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strider_mt2k
03/25/09

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Someone gaffito-tagged your ice, baby.
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Worf
03/25/09

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Yeah, diamonds are actually quite plentiful, and the resale market being worth zip is correct.

The only reason people pay so much for diamonds is because of DeBeers... if you want a case study on a global monopoly, there you go.
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Purple Dave
03/25/09

@Worf:
It's not the diamonds that they have a global monopoly on. It's the people who are qualified to shape them. Or at least that's the way I hear it. Having a diamond mine is damn near worthless in terms of the jewelry market if you can't get it cut right.
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Barry99705
03/25/09

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Sweet! Now we can get a photo of grandma on the diamond we had made from her ashes!

[www.lifegem.com]
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Purple Dave
03/25/09

@Barry99705:
Actually...I was thinking that it actually made a certain amount of sense for that. That way you can keep track of who got turned into which diamond.
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wkm001
03/25/09

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If you want to ruin the resale value on a diamond, just try to sell it. It is so sad to find out what a ring is really worth.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
03/25/09

@wkm001: And even more sad is what people will BUY that ring for after you sell it so cheap, and a store marks it "vintage".
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
03/25/09

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I personally am waiting for them to perfect the 2+ carat synthetic diamond. The future Mrs. GitEmSteveDave has a ~2 carat marquise in a Ti setting in exchange for agreeing to put up with my stupid ass.
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henhen
03/25/09

@Porntipsguzzardo_GitEmSteveDave:

is it me or is this the second time ive seen you displaying your diamond ring thing? either you have the ring and no one cares...or you dont have the ring and no one cares. (or you have the ring after she threw it back in your face....thats why you keep bringing it up).

anyway it is a nice design...i admit
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
03/25/09

@shalegac: I paid ~$65 for my Abyss replica. I think these are more expensive as they are tension rings and that takes a little more work.

@henhen: Yeah, 2nd time I probably have brought it up. Great company either way. No, I don't have the ring and also currently no one cares about me as well. I fell in love with the design though, and really do hope they get the 2+ carat man made diamonds perfected. Last I checked 2 was the limit, and I don't think they were shaped to make a marquise.
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peter_kelowna
03/25/09

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A company in Canada has been laser etching serial numbers into diamonds for years (along with an image of a polar bear). Yep.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
03/25/09

@peter_kelowna: MANY companies etch serial numbers into diamonds. The ones with the polar bear are probably from a specific mine. Candia diamonds have a maple leaf.
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Mac the Tard
03/25/09

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& don't forget the fact that Diamonds are not special or valuable.

Diamonds Have No Actual Value!
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
03/25/09

@pabst: They don't? Not even in blood? I only purchase diamonds from areas of strife.
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Adam Reineke
03/25/09

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They say the only way you can see the etching it is with their viewer (invisible to the naked eye) and that they can remove it without hurting the diamond. I call shenanigans.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
03/25/09

@Adam Reineke: We have a call of Shenanigans! Everyone get your brooms while we investigate the claim from a dubious source.
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LazyPanda
03/25/09

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By the time you're ready to throw this on the resale market synthetic diamonds will push the price almost all stones to near zero anyway.

I'm just waiting for the day I can get my ugly mug etched on a 10 pounder.
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Hello Mister Walrus
03/25/09

@LazyPanda: I don't know about those synthetic diamonds. People pay a premium to get "certified" natural diamonds. Sure, those certificates are written with the blood of child laborers, but it's a small price.
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