You can never tell what will befall you in the next few days, or weeks, or even hours! You or someone in your family might suddenly fall sick. You might suddenly have an accident and you will need to spend on hospital bills, especially if you do not have insurance. You might need to buy things for your house, say, if you are stuck in a storm or if your power suddenly goes out. There are many possible emergencies and you will need to be prepared for them.
You also need to have money set aside so that you can spend on medications, provisions, or anything that you might need to cover the emergency. One way that you can do this is through selling diamonds. If you want to sell diamonds, there are a few things that you have to remember. First, not all diamonds are going to fetch a high price. There are many factors involved in assessing the price of a diamond. Its cut matters, and even its setting. Its clarity and color are also instrumental; some rare diamonds are of different colors and will fetch much higher prices. The carat of the diamond is also instrumental in determining its price.
Selling diamonds can be tricky if you do not have a good appraiser. Before you attempt to sell diamonds, talk to someone who is adept at assessing diamonds and who has a clear understanding of prices in the world market. Ask for recommendations on appraisers, and then take your diamonds to as many appraisers as possible. You want to get the most out of your money, especially if you are selling diamonds that are of high sentimental value to you.
Selling diamonds can be painful, especially if your diamonds come from things that mean a lot to your family. Make sure that you want to sell something before you actually do so: ask people important to you, and weigh advice before going on to the next step. Make sure that you get the most money for the transaction as well, because you want to have a lot of money set aside for any emergency that will arise.