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Old 09-April-2008, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Lord Jubjub View Post
As far as the De Beers monopoly, they are busy trying to prove that 'natural' diamonds are somehow superior to manufactured ones.

Considering that large perfect diamonds can be made and sold more cheaply than De Beers has been charging, this may become an uphill struggle.
They're doing a good job so far.

A lot of women scoff at the idea of a "Fake" diamond, even though it's just crushed carbon.

Oh, BTW, I used to sell diamonds.
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