No hurry, no obligation, tested before any offer
Sell an engagement ring in Ireland
An engagement ring is bought the way every diamond piece is bought here: the setting on its gold or platinum weight at the published rates, and the stone quoted separately after testing. We buy natural diamonds only and do not buy lab-grown stones. You can sell in person in Dublin or by free insured post from any county in Ireland, and nothing proceeds until you say so.
Take your time
Engagement rings arrive here for every reason: a marriage ended, an estate is being settled, a ring was upgraded years ago and the original has sat in a box since. Whatever the reason, there is no clock on the decision. Send photos when you like, ask what you like, and sell only if the figure makes sense to you. A declined offer costs nothing and the ring comes back as it went in.
What an engagement ring is made of, to a buyer
Three things: the metal, the centre stone, and everything else. The band and setting are gold or platinum, weighed and paid at the per-gram rate published on this site. The centre stone is where the real questions live, and they are answered by testing, not by photos. Every stone is tested before any offer, and a centre stone of roughly one carat or more may be quoted subject to grading by an independent lab, agreed with you first. The small stones, the halo and the shoulder melee, are genuine diamonds with very limited resale value, and we say so plainly rather than imply otherwise.
The paperwork matters more than people expect
Many engagement rings were sold with a diamond certificate, usually GIA or IGI, and most of those certificates are still in a drawer with the receipt. Find them if you can. A certificate states the stone’s weight, colour and clarity, which lets us have a real conversation before the ring moves, and it travels with the ring and comes back with it if you decline. There is a full page on selling a GIA certified diamond if yours has papers.
A word on lab-grown stones
Engagement rings bought in the last few years are increasingly set with lab-grown diamonds. They look identical to the eye, which is exactly why every stone is tested here. We buy natural diamonds only. Lab-grown stones have no meaningful resale market, so we do not buy them at any size: the setting is still bought on its metal weight, and the stone is returned to you. If you are not sure which yours is, the certificate or receipt usually says, and the test settles it either way. For what actually drives a stone’s value, see what is my diamond worth, or go back to the diamonds page to start an enquiry.
Questions people ask
Will I get back what was paid for the engagement ring?
No, and anyone who suggests otherwise is not being straight with you. Retail prices carry the jeweller's margin, VAT and the cost of the sale itself. Resale is a fraction of retail for every seller, through every channel. What we offer is the metal at the published rate plus whatever the tested stone supports.
Is it awkward to sell an engagement ring?
It does not have to be. People sell them after a separation, after a bereavement, or simply because the ring has been in a drawer for years. Nobody here asks why. The conversation is about the ring: its metal, its stone, and its paperwork if there is any.
Do you buy the wedding band as well?
Yes. Wedding bands are usually plain metal, so they are the simple part: weighed and paid at the published per-gram rate for their carat or fineness. Selling the two rings together is common and nothing extra is needed.
The ring has a lab-grown diamond. Can I still sell it?
The setting, yes. The stone, no. We buy natural diamonds only; lab-grown stones have no resale market, so we do not buy them at any size. The gold or platinum is bought at the published rate and the stone is returned to you. Many recent engagement rings have lab-grown stones, so we say this on every page rather than let anyone travel for nothing.
What happens if I say no to the offer?
The ring comes back to you, whole, with its paperwork, by insured post if it travelled by post, free. There is no fee, no obligation and no pressure at any step. An engagement ring is the kind of thing you should only sell when you are sure.
Ready when you are
Send four things: a photo of the piece, a photo of the stamps inside the band, a photo of any certificate or valuation, and a line on where the piece came from. Every stone is tested before any offer. We buy natural diamonds only and do not buy lab-grown stones.