Across 49 live Buy It Now listings for "1 carat diamond ring" on eBay US, the market median is $400. Half of listings sit between $311 and $700. Rescanned every 6 hours; last sweep 2026-10-16 11:31 UTC.
44% underbuy now
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99% underauction
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78% underauction
78% underauction| condition | median | listings |
|---|---|---|
| New | $327 | 44 |
| Pre-owned | $600 | 6 |
29% of current listings are promoted by the seller, which usually signals a motivated seller rather than a bargain. Compare against the condition medians above, not the overall median, before deciding a price is good.
Gold and jewelry prices track two numbers: the metal weight times the spot price, and the premium for the brand or the stones. Unbranded gold chains trade close to melt value plus a small markup, so grams and karat matter more than the photos. Branded pieces (Cartier, Tiffany, Van Cleef) carry a brand premium that survives resale. For diamonds, carat, cut, color and clarity plus a GIA or IGI certificate set the price; lab-grown stones price at a fraction of mined.
The median is the middle asking price of live Buy It Now listings for this exact search, so it reflects what sellers are asking today, not what buyers paid last month. Use the 25th percentile as a realistic quick-sale price and the 75th as a patient-seller price. Anything listed well under the 25th percentile is worth checking for condition, completeness, and seller feedback before you buy.