| Company |
Services Offered |
Price Format |
Charges & Fees |
Guarantees |
Unique Features |
EJAA.net
(a division of One Market Solutions) |
Public trading, private trading
Special services: chat, forums, instant messaging with members, "Ask your jewelry historian"
|
Fixed prices, auctions, negotiation
|
$150 yearly fee for EJAA membership, transaction fee on sales (for buyer and seller)
|
Users screened at registration, users agree to arbitration for any problems |
Auction overtime, users can save up to 100 items in a work folder, bulk upload tool allows users to prepare files for uploading while offline, users can create wish lists |
| GemConnect |
Public trading, private trading
Special Services: credit lines, escrow services, shipping and insurance, product imaging
|
Fixed prices, auction, reverse auction, negotiation
Consumer-specific pricing and dynamic pricing based on market prices
|
Free membership, sellers pay small fee on sales |
Registration screens all users, guaranteed that sellers get paid and buyers get products |
Buyers and sellers can rate each other and results are posted anonymously, live chat with customer service
|
| JeweLynx |
Manufacturers create their catalogs on JeweLynx, and retailers then order products through JeweLynx
|
Fixed prices, but some change based on market prices |
Seller pays a commission on sales |
Registration screens all users, all merchandise is hand-inspected by JeweLynx staff or shipped directly from a confirmed reliable manufacturer |
JeweLynx handles all customer service and accounts receivable for manufacturers
|
| J-Dex |
Public trading
Special Services: industry news, metal prices, events calendar, job listings
|
Fixed prices, excess stock auction |
$400 per year for use of global database, seller pays 5% commission on auction sales |
Registration screens all users, auction products are verified by J-Dex staff. |
Global database of jewelry products and companies, Web site design with sites linked to the global database, free e-mail addresses
|
| JNet |
Public trading and private trading
Special Services: Classifieds, chat, Web conference centers, educational resources, forums, career center
|
Fixed prices, auction, reverse auction, negotiation |
Yearly membership fee |
Registration screens all users, users can rate each other's service |
Will not sell user information, will be a self-governing site, users can buy and sell in whatever way they wish, sponsored by JA and MJSA, users can search all catalogs at once
|
PrivateVault.com
(a division of One Market Solutions) |
Public trading, private trading
Special Services: chat, forums, instant messaging with members, "Ask your jewelry manufacturer"
|
fixed prices, auctions, closeouts |
No membership fee, transaction fee on sales (for buyer and seller) |
Users screened at registration, users agree to arbitration for any problems |
Auction overtime, users can save up to 100 items in a work folder, users can create wish lists and browse others' wish lists |
