Re: O/T Looking for \"under the mattress\" type investment
don't don't and don't buy TV jewelry!!! if you want to flip that quick for profit, a jeweler will look at that crap and laugh at you.
if you are going to invest in jewelry, try and get estate pieces or name brands with high appreciation value (e.g. tiffanys, van cleef & arpel, cartier).
diamonds are a tricky investment. a big rock can be sold to a speculator for a profit. if you don't sell the uncut stone, then you can have it carved. if it comes out nice you can easily make 5X more than selling a rough stone (but this is a gamble)
if you are going into cut diamonds, try and get diamonds with a high clarity/quality rating. also, try and get a GIA certification on your stones as a security measure to help sell and make sure your stones are real.
if that doesn't work, go sell snow like tony montana [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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