Buying from Diamond District in NYC?

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Originally Posted by messikens

I live in NYC and wondered through it many times. Honestly though with the amount of competition there MUST be good deals to be had, no?

Not saying I'd know how to spot them, but can a bajilllion of these shops just survive on the innocent tourists?

I don't think most of these shops sell to tourists. Many of them only deal with trade clients.

A lot of them are located in tiny offices in upper floors of obscure office buildings. Some of these dealers won't even let you visit them without you providing several references from other dealers.