303 ct yellow diamond .. starts at $1

[Karl_K]

Bidding for 303-ct Yellow Diamond to Start at $1

The world's largest internally flawless diamond, a 303.1-carat fancy deep brownish-yellow stone, is to be sold without reserve at Sotheby's New York.

 

[chrono]

Uh, sure I'll put in my USD 1 for bid.

 

[Avondale]

Uh, sure I'll put in my USD 1 for bid.

I’d be willing to raise that to 2$.

 

[chrono]

I’d be willing to raise that to 2$.

Dang it, that's above my impulse jewellery purchase budget (see Hangout for reference).

 

[Autumn in New England]

I'd embed it in my forehead like that rapper.

 

[stracci2000]

I would carry it around in my pocket for good luck

 

[Nick_G]

"The original rough gem - an 890-carat monster - had been discarded as rubble by miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) in the 1980s and was "rescued" by a young girl playing with her friends."

Discarded as rubble? I would have thought an 890 carat rough yellow diamond would be fairly distinctive!