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NotChoinski
12/04/08

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Everybody is doing whatever they can for extra cash. Take this article. A click-through page view to read the last sentence of a three sentence item!
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Liz11685
12/04/08

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I always tell my boyfriend if we get engaged, I need a big ring to pawn if we ever were to break up. Methinks I'm getting cubic when the time comes, to save money for a nice party of a wedding and a nice house for the marriage. House definitely has priority.
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exelizabeth
12/04/08

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I should send links to these to my fiance. It's been a month, time to pony up, kiddo! But not too much. Buying expensive rings is stupid.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
12/04/08

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If I was engaged to someone and we broke it off for any reason, I'd probably try to give it back to him. If he declined, I'd sell it or trade it in for sumpin nice for myself. I've been wearing my grandmother's engagement ring for years now, she died when I was really little so I never really knew her. But my granddad (also died when I was wee) proposed to her in 1945 and the ring is engraved and all, with their initials and everything. I had it looked at years ago to make sure the diamond was secure and the jeweler said it's not worth much, also it's set crooked. But I love it anyway and will wear it until I get engaged. Then I'll sock it away for posterity.
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bluebears
12/04/08

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see though, it's a good idea in theory but buyer beware, I see a lot of potential for scams and rip-offs
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bluebears
12/04/08

@bluebears: I mean even a half off diamond will still take a chunk of cash.
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dirtybee
12/04/08

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Fuck.....I SHOULD'VE kept the goddamn ring...I SHOULD'VE kept the goddamn ring...I SHOULD'VE kept the goddamn ring...

It was beautiful....and I could've used the money for something :-(
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devilchyld22
12/04/08

@dirtybee says we bee obama jammin:

Oh yeah!!!

Isn't it customary to give the ring back?

Or is that if you're engaged and you break up?
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dirtybee
12/04/08

@dirtybee says we bee obama jammin: We were engaged and it was a mutual decision to break up. But at the time, I didn't want any reminders of any kind and just gave it back to him.

It was so pretty.....a huge aquamarine on platinum and diamonds. I miss it so much, it was the ring of my dreams.
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nellicat
12/04/08

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After the divorce, I sold my wedding ring/engagement ring combo and got less than $100 for them. I turned it into Christmas presents for the little ones. I also sold ex's signed Brett Favre jersey and turned it into a Christmas present for my new boyfriend. Sweet!
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lizzzz
12/04/08

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My story: girl meets boy. Boy buys $4000 engagement ring on credit card on which he has already bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of other shit. Girl marries boy, having no knowledge of any of this. Girl works ass of to help boy pay off all credit card debt, essentially paying for own ring in the process. Girl and boy get divorced. Girl sells engagement ring to jewelry store at less than 10% of original price because ring was soldered to wedding ring because boy thought that looked better. Girl meets new boy who is much better. Girl and new boy get cheap rings and get married. To be continued.
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TheGuvnah
12/04/08

@lizzzz: this is why i would demand a full credit report before ever marrying someone.
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morninggloria
12/04/08

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This doesn't work so well when your first engagement ring was a Ring Pop that you halfway sucked on.
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Reinette (wants a threeway with Gambit and Wolverine)
12/04/08

@morninggloria: mmm what flavor? Methinks cherry will go for more money than grape.
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morninggloria
12/04/08

@Reinette: Well cherry can make your lips red, which is a bonus if your mom won't let you have tinted lip gloss.
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YourScreenplaySucks
12/04/08

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I had a co-worker who tried to do this. She was informed that they would give her a grand total of $16.00 for it, seeing as how it was a cubic zirconia ring that her ex had passed off as a real diamond.

Moral of the story: Enjoy the romantic evening of your boyfriend's marriage proposal. But in the cold light of the next morning, get that shit appraised.
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squirrelcop
12/04/08

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I heard a radio ad recently to the tune of: "Need cash? Mail us your unused jewelry and we'll mail you a check! Cash now!!! Just mail it to us! It's THAT simple!!!!!!"

I'm sure they're totally legit, but the home address of Joe Smith down the street to send it to threw me a little...
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RodolfoRabulous
12/04/08

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Just no one go and use that Cash4Gold crap. Or if you do, be prepared: http://consumerist.com/5059452/how-to-avoid-getting-ripped-off-by-cash4gold
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dirtybee
12/04/08

@RodolfoRabulous: Oh is this the one where you MAIL OFF your GOLD?? Ha - the boyfriend and I were watching that commercial and thinking "Who the hell would be dumb enough to mail their gold and expect them to send you a check for it?"
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Dorotea
12/04/08

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I would do this...but not with an engegament ring. I would just want to get rid of all this expensive but ugly as heck crap my grandma has given me over the years...They are all real diamonds and gold but nobody would wear them so I might as well get the money for it.
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tscheese
12/04/08

@Dorotea: I'm the same way. My jewelry doesn't really have any sad emo badness mojo or anything. I have the highest regard for the person who gave it to me, and I continue to hope that person is doing well. It's just...eh, it's just gathering dust, y'know? It's not sad haunted jewelry--It's nice enough. Some of it is even kind of pretty. It's just that I'll never use it.

Maybe someone else will buy it for a reasonable price one day and it'll make them happy. Who knows?
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TheFormerJuneBronson
12/04/08

@Dorotea: Yes. After my grandmother died, my grandfather gave me a necklace she wanted me to have. She probably never wore it; it's a flat yellow gold snake chain, probably from QVC. No sentimental value whatsoever, except that I worry I'd hurt my dead grandmother's feelings if I sold it. But with gold so high, I might get some good money for it, and we need money. I'm torn.

I also have a gold ring my college boyfriend gave me. I don't think it's worth much, and it was a bad breakup. I kept it to spite him. Maybe it's time to let it go.
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Liz11685
12/04/08

@TheFormerJuneBronson: I got a cubic zirconia necklace from my grandma (through my aunts that probs took the good stuff) after she died. I wore it and it broke, but I keep the pieces because I don't want my grandma to think I didn't appreciate it.(Because she totes keeps track of my jewelry from heaven)
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SarahMC
12/04/08

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If I didn't lose every piece of jewelry the boyf has ever given me, I'd definitely consider doing this.
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allycat
12/04/08

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Certainly these women deserve to be paid what their rings are worth, but the idea of buying a "used" engagement ring creeps me out. An ex-coworker's husband proposed with a ring he bought from a pawn shop. There's just no happy reason to pawn an engagement ring. It's either stolen or carrying bad memories.

Or, maybe I'm just superstitious.
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LaComtesse
12/04/08

@allycat: What about buying an antique wedding/engagement ring? Technically, it's used.
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Annabellie
12/04/08

@LaComtesse: Yes, maybe it belonged to an old woman who had a long and happily married life...
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allycat
12/04/08

@LaComtesse: Antiques don't get to me at all, if they're purchased from a reputable dealer. It was the pawn shop aspect that bothered me. I just have a mental picture of this old scary pawn shop in my hometown, and it makes me sad to think that a token of marriage, even a happy one, could somehow end up there.
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Dottie Gale
12/04/08

@allycat: Before my parents divorced (after 30 years of marriage), my dad pawned my mom's engagement and wedding rings. The impact that had on her--and still does--would keep me from ever, EVER buying a pawn shop ring.
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