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How To Sell Your Diamond Engagement Ring
Did you ever find the love of your life, get engaged, proposed with a gorgeous diamond engagement ring, and subsequently broke up?
Well, for many of you who did, it is often an agonizing question of what to do with the old engagement ring. Many people who get stuck with a valuable diamond engagement ring from a previous engagement cannot psychologically and emotionally wrap their minds around the idea of recycling the diamond ring for the next woman. Indeed, both men and women share very strong feelings about not using the old engagement ring for the new gal.
Bad vibes...
Bad karma...
Recycled goods...
No sentimentality....
Whatever the motivation...the arguements to be made both ways are many and varied.....
So what do do with a diamond engagement ring you no longer have any use for???
A gentelman recently had the very same problem..
Here is what CNN reports: (CNN) — Joshua Opperman thought he’d met the woman he’d marry and spend the rest of his life with. But when they broke up a few years ago, he was left with a broken heart, an expensive ring and an idea that he’s turning into a business.
Opperman said he was depressed after the split and even more depressed when he tried to sell the engagement ring he’d spent most of his life savings on.
“I tried to sell the ring back where I bought it and they wanted to give me 32 percent back,” he said.
The 29-year-old real estate broker decided to open the online jewelry auction site “I Do … Now I Don’t” after reading an article about other people in the same predicament.
Here is the ingenious solution he came up with.
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How can I sell my diamond ring??
Posted by: Stephanie on October 6, 2008 2:32 PM
I have a novel idea. I have a gorgeous 14kt .75 marquis ring set in diamonds on both sides. I'd be VERY interested in TRADING rings with someone else that has a similar value ring (white gold preferred). Anyone interested? I've thought about resetting the main stone but I just don't want to look at it any more because it's too personal. I have all my paperwork and can trade pics with an interested person. I am in the Baltimore, MD and York/PA area.
Posted by: laurie on November 22, 2008 10:31 PM
I have a beautiful and somewhat unique diamond wedding wrap for sale. 12 diamonds. Yellow gold. Ex traded the 1/2 carat solitaire (which the wrap makes look like so much more!) for an engagement ring for his new wife. Am in desperate need for cash, and don't want the ring. HELP!!!!!! Oh, the TW is approximately (I have certificate somewhere and I will find it) is .75 carats. Thanks.
Posted by: Sandi on January 24, 2009 9:04 AM
I have a very beautiful and unique engagement/wedding band set. The ring is a 14k white gold diamond ring, ten round full cut diamonds prong set .03ct each. .30ct total side diamonds. The center diamond is a round cut 1ct stone. There is a set of 14k white gold diamond bands that fit perfectly above and below the center ring, in each twelve full cut round diamonds .03ct each .36ct total. The main diamond itself is a family heirloom and although we don't want to sell my husband and I are in desperate need of the money for so many reasons. I have the certificate and appraisal.
Posted by: Noreen on October 16, 2009 5:06 PM
I have a 1/4 carat total weight gold band diamond ring that I would like to get rid of. Any advise? Estimate price? Thank you!
Posted by: layla on November 14, 2009 4:17 AM