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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by dreamdu5t on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @01:29AM (#5405812)
It's not an artificial market, it's a real one, for real diamonds. Nobody has to buy them.
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Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit by sp332 on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @10:41AM (#5407511)
It's artificial because it's very difficult to sell diamonds. If the market wasn't so messed up, dealers would be willing to buy diamonds from individuals. But in general, they aren't.
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