There are millions of sellers on Ebay but only a handful have achieved the elite Power Seller status: Collectively, this select group of eBay merchants sell more than $1 billion in goods and is responsible for some 70 million transactions each year.

What is it that sets these Power Sellers apart? What are they doing that is driving their incredible growth? These questions are answered in a new book titled eBay Billionaires' Club: Exclusive Secrets for Building an Even Bigger and More Profitable Online Business (Hardcover) by author Amy Joyner. (Wiley)

Not surprisingly, the eBay Power Seller featured in the "High End Jewelry" Category is none other than Gem Stone King!

As someone who is familiar with Gem Stone King, this should not be a surprise. As this book shows clearly, the reason for Gem Stone King’s great success has less to do with the sophisticated technology of eBay and results more from their tried and true business principles of honesty, integrity, expertise, customer service, and delivering great value.

Consider this statistic: Since 1999 Gem Stone King has sold more than 30,000 items of jewelry and has a perfect record of customer satisfaction!

Amy Joyner (Greensboro, NC) is an online expert and award-winning business and technology reporter. The author of numerous books, including The eBay Millionaire and The Online Millionaire, she has been writing about e-commerce and entrepreneurship for many years and also runs her own eBay site. She is interviewed regularly in the media by such outlets as CNN, the BBC, National Public Radio, and the Washington Post.
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Renee Rose Shield has written a fascinating history of the diamond industry. As a member of one of the world's top diamond families, which operates Gem Stone King, she calls upon a rich tradition of knowledge, including excerpts from family diaries. Prepare to be taken into the hidden world of diamonds, from how they are mined to the often ancient principles that guide Diamond trading. She recounts how Diamonds have affected history in both war and peace. The ever-evolving diamond industry provides an exciting, and sometimes mysterious tale.

New York's diamond business is an insular world. Yet thanks to introductions from relatives in the business, anthropologist Shield (Uneasy Endings: Daily Life in an American Nursing Home) gained access to the industry's inner sanctum: West 47th Street in Manhattan.

Shield also pays particular attention to women's functions in the trade (Orthodox Jews and Hasidic sects are highly patriarchal cultures in which women have often been excluded from the marketplace), the vagaries of being part of a family business and the aspects of the business that allow many men to work well past typical retirement age.

Though perhaps too detailed and scholarly for a wide, popular audience, the book offers a window into an enigmatic sector of society that, as Shield ably portrays, balances on the cusp between the traditional and the modern.

An insight into the extravagant world of jewelry masterpieces.
Author: Richard Werly with Bernard Maquin.

Enter the extraordinary world of Thai Jewelry. Let the abundant colours of the Kingdom's precious stones conquer your soul.

From Wonderful sets to unique floral art jewelry creations, "Jewelry treasures of Thailand" shows never seen before photographs of masterpieces collections.

An ideal gift for lovers of Thailand art and enchanting style. A precious book for all jewelry amateurs. An introduction to the art of Siamese goldsmiths and the amazing world of contemporary jewelry put for sale in the most famous boutiques of Paris, London or New-York.

Not all eBay sellers are sold on Skype
Internet site's top merchants mixed on whether they'll use the online calling service as sales tool.
December 8, 2005: 4:44 PM EST
By Amanda Cantrell,CNN/Money staff writer

......."But Nir Hollander, president of Gem Stone King, an online jewelry store, said he plans to incorporate Skype into his platform, saying he thinks it will be especially useful for sales to overseas customers. "

"I have no choice -- I need to implement this feature," he said.

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