I'm starting to get lots of gear with sockets and gems to insert into said sockets. I know you can remove the gems but how much does it cost? I assume it's based on something like the cost of the gear and gem, but I'd rather know roughly how much it'll run me before I go and blow all my money playing musical gems in my low level gear.
Diablo – How much does it cost to remove a gem
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Yes, this is one of the Jeweler's abilities. It does cost gold, however, with more gold the higher the level of gem involved.
If you're not interested in getting the item back, you can salvage an item for the same result.
In case you were interested in the cumulative costs:
Rather than starting with a Chipped gem, here are cumulative costs starting with Flawless Squares (the highest rank gem that drops):
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Best Answer
I've tested the removal of each different kind of gem from weapons, chest armor, and amulets. As far as I can tell, what you're removing the gem from doesn't matter at all. Additionally, removing multiple gems from a single item is just the sum of the cost of removing each gem individually. Thus, all that you really need is the cost of removing each quality of gem, which are as follows:
It's not even close to linear - see this attempt at a linear regression. I suspect the prices will continue to grow at an alarming rate - removing a Radiant Star from something might be more expensive than just scrapping whatever it is in and buying another socketed item!
As others have mentioned, if you take apart an item for salvage, any gems within it are returned to you for free.