Diamond Buyers NYC is an independent referral service for people selling a diamond in New York City. It is not a buyer, pawnshop or dealer. When you call the number on this site or send the form, your details go to an independent buyer in New York, who makes any offer. The sale, if there is one, is between you and that buyer.
What this site does
- Explains, in plain language, how diamonds are graded and how offers are worked out.
- Sets out the New York City rules that every licensed buyer of used jewelry and precious metal must follow.
- Passes your call or form to an independent buyer in New York, who replies by phone or email.
- Takes calls and forms from all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island.
What this site does not do
- It does not buy, sell, pawn or lend against anything.
- It does not grade, test, appraise or value diamonds or metal.
- It has no shop and no street address, and nobody from this site will visit you.
- It gives no prices. Gold and diamond prices move, and only a buyer who has seen a piece can make an offer.
- It does not say anything about any particular buyer: how a buyer works, pays or is reviewed is for you to ask the buyer directly.
Why it exists
Most people sell a diamond once. The buyer across the counter prices stones every day. The pages on this site try to narrow that gap: what the four Cs mean, how to read a grading report, why an offer sits below the store price, how melt value is worked out for a setting, and what New York City requires of a buyer. Start with how to sell diamonds in NYC, or the guide to the Diamond District NYC on West 47th Street.
Where the facts come from
The rules and definitions on this site are taken from published primary sources: the FTC’s Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries (16 CFR Part 23), GIA’s public explanations of the four Cs, the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s checklists for secondhand dealers, NIST’s conversion factors for the troy ounce, the IRS instructions for Form 1099-B and Topic 409, New York Civil Rights Law section 80-b, and the 47th Street Business Improvement District’s pages on the district and its history. This site is not affiliated with any of them. Rules change; check the source before relying on one.
Nothing here is legal or tax advice. For taxes, ask a tax professional. For questions about who owns a ring, ask a lawyer.
Your details
What you send through the form goes to the operator of this site by email and is passed to an independent buyer in New York so they can contact you. The privacy policy says exactly what is collected and how to ask for it to be removed, and the terms set out how the site works.
Ready to ask about your diamond? Call, and an independent New York buyer comes back to you.
Questions people ask
Is Diamond Buyers NYC a buyer or a pawnshop?
Neither. Diamond Buyers NYC is an independent referral service, not a buyer, pawnshop or dealer. Your details go to an independent buyer in New York, who makes any offer.
Is this site connected with GIA or the Diamond District BID?
No. The site quotes their published information but is not affiliated with GIA, IGI, the FTC, DCWP or the 47th Street Business Improvement District.
Do I have to sell if I call?
No. Asking is free and you never have to sell.
Call the line
One number, answered in New York.