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[quote=Anonymous]OP, you said you wanted the ring -- but did you ever tell your mother that you wanted it, clearly and directly, at any point before the ring was given to your sister? If mom didn't know that you wanted the ring, why shouldn't she give it to your sister? I've seen too many cases where one sibling says "But I've always treasured item X and now sibling has it!" but that was the first anyone outside the person's head ever heard that he or she simply adored and wanted item X. Mom can't know by osmosis that you wanted the ring; she's not telepathic. Yes, she does sound like a jerk and a pain, trying to sell you other jewelry (an action that is beyond the pale especially as she did not charge your sister for the ring). But it still is on you to tell people in no uncertain terms if you want something that badly. This is an example of why people either should have wills or should give away items before they die -- and it sounds like grandmother tried to do that but you demurred too often.

By the way, grandma may have been from another country and not well educated as you mentioned in a later posting, but that does not preclude her from making a will or at least from giving things away. She tried to do the latter, at least. 
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