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Why are there no Black jewelers?
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Samething he said about jewelry can be said about a lot of situations as middlemen.. I deal with pussy you know how many people dont Think about paying the person that connected them with female talent for bachelor parties( they think about the female price but don’t consider the person that’s actually connecting them with the chicks) people have no idea sometimes what it takes to get girls to come through events especially on certain days and if you have to be there and host/babysit.. they don’t understand if things go perfectly or great lot of times is cause the middleman.. had a few clients/friends see the process and afterwards a whole lot of respect was given and understood than large amounts of money were given to me cause they didn’t realize it’s a whole process.. especially if you go aite go get the talent yourself than and disaster stories go down when they attempt or try to be cheap or get talent that they not familiar with
Good thread I wonder myself
Glasses retreated to another dimension.. his soul and dignity went somewhere else
That laughing is what set him off.
Still the wrong way to handle it though.
Shit was funny though.
Definitely a topic that's not spoken on much. I do understand what this guy is saying. However, it really depends on the situation and the resource he's providing. If like what @tallblacknyc was saying is the case, meaning the buyer has ZERO access to the product without the middleman then the middleman needs to be broken off in a big way! Now if the buyer does have access to the product but the middleman can get them a better price then I'm only gonna tip the middle man an amount less than the difference in what I would have paid if I didn't go thru him. Anything more and I may as well have gotten the retail price.
Unfortunately that type of shit solves nothing but dude getting charged for assault instead of contacting his attorney file a lawsuit seeking damages for fraud.. he could get how much he paid for the fake shit plus attorneys fees and any interest incurred..Damn, that slap was wicked! I didn't expect that at all!
Dude chose to be emotional about it and film himself assaulting a business owner smh
It all comes down to respect.
If you have a nickel and dime mentality, and are a bum at heart, you won't think of anybody but yourself.
If you don't respect the person that is helping you, (and yes, it is help) then you will act entitled.
Because black folks in general have less, we tend to give less.
It is because we give less that we have less.
This is a generalization and not a hard and fast rule, but it tends to be true - not just of black people but of any community comprised of a large group of people who are economically struggling.
If you have a nickel and dime mentality, and are a bum at heart, you won't think of anybody but yourself.
If you don't respect the person that is helping you, (and yes, it is help) then you will act entitled.
Because black folks in general have less, we tend to give less.
It is because we give less that we have less.
This is a generalization and not a hard and fast rule, but it tends to be true - not just of black people but of any community comprised of a large group of people who are economically struggling.
There's no black jewelers because their are folks who don't want to pass what they've learned down and they expect compensation for every fucking thing which in some cases is cool but just for the knowledge you should pass it down to listening ears that want to know or else what you know will die right along with you.
A lot of the shit I know was passed down to me and I try my best to inform others even if it's outdated,old or just not even used today but I'll still say something because someone did it for me and it cost me not one dime,I ain't losing no sleep and you're not my competition.
"The game is to be sold and not told" at what cost?when have you had enough?will I be paying you forever?
I'm all for respectfully returning favors and all of that but that female attitude of "what you going to do for me?" you can keep whatever it is you know and shove that shit so far up,we're grown ass men and black men at that.
I'm not with robbing the plug,running off,talking down,back stabbing or whatever else you assume will go on,it does go on but I ain't with it and never was.
My father used to say "Ain't nothing worse than dealing with a bunch of motherfuckers that don't know nothing,they can't even tell you how to do something wrong".
A lot of the shit I know was passed down to me and I try my best to inform others even if it's outdated,old or just not even used today but I'll still say something because someone did it for me and it cost me not one dime,I ain't losing no sleep and you're not my competition.
"The game is to be sold and not told" at what cost?when have you had enough?will I be paying you forever?
I'm all for respectfully returning favors and all of that but that female attitude of "what you going to do for me?" you can keep whatever it is you know and shove that shit so far up,we're grown ass men and black men at that.
I'm not with robbing the plug,running off,talking down,back stabbing or whatever else you assume will go on,it does go on but I ain't with it and never was.
My father used to say "Ain't nothing worse than dealing with a bunch of motherfuckers that don't know nothing,they can't even tell you how to do something wrong".
Yeah, but sounds to me more like negotiating skills and networking. Is that what's really keeping Black jewelers from getting into the business? It didn't seem to add up to me anyway.
Because the jews ice is cold..er, I mean clearer lol
Well truth is the diamond district wasn’t created with black people in mind.. all them products especially the expensive 1s were cater towards cacs. Being black in the game and catering to a black demographic would basically give you limited clientele.. so unless you tapped into a bunch of black people that indulge and buy expensive jewelry it might be a harder thing to do.. now if you broaden your consumer base and sell to others than you have a better chance of survival.. also prob lot of racism when dealing with other consumers they prob prefer to deal with cacs, Jews, mideastern
Why not be the middle man with the money too? You make sure you get paid as well has everybody elese?
This… dude could have told homie I can get that watch for 17k but he the connect so he buy it for 15k and bam he makes 2k off it easy.. the other dude still thinking the watch a bargain at 17k lol
Middle man made the mistake of taking that client to his connect .. Client will always backdoor you and cut you out
Sounds like he is bad at his business. He should have let him client know his fees from the start, but it seems he was hoping the guy would do the right thing and pay him something. It also seems he did not have already have a arrangement with the watch dealer because he had to try to get a commission from the dealer after the fact.
The middle man touches money also… some dancers have diff prices.. but let’s give an example.. each girl cost $250.. someone wants 4 girls that’s a $1000… if I say it’s gonna cost 1200-1350 ( you start hearing complaints or hear dudes on a budget or they heard about a group of chicks that’s cheaper, blah blah… sometimes people come to you with a budget.. all I got is $1000 how many dancers can I get with that.. now if you say 3 dudes would look at you crazy sometimes.. or some females cancel out new 1s come in etc.. like I said it’s wayyyy complicated than I can type.. diff ethnicity diff prices.. diff type of chicks/looks… day of the week.. time limits, etc.. every chick is not the same, every request is not the same, and most time consumers don’t know what’s good for them.. with all the colorstruck nigs out there it really gets complicated.. also there’s prebooking fees with certain chicks, etc.. does every guy have the money upfront? Of course not.. do all guys get singles for events? Of course not.. bunch of shit that people don’t consider… oh and I forget the key thing..when people book..do most book weeks/months advance? Nope.. you might get an out of nowhere booking that night , the day b4, 2 days in advance which really complicates shit
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He said his client double back and ended up buying the watch without him there… the jeweler ended up telling him and that’s why he ended up getting commission… he technically wasn’t there for the sell but the jewel was real enough to inform him and pay him some money cause he know that he would’ve never met that customer without him.. not every person is real like that or appreciate situations like that
He is referring to jewelers in the sense of jewelry retailers or resellers. There are plenty of black high end Jewelry brands high end black jewelry designers. But if you are buying jewelry as a commodity and not as an art piece they wouldn't be for you. If you buy your gold by the gram or are concerned with the Karats in your ring then for the cheapest price you got to go to who controls the mines. And this is why you don't have black people in the diamond and gold wholesale market.
The colonization of Africa is clearly why. Gold and diamonds were so plentiful in Africa that our jewelry will never be matched. We out here trying to be middlemen to blood diamonds from our own people of course they aren't gonna let us in in. Then we might notice damn you stole my brothers mine forced him to mine it for pennies then have the nerve to make me rob and kill another black man to get it and make you rich in the process. Fucking sad.
Instead of focusing on the raw good the gem itself we should be focused on the artistry of the jewelry. Then we would notice the black designer or brand and support them even if they ain't giving you the deal Yacuub is given you.
The colonization of Africa is clearly why. Gold and diamonds were so plentiful in Africa that our jewelry will never be matched. We out here trying to be middlemen to blood diamonds from our own people of course they aren't gonna let us in in. Then we might notice damn you stole my brothers mine forced him to mine it for pennies then have the nerve to make me rob and kill another black man to get it and make you rich in the process. Fucking sad.
Instead of focusing on the raw good the gem itself we should be focused on the artistry of the jewelry. Then we would notice the black designer or brand and support them even if they ain't giving you the deal Yacuub is given you.
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