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#1 f0rbidden

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 01:22 PM

well, it's Friday, so I figured maybe a second question was ok.

What did people do before certifying diamonds was the norm?

#2 denverappraiser

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 01:59 PM

They bought diamonds instead of paper.

Surfing the virtual databases at telegraph bandwidths was very frustrating so people often prefered to shop in a quaint anachronism known as a 'jewelry store'.

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#3 f0rbidden

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Posted 03 March 2006 - 05:59 PM

Well said, Neil.

I thought it was a good question! :)

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Posted 04 March 2006 - 11:24 AM

LOL, very well put Neil! :-)
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