DiamondSmitten
Shiny_Rock
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- Dec 4, 2006
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Reminder of the options I had from my previous post......
Background:
The ring was originally 6900 for the asscher and 2200 for the setting.... 9100... 9737 total with tax
Option 3) They keep the ring on premises and lock it in the vault at night with everything else. I saturate the local craigslist (philly, south jersey, central jersey and delaware) with ads about the ring. They will show it to prospective buyers, verify quality of diamond setting etc... AND they are willing to finance it through the finance company they use OR let someone run a credit card there and give me the cash minus the actual processing cost of the CC or Credit application. I negotiate the price myself and get the profits ... they get nothing.
Well.... I went with option 3 and just one year after being kicked into a dresser and starting fresh the ring is sold for.... $6750. I sold it to a nice guy who is completely in love with his HS sweetheart and excited to propose. She thinks he has about $4000 to spend... and the ring is worth about $12500... so she will be surprised and knocked off her feet. I am happy this ring can be part of something so great instead of sitting in a jewelry store. I will be able to make a huge dent in the credit card debt I was left by the jerk and finally move on. I think I got a decent price.... part of me wonders if I should have held out for more but I dont think I did bad for a craiglist sale of such an expensive item.
I just want to thank everyone for their support during this last year. You have all been truly wonderful.
Background:
The ring was originally 6900 for the asscher and 2200 for the setting.... 9100... 9737 total with tax
Option 1) Jeweler buys it back from me for 5000 outright
Option 2) My awesome BF and I pick a diamond from them at 7900 or more total and he takes my asscher out, gives me the setting to make a RHR out of at a later date and credits me for the ENTIRE 6900 originally spent on the stone. I would probably put a colored stone in the setting.
Option 3) They keep the ring on premises and lock it in the vault at night with everything else. I saturate the local craigslist (philly, south jersey, central jersey and delaware) with ads about the ring. They will show it to prospective buyers, verify quality of diamond setting etc... AND they are willing to finance it through the finance company they use OR let someone run a credit card there and give me the cash minus the actual processing cost of the CC or Credit application. I negotiate the price myself and get the profits ... they get nothing.
Well.... I went with option 3 and just one year after being kicked into a dresser and starting fresh the ring is sold for.... $6750. I sold it to a nice guy who is completely in love with his HS sweetheart and excited to propose. She thinks he has about $4000 to spend... and the ring is worth about $12500... so she will be surprised and knocked off her feet. I am happy this ring can be part of something so great instead of sitting in a jewelry store. I will be able to make a huge dent in the credit card debt I was left by the jerk and finally move on. I think I got a decent price.... part of me wonders if I should have held out for more but I dont think I did bad for a craiglist sale of such an expensive item.
I just want to thank everyone for their support during this last year. You have all been truly wonderful.
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