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Buy gemstones safely: stone, seller and paperwork checked

Every lot states how far it has been checked — Seller-declared, Partly verified or Full verification — with origin and treatment stated plainly and safe settlement on every purchase. A buyer's premium of 3–7%, a fraction of an auction's ~28%, and a settlement fee of 3%.

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How buying works, step by step — the Academy guides for buyers →

What is checked

Know exactly what has been checked

Every lot carries one of these levels, and the shop never rounds it up.

The four levels of a check

Seller-declared
Only the seller is verified. The facts and photos are the seller's own.
Card
○ Stone as declared by the seller
The lot
Seller-declared
Public page
none
Paper cross-checked
The report was confirmed with the lab that issued it. Nobody on our side has seen the stone.
Card
✓ Report checked with the lab
The lot
Partly verified
Public page
yes, with a QR code
Verified: paper = this stone
A verifier held this stone and measured it against its report.
Card
✓ Stone verified · ✓ Passport
The lot
Full verification
Public page
yes, with a QR code
In custody — passport reflects title
The stone is in a vault. While it stays there, its passport matches this stone and this owner.
Card
✓ Stone verified · ✓ In custody
The lot
Full verification
Public page
yes, with a QR code

Each level adds one fact to the one below. At level 0 the seller is still verified — only the stone rests on their word. A listing that shows a lab certificate stays at level 0: the paper is the seller's, not our check.

The purchase

How buying works

Your money is held until you confirm the stone. If the seller cannot confirm it within 48 hours, it comes back in full.

A purchase, step by step

You
Order
Buy with protected payment, choose what to add and how the stone reaches you, then Confirm & pay.
Reserved for you for 24 hours
Your order page says “Awaiting your payment”
You
Pay
Send the exact amount in USDT, then give its TX ID — the payment counts once we have it. The money is held until you confirm the stone.
Your order page says “Payment received”
The seller
Confirms the stone
If you added a lab check, a Passport or custody, its payment is due now — the second one.
Within 48 hours, 96 hours at most
Your order page says “Under way”
If not
Not confirmed in time, or not available
The order closes and your payment comes back in full.
Your order page says “Not available”“Refunded”
The seller
Sends it to you
Shipped insured with a tracking number, or handed over by appointment — once your side is complete: any second payment in, your identity check verified.
Your order page says “On its way to you” or “Handed over — confirm you have it”
You
Say you have it
I've received the stone — or our desk marks it delivered from the tracking, whichever comes first. A stone placed in custody in your name: our desk's mark.
Your order page says “Received — your 48-hour check”
You
Check it
Confirm the stone. Silence counts as acceptance.
48 hours
Your order page says “Accepted — the stone is yours”
If not
It does not match its listing
A dispute, with the written conclusion of a gem lab or a jewelry store of your choice: the stone goes back to be checked, and the payment stays held.
Your order page says “Dispute under review”“Dispute — send the stone back”
Everystone
Pays the seller
Only after you accept the stone.
Your order page says “Completed”

The main path runs down; the dashed boxes are where it can turn off. The words in quotes are what your order page says at that step, and every step also reaches you by email.

What it costs

What you pay on top of the price

A buyer's premium of 3–7% by deal value, and a settlement fee of 3%. Insured delivery is the seller's terms: in the price, or from $60. An independent lab check is yours to add.

What you pay on top of the price

Buyer's premiumSettlement fee

$500 stone
$35 premium (7%) + $15 settlement fee = 10% on top · you pay $550
$3,000 stone
$150 premium (5%) + $90 settlement fee = 8% on top · you pay $3,240
$7,500 stone
$225 premium (3%) + $225 settlement fee = 6% on top · you pay $7,950
$20,000 stone
$600 premium (3%) + $600 settlement fee = 6% on top · you pay $21,200
$45,000 stone
$1,350 premium (3%) + $1,350 settlement fee = 6% on top · you pay $47,700

The buyer's premium is 7% under $1,000, 5% from $1,000 to under $5,000 and 3% from $5,000; the settlement fee is 3% at any price. Delivery, when the seller charges it, and anything you add are shown before you pay.

Under half an auction's take

A saleroom adds ~28% on top of the hammer price. Here the buyer premium is a fraction of that, and there is no unverified-stone risk baked in.

Your money back if the stone isn't there

If the seller can't confirm the stone within 48 hours (96 at most), your payment comes back in full. Browsing, the identity check and the 48 hours to check the stone cost nothing.

On screen

What you will see

The shopEvery lot says what has been checked about the seller and the stone. Filter by the depth you want.
A lotThe stone's facts, its checks, and the whole price before you pay.
The checkoutWhat you pay now, and what you can add: an independent lab check or a Passport.
Your orderWhere it stands, how it ships, and the button you press once the stone is in your hands.