Rubies: > The price you can get for your ruby depends on its quality characteristics, but there is one thing you should remember: It is unlikely that you will

Rubies: > The price you can get for your ruby depends on its quality characteristics, but there is one thing you should remember: It is unlikely that you will be able to sell a ruby gemstone for an amount that is even close to its retail price, especially if you are selling to jewelry stores. In fact, depending on who buys your stone, you may even get less than 50% of what you bought the ruby for. Source: http://www.jewelrynotes.com/how-can-you-sell-your-ruby-jewelry/ http://www.jewelrynotes.com/how-can-you-sell-your-ruby-jewel... Other gems in general: > Jewelers often sell stones for 2-3 (or more!) times their cost, but they are unlikely to buy stones from the general public for more than half their normal wholesale cost (i.e., they may buy a stone at a regular wholesale cost of $100, sell it at retail for $200-300, but only buy it back from an individual for $50) Source: http://www.tradeshop.com/gems/invest.html http://www.tradeshop.com/gems/invest.html