ExBoyFriendJewelry.com Sells Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry: An Unethical Idea

Matt A. Maxx
According to an NBC news article, a young woman named Megahn Perry was eating dinner with her step-mother one evening, and discussed ideas about were she could sell all of the many pieces of jewelry that ex-boyfriends had given her. "God, wouldn't it be fun if there was a website where you could post these items?" exclaimed Megahn. And, the website called ExBoyFriendJewelry.com was born.

ExBoyFriendJewelry.com received publicity on the Today Show earlier today where it was explained that the site would sell ex-boyfriend jewelry and allow people to gossip nasty details about their ex-boyfriend affairs. I don't approve of sites that promote negative comments and fighting as entertainment. Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry is a negative idea.

I went to the site called ExBoyFriendJewelry.com anyway in an attempt to write this Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry article, and found a note from Megahn explaining that her ex-boyfriend made the IT part of the site and that it was his fault that the site was not working. The note read in part, "We never should have hired our ex-boyfriend to do our IT... whatever that is." ExBoyFriendJewelry.com does not appear to be very professional. Why hire ex-boyfriends?

The ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site is down, and I see no reason for me to ever journey back to Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry. This ExBoyFriend.com site is a shabby smaller auction site that can't handle traffic. Other small auction sites are available all over the internet, that look nicer than this, to sell used jewelry through if you would like to do that.

The idea that this young lady believes that she can take expensive gifts from many boyfriends, with nothing but resale in mind, makes her untrustworthy in my opinion. Other men who may want to date her in the future will think twice before giving gifts if this is how she treats them. This Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry idea leaves a bad impression. ExBoyFriendJewelry.com may stop all further gifts from ever being given.

After a relationship break-up it is never proper to go online to any sites like ExBoyFriendJewelry.com that encourages trashing the other party. We are fighting negative sites like Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry on the Web; those promoting reputations being trashed for fun. Victoria Lindsay (and others) were beaten and injured after posting on sites that encourage reputation trashing. It is childish to trash reputations for fun.

If you have jewelry that an ex-boyfriend has given to you, and you do not want to wear it or to sell it on the ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site, here are some other suggestions on what to do with it instead of going to Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry:

Give it back: If you do not want to wear a piece of jewelry that a man gave you after you have broken off the friendship, it is proper to give the gift back to the person paying the credit card account that paid for it. Relationships are not about making money on gifts. Relationships are about two-sides; and both sides have feelings. This seems a better option than going to the ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site and trying the Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry selling idea.

Keep it to use: Use of jewelry after a break-up does not have to be in the form that it was originally intended to be used. If you feel bitter enough to want to make fun of your ex-partner, do it with class. Take the jewelry to a jeweler along with your favorite rhinestone dog or cat collar, and ask that the main stone on the collar be reset for Fido's enjoyment. This seems a better option than going to the ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site and trying the Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry selling idea.

Donate it to charity: Giving a donation to charity so that they can make some good come out of your bad relationship is something that both sides in the broken relationship might understand. While the jewelry might make you two feel bad, it can still be used to make somebody else's life easier. This seems a better option than going to the ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site and trying the Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry selling idea.

Use it for revenge: So, you still want to use the gift for revenge? Why not take it to a pawn shop and mail your ex-partner the claims ticket. This serves the purpose of giving it back, and also making him sweat while he scrapes up the cash to go into that part of town to pick it up. A pawn shop ticket covers all of your needs. This seems a better option than going to the ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site and trying the Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry selling idea.

Save it for later: You might just want to tuck the jewelry away somewhere for later. Nobody makes good choices while they are upset immediately after a relationship breaks up. When it shows up again 5-years from now, worry about what to do with it at that time. This serves the purpose of putting it out of your mind, and still having it available if you happen to get back together. It is available if he needs it back and also out-of-mind. This seems a better option than going to the ExBoyFriendJewelry.com site and trying the Ex-Boy Friend Jewelry selling idea.

Published by Matt A. Maxx

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  • Matt A. Maxx10/10/2008

    Laughing!!! Laughing!!! Laughing!!!! Thanks Cheryl, I needed that laugh kiddo. Quote: ... feel his ARTICLE is what is negative - not the exboyfriendjewelry.com web site. I also think the author of this article must have found some gift of his on there and therefore is upset about it.... End Quote. Have a nice day! Mattilda Ann

  • Cheryl10/10/2008

    (cont'd)... I think it's a form of healing to get things off your chest. Surely not... I think the site is positive. This author has no authority to write an article about this site; in fact, I feel his ARTICLE is what is negative - not the exboyfriendjewelry.com web site. I also think the author of this article must have found some gift of his on there and therefore is upset about it. Plus, the author feels the site is not professional because it goes down alot and because it doesn't have the latest dsign?? Servers go down, people! Last time I checked, Ebay's site looked rather cheesy and plain, too. Did that stop them from becoming the #1 buy/sell/trade/auction site? No, it sure didn't.

  • Cheryl10/10/2008

    What are we supposed to do with a bunch of jewelry our ex- gave us - especially after they've cheated on us when we were going through chemothereapy for cancer? Why would we want that jewelry hanging out and taking up space in our jewelry boxes, only to torment us of the awful memories and shattered dreams. I thought my ex- really loved me; I thought he would be there for me. Never did I EVER suspect that he would cheat on me - let alone at a time when I *really* needed him (double whammy). These guys DESERVE to have their gifts resold for our personal financial gain - since we can't get back our valuable TIME that was wasted on them. Plus, lots of these jerks left us with kids while they're off with a new woman, and left us with expensive debts and bills to pay! What are we supposed to do - just lay there and take it, and sink deeper into debt because of these jerks?? The site doesn't promote fighting either - its promotes the telling of the stories behind the jewelry. I think

  • cupcake in ks.8/6/2008

    i think the idea of selling your old jewelry is great . why would you want to keep stuff that was given under false pretense. my ten year relationship i now realize was based on secrets and lies,my ex-husband is a cross-dresser who would sell his soul to the devil to keep his dark secret ( idid not find out until three years into the marriage)you know the "for better or worse,sickness or health" well i got blamed for the sickness, as did his first ex-wife that he had four children with. i will not accept the blame nor will i keep his secret for him any longer. it will feel empowering to purge myself of his secrets and lies (our secrets will keep us sick), i truly hope he gets everything he desrves...

  • Kathera5/13/2008

    I never thought about this spin on it. But the comment you got I think as well as the article is valuable.

  • ChelseaDodgerBlues4/24/2008

    whoops, couldn't fit it all in!.... In addition to selling the jewelry, there is the option to trade, give away, or donate the sale to Breast Cancer Research. Unfortunately, the way the Media loves to spin and sell stories, they focused on out of context quotes and made the site sound all about revenge. I guess that's the world we've got now, so I just wanted to help give the straight story. I hope you give the site a shot now that the immediate Today Show traffic has subsided, and send your comments to the Admin. They read it all and take it into account. I am encouraging them to Have a "Dude" category so that we can get rid of leftovers too! And it's a place for guys to get Jewelry on the cheap that has been test driven and reviewed by Women, something I surely need!

  • ChelseaDodgerBlues4/24/2008

    Hello, I saw your Posting re: exboyfriendjewelry.com and wanted to clear some things up. I'm a guy who has been helping the ladies along with the "Male" side of it. The Today show really broke the server space with so many people trying to get on at once, but the site is running better now and is getting more server space by the second. The Ladies have gone out of their way, both on the site and in interviews to STRESS that this is not a revenge site or place to embarrass Exes. No Names are allowed and any posts with names are immediately taken down. They even have a Blog suggesting things to do when the break up happens to get through it, but again the stress is to NOT to sell things off during a heart aching Breakup.
    The site came from an honest to goodness desire to let someone else benefit from Jewelry that had been hiding in Drawers for years and years and was never going to be worn again due to the emotional nature of the pieces. In addition to selling the jewelry, there

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