Just got divorced and want to sell engagement ring- how?

[Anonymous]

I would suggest a jeweler that deals in Estate jewelry. For example, Boone and Sons in DC/VA and Pampallonia in Bethesda. You can at least get an estimate of what they would pay you, and those are old, established places that will at least give you an honest shake.

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Anonymous wrote:Any kids? Keep it for them and let them melt down the metal and re-use the stone. That's a much better "value" than hawking it for 30% of the appraised value.

I have three kids and had one large diamond. I don’t see the point of giving one a diamond that symbolizes broken promises and a broken family.

Or you could look at it as the diamond that symbolizes the love and the union that created you so here now you can save money.

This. You really think one of your sons wants to shell out for an engagement ring while simultaneously trying to save for a wedding AND a house downpayment AND prepping for a kid within 5 years AND....

Hold the ring for one of your kids. One of them will want it. Don't do anything with the ring until you're in a better head space where you see it as "just another asset," as mentioned by a PP.

Agree. It’s just an inanimate object. I finally had mine made into a drop pendant for a necklace and wear it almost every day. It’s actually kind of empowering to make it into something you really like. Someone was admiring it once and I confessed where it was from, and someone else at the table said “Mine, too!” More of them out there than you might think.

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Anonymous wrote:Any kids? Keep it for them and let them melt down the metal and re-use the stone. That's a much better "value" than hawking it for 30% of the appraised value.

I have three kids and had one large diamond. I don’t see the point of giving one a diamond that symbolizes broken promises and a broken family.

Then hold the ring until you heal emotionally, and can see it as just another asset.

+1. This.