Advice on selling engagement/wedding rings

[Cobra Was Here]

I have several rings that i'm looking to sell. One is a 1 carat diamond engagement ring, it's three stones, princess cut, middle stone is 1/2 and outer two are 1/4, it cost me $1750 a year and a few months ago. I also have 2 wedding bands, one for male and one for female, which cost i believe 300 and 400. I'm not looking to make a lot of money on them, just maybe between 1k-1.5k. Does this sound reasonable? I'm not really sure where to sell them, any ideas would be appreciated.

 

[Niks97cobra]

Hope you didn't sell the cobra for the rings.

 

[KazooGS-T]

Maybe ebay, or try a jewelry store. Put it up on craigslist, in the newspaper, etc.

 

[Cobra Was Here]

I actually sold the cobra last summer to pay off the engagement ring and her wedding ring, among several other things and also to save on gas/insurance. Needless to say, in the next few months I will be in the market for a new cobra, preferrably a white 99.

 

[Cobra Was Here]

Would a pawn shop give me less than what i would see from other places?

 

[Longhornd00d]

So did the marriage not last? If so, I'm sorry to hear that man.

 

[Cobra Was Here]

Yeah, she decided it wasn't for her anymore, so i'm back on the market. At least I get another cobra?

 

[Niks97cobra]

Yeah, she decided it wasn't for her anymore, so i'm back on the market. At least I get another cobra?

Definitely get another cobra. Don't ever give up your car for a woman. Good luck man! :beer:

 

[Cobra Was Here]

The way I've been looking at it is, my time is now all mine and my money is now all mine.

 

[juliet2kg]

Definitely get another cobra. Don't ever give up your car for a woman. Good luck man! :beer:

+1
I met some guy at a dyno day that sold his stang so his wife could start her photography business. The camera is collecting dust... :nonono:

 

[Chris _Scott]

sorry to hear about that, and best wishes you to on your next cobra

and I would think that a pawn shop would give you MUCH less than what you would want from them

 

[canibus]

let the pawnshop be your last resort

 

[Stavesacre21]

check the pawnshop first and get a price. Then eBay um. If they don't sell, pawn them off.

A lot of people seem think that used engagement/wedding rings are almost a curse in the sense that they didn't work the first time around so maybe it would be bad luck to pick one up used. Even if it is for a good price, you'll find that selling used wedding/engagement rings are a lose/lose anywhere you look.

Good luck on the sells.

 

[slowcoupe89]

Would a pawn shop give me less than what i would see from other places?

Sorry to hear it didn't work out. It sounds like you've been down that road more than once though. Don't even bother with a pawn shop. I'm in a similar boat. The local pawn shop was going to give me $500 for a 2 karat platinum wedding ring, now it's at my mothers jewlery store for sale for $2500. I would say see if a jewlery store would buy it or put it on craigs list. Just remember the store will low ball it because they'll want to turn a profit. Good luck!

 

[JBR87]

Definitely get another cobra. Don't ever give up your car for a woman. Good luck man! :beer:

This man speaks the truth... sorry to hear about the cobra being sold... when i started dating the current GF i laid down the rules and one of them included "I will not sell my any of my cars for you"

 

[sunburned]

Good luck with getting rid of those rings. I'd try ebay, craigslist, and any other form of private party first. If that doesn't work, try a jewelry store that buys diamonds.

A friend of mine bought a $3500 engagement ring complete with a center diamond that cost $2000 by itself. After she broke off the engagement, he got the ring back and tried to sell it about a year or so after he bought it. My gf's dad was a high end jeweler and he looked at it for 2 minutes without even a loop, told me the stone size and clarity, then said it was worth about $800. Talk about markup... Oh yeah, and he bought it at Jared...

This man speaks the truth... sorry to hear about the cobra being sold... when i started dating the current GF i laid down the rules and one of them included "I will not sell my any of my cars for you"

Haha good deal. I sold my GT when I was going out with my latest gf, but not for her sake. I just moved into a new apartment and wanted some extra cash, plus I had the Jeep. After only a few months, I missed it and bought an Integra but that just wasn't fun. Broke up with the gf a few weeks ago and celebrated by trading in the teg for a Cobra. :banana:

 

[ff500]

Try and see if a jewelry store will sell the stuff on consignment for you.

 

[Slider]

I am in the same boat as you. Fortunatly I bought at Jared so thats basically money in the bank for me there. The next time I find "Ms Right" all I need to do is go trade it in on a new one and they give you the same money you paid for that ring into the next ring you pick out. Example:

Say I paid 2500 for the first ring. I bring it in and want a new one for the new "Ms Right".
I have 2500 in credit towards the next ring. So if the next one is 3000, all I have to pay is 500 bucks.

So for right now I just put the rings in a safe and they will just sit there till I meet the woman of my dreams..... again hahaha

 

[KingCobra10Sec]

That's why I love my cobra more than women, they will both take your money but at least the cobra is there the next morning.

 

[WHITESVTCOBRA]

That's why I love my cobra more than women, they will both take your money but at least the cobra is there the next morning.

Unless it's stolen....But at least you can insure the car so you can get money back when it's taken.