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The only demonstration of this yet seen was in the Gamescom 2010 Artistan movie, when he punched a socket into a pain [[buckler]] for an exorbitant (according to Jay Wilson) price of 24424 gold pieces. Presumably, based on Jay's comment, the prices are way higher, during this testing period, than they will be in the final game.
Bashiok added some more details in replies to fan questions in August 2010. [http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blue-posts-on-diablo-iii-gambling-and-socketing-info/]
::'''Bashiok:''' As far as I last heard it (and this is subject to change of course) the blacksmith can add one extra socket (max) to specific items, up to the maximum allowable. So if (for example, I’m not claiming max socket numbers) a sword can have two sockets, but drops with none, you can add one socket to it.
::''How do items that take up 2 slots in the inventory have more than 2 sockets?''
::'''Bashiok: '''Requiring you to equip the item to gem?
::''Also, will they all looks visually appealing like for the Shield example, or will they just be stuck to the center.''
::'''Bashiok: '''The shield one was stuck to the center.
==Socketing Bonuses==