Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Especially when you’ve had your heart broken and you decide your engagement ring is worth a fat stack when you sell it.
Former Bachelorette Sam Frost is selling that big ‘ol rock she won on The Bachelor (before being unceremoniously dumped for the second runner up) and the Bunda bling could be yours. That’s right, yours to own.
25-year-old Sydneysider, Sam is sick of that ring burning a hole in her safe and announced on her blog today that she’s decided to offload it. For lots and lots of lovely money.
With no desire to hang onto the item as a momento of her time on the show, Sam says she contemplated what to do and consulted with a girlfriend before deciding to sell.
“It’s time to get this thing out of my life because as much as I love good jokes, this is one I’d rather forget,” she says.
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Hand selected for Sam by that love rat Blake Garvey himself, the 3 carat Bunda diamond is worth a cool $58,000.
At current prices, that is enough to buy Sam 14,871 #dirtystreetpies. With sauce.
Mamamia contacted Bunda for comment but are yet to hear back from Bunda Headquarters. They’ve previously said the jilted Sam was free to do as she pleased with the prized possession. Frost says the ring may soon find it’s way to ebay, where the hardly-worn item should fetch a shiny price.
As for the profits, Sam says keeping all the money for herself would be ‘selfish’. She’s gonna make like Oprah and give a big arse donation to charity.
Just not before she takes care of some other business. Like her credit card bill. And parking fines.
But Sam, you do whatever you like with that money. You earned it.
Sam’s last word: “As soon as the show finished, Blake was cold.”
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I threw my wedding band into the ocean. I gave my engagement ring to a women coming out from a surf. I felt so much relief and a sense of closure. That beach is a special place to me. I go there and sit and think and make all my big decisions there. Best thing I have ever done! I think the women, who was so gracious, did think I was a bit crazy. I have no regrets. I didn't want the money. I wanted the closure.
A friend of mine sold her engagement ring, her ex took her to court and won and she had to repay him it's worth back. Apparently an engagement ring is a contract and regardless of why the contract was not fulfilled it goes back to the original owner (who ever paid for it) it only becomes yours when you get married and the contract is fulfilled. Her 10k ring was not worth paying him back the 10k and then being made to pay hers and his legal fees onto of that.
In this case though, because the ring was part of a contract with a reality Tv show and not just between two people, Sam is the legal owner of the ring, not Blake. The ring was awarded by Bunda to the winning contestant, which is not Blake, but Sam. Blake was simply the awards ceremony presenter, if you will!
Hmm not sure where your friend is but an engagement ring is considered a gift. Been there done that
I'm keen to hear any legal views on this... In terms of tangible, personal property (such as jewellery, art and so forth), I would think that the owner of the ring would not necessarily be the person paid for it, but the person who had possession of it. If it was all about who paid for it, the waters would be further muddied if the item was purchased from a joint bank account.