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Why request-first

Why request-first sourcing works

Colored gemstones are not commodities. Every job has its own color, origin, treatment tolerance, budget and timeline, so sourcing should start with the need, not a catalog.

The problem with listings

  1. 01Dealers upload thousands of stones. Jewelers scroll endlessly. Nobody is matched to the job.
  2. 02Public pricing is a race to the bottom, so dealers hide their best stones or pad prices to leave room to negotiate.
  3. 03Treatment and origin disclosures get compressed into checkboxes. The nuance that matters to a $6,000 engagement ring disappears.

How request-first works

  1. Step 1

    The jeweler describes the job

    In seven answers: stone, color, clarity, shape, size, budget and when it is needed. That is the open call.

  2. Step 2

    Dealers answer privately

    Only dealers our team has approved receive it, never with the jeweler’s budget. They answer with price, photos, treatment disclosure, origin and memo terms.

  3. Step 3

    The jeweler compares and decides

    Every offer is read against the open call, side by side, with every miss written in words.

Why this is better for everyone

  1. 01

    Better for jewelers

    Describe the job once and get private offers on real stones. Your client stays yours.
  2. 02

    Better for dealers

    Answer real demand with private offers, not public prices. Your best stones stay protected until the right buyer appears.
  3. 03

    Better for the stone

    Treatment disclosure, origin and the lab report travel with every offer, not squeezed into a checkbox.

Ready to source this way?

Anyone in the trade can create an account. Our team approves each jeweler and dealer before their open calls or offers go out.

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