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Jim Fiebig answers “Why should I spend several thousand dollars to travel to Madagascar and buy gemstones for my store?”

During my 25 years as a store manager/owner, our sales increased a total of 400%. This was during tenuous economic times in our community and a huge loss of market share in bridal. The major reason for this success has been my passion for colored gemstones. This passion has led me to really get involved with many aspects of the international gemstone trade: Education, Buying, SELLING, travel, and friendships.

The benefits of this gemstone related travel have been incredible; Incredible for me, my family, my business, my community, and really beneficial to the people we deal with in other developing countries. Imagine traveling to an exotic island, experiencing a new culture, buying gemstones at the lowest prices available on earth, then returning home to the best free advertising you could ever generate for your business. 

You will now be the absolute gemstone expert in your area. Pictures of you buying the actual gemstone you are about to set for a customer always close the sale. Video of your mine visits establish you as an "at the source" buyer. And, after all of the "Conflict Diamond" heat we have taken, you can accurately sell these as "Socially Responsible" gemstones. Individual American jewelers buying colored gemstones in the source countries is the best form of aid we can send. I, personally never felt warm and fuzzy spending $100,000 with any DTC sightholder, but negotiating a $1 per carat Garnet deal with a local gem dealer makes everybody very happy. Most importantly, this trip will open your eyes to the real world. 

Did you know that if you have any change in your ashtray, you are among the 5% wealthiest people on Earth? Most of sub-Saharan Africa lives on less than $1 a day. Today 1 billion people will not have fresh water to drink and the resulting disease will kill 6000 children under 5 TODAY. That's equivalent to 20 jumbo jets crashing every day full of 0-5 year old children adding up to 2.2 million each year. This doesn't include AIDS, war, and malnutrition. Just 40 years ago, Asia was the poorest continent. Today, Wal-Mart is China's eighth largest customer and all child mortality numbers are down dramatically. Every dollar you spend in Madagascar benefits the local people in some way. You will return home to safe water and an annual income that equals entire Malagasy villages. But, a few people in Madagascar will be a little better for awhile and your heart will have grown more than it ever could staying at home.

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