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This month has seen the biggest pear shaped sun drop diamond in the world come out for sale at an auction house in London. The diamond has a fancy yellow color and is expected to fetch between 11 and 15 million dollars at the end of the auction. This is the largest diamond ever to be sold in by a London auction home and consequently has drawn a lot of attention form the media and onlookers. The diamond fitted to a ring a can actually be worn on a finger, however compared to classic diamond rings only the stone covers almost half of the finger length. In conjugation with some stunning nail design it will definitely look stunning on the lucky lady who will be wearing it anytime soon. The diamond its self was discovered in South Africa back in 2010 by they same company which is putting it up for auction. Until now it has never had a private owner, so the auction winner will be the proud first person to actually own this stone. Before coming out for auction it was temporarily displayed at the London History Museum where it was the main attraction, gathering hoards of people which wanted to take a look at it. What’s interesting about this diamond is not only its size which is extremely rare, but its color also which is a complete yellow. The color and size combined make this diamond one in a million indeed. Several people who handled it so far have declared that they are strangely attracted to it and one person went so far to say that the is actually in love with the stone. So it actually might be true what they say about diamonds that they are the way to any girls heart.

Yard sales all over the country can prove to be great sources of finding very interesting and cheap stuff which you can buy. It’s unbelievable what people are willing to give away for just a few dollars in order to get rid of their stuff. You know the old saying: “some mans trash, other mans treasure” this saying is totally true when it comes to yard sales. IF you just go browsing around with a bit of money in your pockets you’re bound to find things such as retro games form the 80s, audio tapes, engagement rings which used to belong to some grandmas, contemporary bar stools, wall clocks, antiques, all kinds of furniture, power tools etc. If you have a hobby or if you need something then there are a lot of chances that you’re going to find it at an yard sale. However, finding a what you’re loosing for is only half the battle, the other half is bartering for it. Usually, people selling stuff at an yard sale price their products a little bit more that what they’d like to get for it because they know that they will have to haggle in order to get the desired prices form the customer. The rule of thumb is to offer half of any advertised object for sale. This strategy usually leads to discount between 20 and 25 percent compared to the initial selling prices. And also remember to always have cash with you because yard sellers cant process credit cards and they also don’t accept checks.