trade to sign up AFAIK.
However, I have seen one retail site, Ritani, actually post "wholesale" prices and they seemed to be pretty accurate. They seem to have good prices too. They list their wholesale/markup/etc. Of course, you should buy from a nice local jewelry store, but if you want to buy lab online they are at least great for checking prices.
The price of gold is through the roof. Gold is ~$2500 per oz, while platinum is $950 per oz. However, most gold is 14kt (58%) or 18kt (75%) while Platinum is 90%+. That, and platinum is a heavier (technically denser is more correct?) metal, so there is more platinum in an equivalent ring, and it weighs more. The actual price on finished jewelry isn't as big as you would think.
However, "retail" jewelry stores often price things using what they call Keystone (2x markup) or even triple keystone (3x). So, a $500 piece would sell for $1000-$1500.
After my huge stash of AA I got from woot (before they were owned by amazon and had pretty good daily deals) ran out, I bought some of these Amazon batteries.
I only use them for remotes, controllers, and the occasional flashlight, but they've worked very well.
I have pretty much all of those tools on windows and all I needed to do was install Git for Windows, which is super easy.
It was a bit more work to set ansicon + Console2/ConsoleZ (although cmder might be an easier option), but now I can use standard bash scripts and do most of what I need easy.
In addition, this process was a one time deal. It's not like you have to set it up each time you want to ssh somewhere.
Why do I really use windows (vs some linux, I have no interest in Mac)?
Play most games (not on Mac or Linux)
Anything else that cygwin can't get me, I have Vagrant and VirtualBox.
Git and Console2 are the first things I install after Chrome on Windows, but Git Bash only gets you so far. You quickly run into a wall because Git Bash is not Unix.
Although my opinion of OSX has soured with each new unstable version, it's hard to give up the Unix underpinning + mainstream app combo (Office and Creative Suite). PowerShell with Unix aliases aren't the same.
Way to avoid the point. And to be honest, the whole oblivious act is getting ridiculous at this point. Don't post if you are going to play dumb. In case you're really that dense, a webmaster got a message FROM GOOGLE, that a perfectly legit link was spam. The provided email is their response to that.
The whole point is, Google spreads FUD to paper over its inadequate algorithm. People believe and look up to you as a source of truth. However, you take that trust, and you ask people to do your dirty work. That means more work for them, and not every small business has all sorts extra time money to spend on stuff like that. This is not to mention that there are probably a bunch of other more important things they could be doing. (and I know you know this, your friendly face is the head of FUD over at Google)
With all of your power and authority, you have a responsibility be more honest and straightforward. Not everyone knows better, and when people end up listening to your Google/self serving advice, they are ruining the open and free nature of the internet.
This wouldn't make me so salty, but the complete BS and favoritism exhibited by you and Google is obnoxious. So, sometimes, it might be better if you just shut up.
sorry if there are any typos etc, my (virtual) keyboard is spazzing out.
You click a button and it saves a list of your open tabs. You can sort and organize your tab list(s) and even prevent it from storing dupes.
It is basically a glorified bookmarking solution.
Just try it for a few days. When things get out of hand, click the button. Boom, no more tabs. You will be surprised how often you go back to read those tabs you needed (for me, almost never). You can go and search when you remember a month later about that one site about that thing (via ctrl-f broswer search on the onetab tab).
Some have complained that no "tab history" is stored, but for me, I don't need any of that. I just need to know that my tabs are saved so I can feel safe closing them. I have a problem...
OneTab gives me one button to click that gives me peace of mind, and more memory. I even use it for most of my bookmarking needs, since it is so flexible.
Polygon (.net) is the other major listing platform. They include lab diamonds, and most everyone uses them. There are other platforms, but those are the two majors IMHO.
You need to be a member of the trade to sign up AFAIK.
However, I have seen one retail site, Ritani, actually post "wholesale" prices and they seemed to be pretty accurate. They seem to have good prices too. They list their wholesale/markup/etc. Of course, you should buy from a nice local jewelry store, but if you want to buy lab online they are at least great for checking prices.
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