$3000 Gold, Are You Kidding Me?

Back in February 2020, in the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I reported on gold reaching new highs at $1,600 an ounce. Today, it’s well over $3,000 per ounce. Almost double 2020 highs. What’s causing this? The number one reason is inflation. When inflation rises, as it has lately, tangible assets like gold (and […]

Diamond Market Report 2024

I skipped 2023’s diamond market report. Let’s sum up 2023’s diamond market with one word…SOFT. What is there to report this year? Diamonds have taken a hit in the last two years. Lab Grown Diamonds (LGD) took a lot of market share from naturals. So much that .25 – 1.50 carat diamonds have suffered in […]

Diamond Market Report 2022

I can’t believe my last diamond market report was in 2015. Where did the time go? COVID, getting lost in transactions, trying to keep things going here, opening a new office in Richmond, we’ve been busy. The diamond market has been pretty volatile the past few years, below are my thoughts: How have Lab Grown […]

Is This Another Gold Rush?

Gold soared past $1600 an ounce yesterday, making it the highest since 2013. Can you say #coronavirus? So what does this mean for the future of gold, silver, and other metal prices? We can try and draw comparisons to the run of 2011, when gold climbed to an all time high over $1900 an ounce, […]

Virginia Is For Lovers

Our foray into the Washington D.C. local market started back in 2011 when we opened up in Chevy Chase, one block away from the DC line. We started getting calls in our Baltimore store from people who wanted to sell their jewelry in Washington D.C. and were not willing to drive up to Baltimore to […]

Thoughts On the Big Move

It’s been a long time since I’ve written a post. I’ve been lost in transactions and some other pretty big happenings – the biggest being Samuelson’s move to Baltimore County after 96 years in downtown Baltimore. The joy and satisfaction I’ve felt from this tremendous change, personally and professionally, is very difficult to put into […]

Derek Trucks Is The Best On Earth

Been a long time since a post, but something I saw this weekend compelled me. Friday night I went down to Washington DC, home of Samuelson’s Buyers, and saw a spectacle – The Tedeschi Trucks Band. I’ve seen them a few times and have seen the Allman Brothers several times with Derek Trucks. In fact, […]

Man Made, Lab Grown, Synthetic Diamonds

The newest substitute for natural diamonds are now man made or lab grown diamonds. Unlike CZ’s and Synthetic Moissanite, these diamonds actually have the chemical composition of a natural diamond, and can be grown anywhere, like California or Washington DC. Perhaps the most well known startup, Diamond Foundry, is backed by Hollywood bigwigs like Leonardo […]

Diamond Market Report 2015

I would be lying if I were to say that 2015 was a banner year in the diamond market. Let’s be honest, it was rough out there. The FORMER monopoly of Debeers didn’t heed the call of the market and continued to raise prices at their sales. What ended up happening was that a majority […]

Grateful Dead Soldier Field July 3-5, 2015 – WOW!

Well, I guess dreams really do come true. I started a blog post before I left that I never finished titled, “Is This Really Happening? The Grateful Dead With Trey?” Well it happened and this could have been the best musical experience of my life. Here’s how the post before I left started: “How many […]

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