Sell the Krugerands??

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Originally Posted by Tybee

You need to sell the diamonds to a different jeweler, Rogar. Old mine cuts are really big right now and no one in their right mind would cut one down to a more "modern" cut. Taylor Swift's engagement ring is an old mine cut, so that will make that still very, very popular.

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I had them reset an old mine cut ruby from its original setting into a different setting and they did a very nice job.

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That's great to know. I will research and shop around more for sure. Thanks! I watched the video. I have no use for diamonds in my life, but the jeweler's show case full of the brilliant modern diamonds were a little over the top to me compared to the old miner's cuts I have. I'm just a guy.

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Originally Posted by Rogar

That's great to know. I will research and shop around more for sure. Thanks! I watched the video. I have no use for diamonds in my life, but the jeweler's show case full of the brilliant modern diamonds were a little over the top to me compared to the old miner's cuts I have. I'm just a guy.

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If it's at least a carat, it might be worth his time, but the market is the market. Go to 3 different jewelers and ask how much they will give for it.
They might not even buy used diamonds. For the widest exposure there are online place to sell jewelry and special sites for engagement rings but I don't get the impression he wants to spend that time. we can always get more money for our stuff if we invest our time in the marketing but is that money worth our time? Only Roger can tell.

We can always get more money for our stuff if we spend the time marketing it, but is it worth our time? Only Roger can decide that for himself.

If it is in a nice vintage setting, it might be more valuable keeping it in the setting. In that case someone who deals in estate jewelry would be a place to sell it. Or there might be estate jewelry sellers who will take it on consignment.

Thanks for the advice. Here near the big city there are a number of guys who promote buying estate jewelry and some yelp reports maybe. If it weren't some driving and time use, it could be a learning winter project. The man I talked with today actually suggested getting a formal appraisal and selling online to get the best price. That's beyond my pay grade.

I was executor of an estate a while back and used an online auction house. They had things like that. Coins, estate jewelry, sterling, vases, rugs, etc. It was an excellent way to promote things in spite of their cut. I don't think they deal with single items, but it was a good thing.

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Originally Posted by Tybee

You need to sell the diamonds to a different jeweler, Rogar. Old mine cuts are really big right now and no one in their right mind would cut one down to a more "modern" cut. Taylor Swift's engagement ring is an old mine cut, so that will make that still very, very popular.

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I had them reset an old mine cut ruby from its original setting into a different setting and they did a very nice job.

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If Taylor Swift's ring is an Old Mine cut then her engagement event will propel this cut to high popularity. Of course, the marketers will take advantage of that and start cutting lab diamonds in that cut.

I would love an antique champagne or yellow diamond in that cut and in a yellow gold setting.

Ditto on the champagne diamonds, they are so beautiful!