GOOD. Even these adjusted prices for diamonds don’t remotley reflect on their actual value. The diamond producers have almost total control over the prices they set, for a rock that isn’t even rare.

There was an author who was popular in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s named Gerald A Browne. He wrote several novels that really give fascinating insight into the world of diamond dealing (also, emerald and pearls) They’re probably pretty dated from the romance/mystery/adventure standpoint but I’d still recommend them. The ones…