So what do you do with the golden half-heart shaped pendant your boyfriend gave you shortly before he dumped you for a 18-year-old? Wearing it is clearly not an option, while you don’t want it to collect dust either. Oh, and that bastard can not have it back, that’s for sure.
The solution can be your local pawn shop or something way cooler – such as the thematic web store aimed at the jewelries given by the “ex”, called Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry. The website that is on its way to redefine our visions of a perfect market niche.
Well, Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry is technically not a store. It’s “merely” a forum where disappointed women can trade their ex-jewelries at their own risk, not only precisely describing (and picturing) the jewelry they are about to sell, but also telling its story as well (according to the rules of the site, no full name listing is allowed, though).
A typical listing on Ex-Boyfriend Jewelery would look like this (an actual example):
Diamond and 14k White Gold 1 1/2K Unity Ring, Size 5
Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry
The Scoop:
I was “engaged” for 1 1/2 years only to find out my “fiance” was sleeping around. The ring was in both of our names but since he’s a looney and he tried to commit suicide, I took his name off the account and now owe over $1200 on this ring.
Jewelry Description:
This is a 1 1/2K white gold diamond unity ring, size 5. It is in near perfect condition and was only worn for a couple of months.It was originally purchased for $2,555. I have all of the paperwork for it and have taken it in on a regular basis for inspections. I’m very serious about selling this ring and am willing to make a deal. If you want any more information, I’m willing in answer any of your questions. I will accept Paypal and possibly a personal check.
Jewelry Rating:
Cut = Brilliant Round
Color = H/I
Clarity = I1Condition: Near perfect
Vendors can also list a pricing for the item ($1,200 in the case of the above ring), or simply consider the best offer they get, when no price is listed. Items can be sold, traded, or given away for the benefit of the Good Karma Fund, a foundation set up by the site to help cancer victims, or those in need in China or in Myanmar.
The pictures listed with the items are – naturally – user submitted pics, so there are significant differences in picture quality. In most cases the images include some kind of a recipe or an approval of the jewelry’s worth.
Another funny list is of those gifts that “should have been jewelry”, including an array of things that testify boyish ignorance: bags, cosmetics, jeans, sex toys or even mobile phones.
While the whole concept may seem pretty weird at first sight, there surely is an existing market demand for this kind of trading, helping women to move on from broken or dead relationships. And also to make some money on their way out.