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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by rayiner on Tuesday March 19, 2013 @11:01PM (#5405340)
Good diamonds depreciate less than say cars or stereo equipment or computers. A Tiffany's ring with GIA certs can resell for half its original purchase price. There is an active secondary market in diamonds, so if you buy a high-quality GIA certified stone used, you should be able to sell it for a similar price to what you bought it for. Most of the depreciation on a diamond happens the moment you "drive it off the lot" so a used diamond is going to retain its value much better than a used car.

The key though is having a good quality stone from a reputable cutter with full certification. Diamonds are not fungible like say gold. A low-quality diamond purchased in an expensive mass-market ring isn't going to be worth anything on resale.

Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by spankalee on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @01:04AM (#5405748)
Where is this secondary market that you speak of?
Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by rayiner on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @09:29AM (#5407078)
Same as the secondary market for used laptops or whatever. There are people who buy used diamonds. Check out pricescope.com.
Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by clobber on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @01:42AM (#5405843)
Just those pawn shops that will give you 10% of what your shiny rock is 'worth'