Hasbro Double Downgraded by Bank of America.

[Snarf Zagyg]

Which is also actually rare, isn’t it? And it’s wonderful to work with for jewelry, isn’t it?

Diamonds are probably a better analogy.

You should probably look up the history of De Beers and the most successful advertising campaign in history.

(Fun fact- in the forty years of the concentrated advertising from 1939 on, which consisted of the slogan "A Diamond is Forever," seeding European royalty and Hollywood stars with diamonds, using social pressure to close down the secondary market, and promoting the idea of "diamond engagement rings" ... which weren't a thing before that ... De Beers basically created the modern diamond market and moved it from the "millions" to the "billions" of dollars in a few decades.)

 

[Scribe]

You should probably look up the history of De Beers and the most successful advertising campaign in history.

(Fun fact- in the forty years of the concentrated advertising from 1939 on, which consisted of the slogan "A Diamond is Forever," seeding European royalty and Hollywood stars with diamonds, using social pressure to close down the secondary market, and promoting the idea of "diamond engagement rings" ... which weren't a thing before that ... De Beers basically created the modern diamond market and moved it from the "millions" to the "billions" of dollars in a few decades.)

And considering we can now manufacture Diamonds...

 

[darjr]

You should probably look up the history of De Beers and the most successful advertising campaign in history.

(Fun fact- in the forty years of the concentrated advertising from 1939 on, which consisted of the slogan "A Diamond is Forever," seeding European royalty and Hollywood stars with diamonds, using social pressure to close down the secondary market, and promoting the idea of "diamond engagement rings" ... which weren't a thing before that ... De Beers basically created the modern diamond market and moved it from the "millions" to the "billions" of dollars in a few decades.)

I should but it was why I mentioned diamonds being a better analog to magic cards.

 

[darjr]

And considering we can now manufacture Diamonds...

Dint manufactured diamonds florece or glow were natural do not? Like the manufactures ones are too perfect.

 

[Alzrius]

You should probably look up the history of De Beers and the most successful advertising campaign in history.

(Fun fact- in the forty years of the concentrated advertising from 1939 on, which consisted of the slogan "A Diamond is Forever," seeding European royalty and Hollywood stars with diamonds, using social pressure to close down the secondary market, and promoting the idea of "diamond engagement rings" ... which weren't a thing before that ... De Beers basically created the modern diamond market and moved it from the "millions" to the "billions" of dollars in a few decades.)

You've been talking to Dogbert again, haven't you Snarf?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yeah, diamonds aren't scarce. The DeBeers have a literal mountain of it they're sitting on. It's artificial scarcity and a super-successful ad campaign that has convinced the public otherwise.

That's right: The DeBeers folks have influenced how Minecraft plays.

 

[Scribe]

Dint manufactured diamonds florece or glow were natural do not? Like the manufactures ones are too perfect.

I dont even know, I just know from radio ads, that they are made in a plasma chamber.

 

[Zardnaar]

Difference is a few on YouTube were mentioning it but now it's become a thing as revenue is down as well.

The cards are also reliant on the secondary market. Retailers have been stuck with product they can't sell. The product is worth less on secondary market than wholesale price.

Yeah, diamonds aren't scarce. The DeBeers have a literal mountain of it they're sitting on. It's artificial scarcity and a super-successful ad campaign that has convinced the public otherwise.

That's right: The DeBeers folks have influenced how Minecraft plays.

I think Sapphires are rarer (emeralds?). Prettier stone as well.

 

[trappedslider]

I wonder if NFTs and the recent crash of those and the realization that they were “nothing” has any impact. Like folks always new it was just cardboard and an artificial market for Magic Cards.

Behold the

The MTG Reserved List, a History​

TCGplayer Infinite

infinite.tcgplayer.com

 

[darjr]

Huh? It’s not really a useful test I guess. The equipment costs too much.

Hold the diamond under a UV screener to look for fluorescence. If your jeweler has a UV tester, ask them to place the diamond under the UV light to show you the results. A mined diamond shows up blue under the UV light while a lab-grown diamond looks red.[7]

• Don't be surprised if a jeweler doesn't have a UV screener available. Many of these high-quality screeners cost tens of thousands of dollars.

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