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Re: monkeybiz post# 8840

Saturday, 06/18/2005 1:16:02 AM

Saturday, June 18, 2005 1:16:02 AM

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I'm sure there are plenty of investors that would. Synthetic diamonds, while now possible, don't have the means for true mass production yet. And until consumers actually get comfortable with the quality of synthetic diamonds, they'll prefer the real thing. There's just a big appeal for something that nature took millions of years to create....and you're wearing that "thing" on your finger, neck, etc. Amazing!

Meanwhile, there's a big push for "conflict-free" diamonds. With South American and South African diamonds directly fueling terrorism and other separatist regimes, people are looking to buy from peaceful areas (like Canada) that won't aid in these regimes' causes.

Sorry if this sounded like some political action statement. It wasn't meant to be that way. I just think the newbie or average investor doesn't realize the whole diamond story.