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Would you sell Wedding Rings to pay for a Divorce?

donnalou
donnalou Posts: 498 Forumite
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Would you sell Wedding Rings to pay for a Divorce?

I just came up with the idea, is it crazy?

As gold prices are sky high at the moment it could be a good option :)
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  • tea_lover
    tea_lover Posts: 8,261 Forumite
    Tried to sell my rings, wasn't worth it. Gold prices aren't as good as they make out!
  • donnalou
    donnalou Posts: 498 Forumite
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    They are good at the moment. My Husbands Platinum Wedding ring alone is worth £180 scrap ;)
  • tea_lover
    tea_lover Posts: 8,261 Forumite
    Well that's not gold! :)
  • donnalou
    donnalou Posts: 498 Forumite
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    No lol, but I've just weighed my 18ct Wedding Ring and its worth £110 :)
  • barbiedoll
    barbiedoll Posts: 5,328 Forumite
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    I used to keep my wedding and engagement rings from my ex, on my keyring, the logic being that if I ever found myself in an emergency, I could sell them for the cash.

    When I met my now-husband, he didn't really like me carrying the rings around with me all day so I shoved them into my jewellery box and forgot about them. Then we got burgled so I lost them anyway.

    Sell yours now and have the cold, hard cash to spend on whatever you want!
    "I may be many things but not being indiscreet isn't one of them"
  • Gigglepig
    Gigglepig Posts: 1,270 Forumite
    Have you got kids, if so would the rings be of sentimental value to them?
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
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    You will need more than 2 wedding rings to pay for a divorce ! Unless they're both studded with 1ct diamonds.

    My answer would be, yes, sell them. Spend what you get on something nice for yourself.
  • pickledonionspaceraider
    pickledonionspaceraider Posts: 2,698 Forumite
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    Why not?

    They likely wont hold any sentimental value to you now
    With love, POSR <3
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
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    meer53 wrote: »
    You will need more than 2 wedding rings to pay for a divorce ! Unless they're both studded with 1ct diamonds.

    My answer would be, yes, sell them. Spend what you get on something nice for yourself.


    Divorces are cheap as chips online.....
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • LilElvis
    LilElvis Posts: 5,835 Forumite
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    donnalou wrote: »
    They are good at the moment. My Husbands Platinum Wedding ring alone is worth £180 scrap ;)

    You can't sell your husband's ring as it belongs to him.
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