How to Buy Cheaper Amethysts Rings
If you want to know how to buy cheaper amethysts rings then the following points may be of help.
Know what you want is the first step. Have you ever had that vaguely dissatisfied feeling when you have been ‘sold’ something you did not really want? You want to buy what YOU want, not what the seller wants to sell you so you need to have in mind a good idea of what you want before you go looking for that ideal yet cheap amethyst ring.
Understanding something about amethysts is a good idea too. Knowing what an amethyst is and what they look like. What options are available in amethysts is important.
An Amethyst is a purple variety of quartz mostly used predominantly in jewelery. The name comes from the Greek a ‘not’ and methuskein ‘ or to intoxicate’. This is a reference to the belief that the stone protected its owner from drunkenness. In fact, ancient Greeks and Romans wore amethyst and even made drinking vessels out of it in the mistaken belief it would prevent intoxication.
On exposure to heat, amethyst generally becomes yellow, and a lot of yellow quartz of jewelry is said to be really “burnt amethyst”. “Rose de France”, a pale pinkish lavender or lilac shade is common but less favored than the intense violet with red flashes called “Siberian”,
Doing a search on the internet will give you a heap of suppliers of amethyst jewelery so it is easy to compare one with another. Of course the pictures you see on your screen will not always reflect the true color of the amethyst for sale so a number of points on buying should be kept in mind.
Is the seller contactable through phone , postal address and email? Does the seller have a returns policy? What if you do not like the stone when you see it, in the flesh as it were in the cold light of day, or it does not match the description given on the website. You will want to return it and get a refund of course.
You will want to be assured it is genuine also, so soon as you get any amethyst, take it to another jeweler and get it confirmed as an amethyst and get it valued. Get a certificate if you can for insurance purposes, especially if it is a large one and expensive.
Lastly, sometimes you can negotiate a deal. Especially if you find the same amethyst at two or more dealers or sellers. By letting them know that there is one available elsewhere for a lesser price you can sometimes get the price down below that other price and get a better deal. After all the seller or jeweler is making a tidy profit (regardless of what they tell you) of at least 100 to 200 percent mark up, so they can afford to discount the price here and there.
When it come to knowing how to buy cheaper amethyst rings, a bit of common sense and due diligence goes a long way!