You just never know~ I had a bunch of old jewelry in my closet that had been hand-me-downed by a relative years ago~ I took it to the pawn store recently and while most of it was costume, there was one ring that they paid me $180 for and another they gave me $95. The one that I got $95 was even broken around the band! Guess it was the gold and diamond (that I thought was fake) that was worth the $. Came in handy, I tell you!