Wife Thinking about Selling Wedding Ring

[Nutria]

Yup, and like you said, male engagement rings aren't very common in 2016. Perhaps you've heard the expression about horses and zebras? I assumed horse. You apparently jumped to zebra.

I'm a politically correct kinda guy...

Aren't we agreeing that the woman should give the ring back? You used the work courtesy and I used the word convention. Those are pretty similar words.

In this case, one (courtesy) is a contingent form of the other. For example, she catches him in a menage a trois with her sister and BFF: I would expect her to fling it in the river, flush it down a poop-filled toilet, sell it on Ebay for $10, etc.

[bjl584]

What does a male engagement ring look like?



Well, the market for male engagement rings is 1/20th (probably less) the size of the female engagement ring market, so hers would probably sell faster.

It was a female ring. She gave it back to him when they broke off the engagement.

[FrugalFish]

I wanted to input that I also think you save the ring for one of your kids. A few years ago when my grandparents both passed away, my mother had every piece of jewelry from their house sold through a reputable antique dealer. I would have loved dearly to have had a nice piece of jewelry that was passed down, but my mother wanted whatever bit of money she could scrape out of them. She surely got nowhere near as much as they were worth (used jewelry + dealer commission = not much), and certainly not as much as it would have meant to me to have something like that from my dear grandmother

[LivingAlmostLarge]

My grandmother has a cubic zirconia ring and I want it. It's not the price it's the sentiment.

[LuckyRobin]

You can always have the diamond set into a pendant and she could wear it as a necklace. It doesn't have to stay in a ring.

[tripods68]

My wife is also RN--she hardly wears her wedding ring. But I would never thought of selling it...mentioning this idea to her would be equivalent to some heinous crime...it will not be pretty!

[msomnipotent]

This thread makes me sad, only because I love my jewelry so much! I"m attracted to shiny objects in general, but I love me some fancy jewelry, especially antique.

Loose stones will happen. I don't wear my engagement ring, except when I go to the mall. I have a jewelry store (any jewelry store will do) clean and inspect my ring. I have never been charged for it. If you can, get a platinum setting instead of gold. Gold is soft and stones fall out much easier than with a platinum setting.

Always get an independent appraisal immediately after buying an expensive piece. I scheduled mine for the day after we picked up my engagement ring and found out they used white gold instead of platinum. I called the store manager with the appraiser sitting right there in case there was trouble. There wasn't. And always get an appraisal before selling a piece. Not only will the documents help sell it, but you need to know what your piece is worth. Prices can change dramatically.

If I was the OP, I would get an appraisal, put the rings on craigslist in the barter section and trade for something I wanted. I would meet in the police station parking lot during the day to do the trade. I have done this twice with good results. You just have to know exactly what you want out of the trade.

[ZachRosh23]

Honestly if you need the money it should be okay to sell the ring. You have been married for 7 years so you have more ties to your marriage than just the ring.

[JoeP]

Personally, I would hang onto it unless you really need the money. If you sunk $5500 into the purchase of the ring, you might get $1500 now. It is not that it depreciated, but the markup on wedding rings is very high.

I went with a tungsten carbide ring and love it: durable, no allergic reaction, looks masculine, and best of all it was only $18. You can find lots on Amazon, and there are some very nice ones for women. My wedding band gets worn for special occasions, and my tungsten ring for all other times.

[scfr]

You could look for jewelry re-sellers in your area and see what kind of offers you get.

If it is just a "thing" that requires keeping track of (since it is not worn), and she wants to sell, there is nothing wrong with selling it!