For Buyers
Never buy a story.
Every lot states how far it has been checked — Seller-declared, Partly verified or Full verification — with origin and treatment stated plainly and escrow on every purchase. A flat 3–7% buyer's premium — a fraction of an auction's ~25%.
Three levels of confidence
Know exactly what has been verified
✔ Paper cross-checked
The certificate matches the lab's own database. We have not seen the stone — and we say so.
✔✔ Paper = this stone
Physically inspected and weighed against the report by GIT.
✔✔✔ In custody
Under continuous vault control. The passport is guaranteed to match the stone and the right.
The purchase
How buying works
- 01
Reserve
Pick a stone in the shop and reserve it; complete a short KYC.
- 02
Pay into escrow
Funds are held — not released — until you confirm.
- 03
Inspection window
Extra media on request, or a paid independent check during the window.
- 04
Confirm
Receive the stone and the passport transfers to you. For vaulted stones, title moves — the stone doesn't.
What it costs
One premium, and it buys you certainty
3–7% buyer's premium
By deal value: 3% above $5k, 5% from $1–5k, 7% under $1k. It pays for verification-at-sale and escrow — not a markup on the stone.
Under half an auction's take
A saleroom adds ~25% on top of the hammer price. Here the buyer premium is a fraction of that, and there is no unverified-stone risk baked in.
Nothing for a dud enquiry
You only pay on a completed purchase. Browsing, KYC and the inspection window cost nothing.
The best moment
Just bought a fine stone?
The best moment to vault it is before it leaves the building — one intake, and your passport carries the custody guarantee from day one.