Indeed, they are a scam. A trend I've observed is to create an item or have an item created with immense personal value (though not necessarily much "material v

Indeed, they are a scam. A trend I've observed is to create an item or have an item created with immense personal value (though not necessarily much "material value"). The most common examples of this I see are custom and hand made rings of various cheap materials with interesting and personal designs. That's the kind of thing I think is a good idea.