Bidz.com

One day I was browsing the net for some jewelery. I think it was a necklace I was looking for. I found this site Bidz.com and the concept of it seemed quite appealing. It is similar to eBay except you don't deal with individual sellers but rather with one company that sells jewelery, watches, sunglasses and other miscellaneous stuff. They post items and people bid for them. Some items run rather cheap, others start at quite high price tags.

Pros:
- variety of items
- new items introduced all the time
- easy to make an account
- easy to bid
- don't lose much if you decide not to buy an item you've won; at most you'll lose the account but you can always make a new one with a different e-mail address
- items are well described and pictured
- items are authentic; they come with a certificate
- good prices
- sometimes they have special offeres such as free shipping or $ off

Cons:
- shipping may take a while; for some items it took over a month to arrive however, my watch came within a couple of days
- sometimes you may pay customs; I don't know what this depends on because it's definitely not based on the value of the item (from what I've realized)
- quoted retail prices may not be accurate


I bought quite a few things from them. Some I've kept and some I've given to my mom. Here are the things I've kept:

The prices below are in US currency.

1. Tiny two tone gold butterfly pendant with genuine diamonds on a gold chain for $15; retail price: $140



2. KREMENTZ bracelet in 925 sterling silver for $58; retail price:$600 ( I found it for $84 on eBay)

3. Lucien Piccard Swiss watch with genuine diamonds, ceramic bracelet and mother of pearl dial for $96; retail price: $675 (I found it on other sites for $200)
I didn't keep its bracelet not because I didn't like it but because it has a limit to how many links you can take out and unfortunately, even with the maximum of links that came off, the watch was still too big on me. I bought a leather strap and now I'm super happy with it.

By the way, I know genuine diamonds sound nice but mine are not top quality. What makes a diamond expensive is the precision with which it is cut. The most expensive diamonds will reflect a lot of light; that's what makes them super brilliant and super expensive.

Have you bough anything from this site and if so, what was your experience like?