Not a lord of the rings

[TheSportsPredictor]

Drew Brees spends millions on jewelry, finds out it isn't worth as many millions as he thought:

Quarterback Drew Brees Sues La Jolla Jeweler for $9 Million

 

[Slacker]

I hope an $8 million ring comes with, at least, a vintage Corvette, a cigarette boat and some hot action on the side.

 

[Batman]

I hope an $8 million ring comes with, at least, a vintage Corvette, a cigarette boat and some hot action on the side.

Kobe Bryant got all of that for half that price.

 

[DanOregon]

Surprised we heard about this. Figure the jeweler has more to lose with the negative publicity than he would in a settlement. I figure he might have a hard time making rent in that part of town in the near future.

What is it about pro athletes and their need to invest in weird stuff? Nothing wrong with T-bills and real estate.

 

[cjericho]

Wonder what kind of bling goes with Wrangler Advanced Comfort Jeans.

 

[bigpern23]

Surprised we heard about this. Figure the jeweler has more to lose with the negative publicity than he would in a settlement. I figure he might have a hard time making rent in that part of town in the near future.

What is it about pro athletes and their need to invest in weird stuff? Nothing wrong with T-bills and real estate.

I doubt Brees really looked at it as an "investment." He just likes bling and apparently doesn't know how to valuate it.

Weirder to me than his interest in expensive jewelry is his involvement with the Advocare pyramid scheme.

 

[typefitter]

Jewelry has always struck me as the weirdest thing humans spend money on. Like, the idea of adornment I sort of get, even though there is something primitive about it. But we've kind of just decided that certain rocks are worth millions of dollars, because they are rare and shiny. Jewelry turns us into some slightly more sentient version of ravens. $8 million for a ring? You'd take some rocks embedded in some minerals in exchange for 16 $500,000 homes? Or whatever else $8 million will buy you? It boggles my mind.

 

[User 149557]

I'll just say it's interesting how this story is told when Drew Brees is involved compared to how it would be told if a lot of other athletes spent $9 million on jewelry.

 

[Steak Snabler]

That's a lot of Advocare.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Drew Brees sells ring for millions, finds out it's worth many more millions. Thread title even more applicable:

TMZ

 

[heyabbott]

Drew Brees sells ring for millions, finds out it's worth many more millions. Thread title even more applicable:

TMZ

Another example of money not being the benchmark of intelligence

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Jewelry has always struck me as the weirdest thing humans spend money on. Like, the idea of adornment I sort of get, even though there is something primitive about it. But we've kind of just decided that certain rocks are worth millions of dollars, because they are rare and shiny. Jewelry turns us into some slightly more sentient version of ravens. $8 million for a ring? You'd take some rocks embedded in some minerals in exchange for 16 $500,000 homes? Or whatever else $8 million will buy you? It boggles my mind.

Apparently, there are indistinguishable features that make all the difference. So the same ruby can be worth $60k if it comes from Vietnam and $275k if it's from Burma, and experts can't tell the difference. Crazy.

 

[qtlaw]

When you sue, most important question is does the defendant(s) have any assets? If not, chasing an empty bag.

Secondly, Jeweler's attorney got a zinger off for now, but you're going to look like a clown if you don't have the proof later. My best comment is "no comment, we deny." I learned, when you can't control the content, many things can go wrong.