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So there's an opportunity here, for a market facilitator. Hire a few qualified gemstone appraisers, set up an auction site and take a small rake off the top.


Such places exist. I know of one (http://eragem.com/) but I'm sure there are others.

The euphemism "Estate jewelry" instead of "secondhand" or "used" seems to be preferred.


Even better, write some image-processing software that can automatically grade diamonds more quickly and accurately than human appraisers.


Diamonds are already largely graded automatically. DeBeers has invested heavily in grading equipment that can specifically distinguish natural from artificial diamonds.




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