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darcy log... darcy log...
 
M$1 January 30, 2009 10:08 PM

What can I do with a used men's 18k platinum wedding band?

Here's the story. My sister-in-law just sent me my father's wedding band. It was the band he got when my parents renewed their wedding vows for their 30th wedding anniversary. They divorced 2 years later, so he no longer wants it. My brother doesn't want it either. If it was my father's original band (which got lost) I would keep it for my nephew. But it's not. The band is engraved with dates and "luv always" so eBay is out.

Any clues at what I can do with it?
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tracebooks tracebooks
 
 January 30, 2009 10:16 PM
Hang on to it. You never know what will happen in your life.

My DH's dad had a similar thing happen. He divorced, didn't want his wedding band, but knew one of his kids might someday want it. When DH met me, we were both in college and he didn't have a lot of money to spend on a ring. So he designed one, and then using the lost-wax casting method, cast my engagement ring from his dad's old wedding ring, using the smelting furnace at the university's art school. My mom gave us her original diamond (my dad had upgraded it for her). For our wedding ring, his grandpa gave him another family heirloom ring that he used as the gold for an interlocking band for me, and a matching one for himself.

You may be able to find an artist who can do a similar thing for you, to celebrate whatever it is you want to celebrate.
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nativenerd nativenerd
 
January 30, 2009 10:27 PM
That's actually a really cool story.

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philipy philipy
 
January 30, 2009 10:22 PM
If it's engraved then I doubt it can have any value other than as raw platinum to melt down and re-use.

You could try offering it to a local jeweller, and Googling "unwanted platinum ring" turns up a bunch of sites that will buy used jewelry. Examples like this:

http://www.getgoldcash.com/index.html

Make sure you're not getting scammed.
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lfisher200... lfisher200...
 
January 30, 2009 10:30 PM
Okay so here it is... Depending on the depth of the engraving. Most the time a jewler can normally fill in an engraving. So you have a couple options. You could Pawn it and get an okay price. Or you could get a quote on getting the engraving filled and see about selling it to a used jewler or on ebay... Check it out, you could make some money on it

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lesliec lesliec
 
January 30, 2009 10:32 PM
Why not melt it down and make something else with it?

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easyeboy easyeboy
 
January 30, 2009 10:33 PM
A few options:

1. You can hold onto it, hand it down to future generations.

2. You can melt it down, and get some green for it at a place like below that buys gold jewelry. You can find these sites by searching for them

http://www.cash4gold.com
http://greenforgold.com
http://www.turngold2cash.com
http://www.usgoldbuyers.com

3. You can also take it to a local pawn shop and see what they say. I wouldn't go to an online auction if you don't have to, just because it's hard to sell jewelry online, especially when it's engraved.

4. Take it to a local jeweler ask them what it takes to get rid of the "luv always" part, and either save it, or use one of the above 3 options.

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chn-cs-htg chn-cs-htg
 
January 30, 2009 10:42 PM
Hold on to it; the price of gold (and hence most precious metals) has been going up for a while and there is no end in sight.

After it rises for a while, there are places like we-buy-gold that would buy them at decent price; do shop around though!

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sambqt sambqt
 
January 30, 2009 10:55 PM
Hang on to it. If you should ever lose your father, you may regret giving up this memento. Whatever cash value it may have now will never compare to the future emotional value. Put it away for now. In the future, you may want to wear it on a chain.

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crog62r crog62r
 
January 31, 2009 05:54 PM
Either sell it to a jeweler, solder a post to it for a earring (if it's small) or have a jeweler melt it down and form a new ring to your liking

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