American Joshua Opperman thought he had met a woman who would share with him the rest of his life. But then she left, leaving him with a sad heart, an "exorbitant" proposal ring and an idea to bring him to the online market.

Opperman said he was suffering from the breakup and was even more miserable when he couldn't sell the ring, but he had to spend all his savings. " I also intend to return to the store where I bought, but they only returned 32% of the ring value ," Opperman, a real estate broker, said.

Opperman intends to open an online jewelry auction website with the slogan " I need it . but not now " after reading an article about people who fell into a dilemma like him. weak victims of "post-Valentine". Opperman manages the website with his sister and 3 other employees.

Online home for broken hearts images 1 Without any experience in jewelry, he shook hands with a New York goldsmith (USA). " When someone wins the auction, the ring will be sent to us. The expert will verify that the diamond is real or fake and then transferred to the buyer, " Opperman explained. " If the ring is not the same as the description on the internet, it will be returned to the owner. Each successful transaction, the website is entitled to retain 5% of the product value ."

So far, Opperman has completed many purchases, from $ 150 silver rings to Tacori engagement rings with a starting price of $ 18,000.

Making money on other people's "rubble" may sound gloomy, but Opperman has received many positive feedbacks. " Both sides feel comfortable sharing their loss and going through it together. I also received many e-mails to encourage the opening of the" tell us your stories "sub-page on the website. " , Opperman said.