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I have seen a number of questions about selling gold jewelry, there was a great article in the Wall Street Journal about different options, I have posted the paragraph with the best option:

Overnighting Jewelry

Not good enough. I went back to the Internet and found a gold broker in the heart of Manhattan's diamond district, U.S. Gold Buyers, which buys and refines precious metals. A customer-service representative said the company pays 96% of the spot price for five ounces or more and on a sliding scale for lower weights. I could overnight my jewelry at the company's expense, and a representative would give me a quote the next day. If I declined the offer, the jewelry would be sent back at no charge to me. If I accepted, I could expect a payment to be processed within 24 hours. I could choose a wire transfer, or have the money sent via PayPal or by postal mail.

As reassurance that the company could be trusted, she gave me the company's license number with the Better Business Bureau and the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs.

Using the company's Federal Express account, I sent off the loot, and the next day a salesman called with a quote just as gold hit its new $949-an-ounce high. U.S. Gold Buyers' offer: $1,570.17.

Sold. My check arrived the following Tuesday.

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Please post a link if you are talking about a news article...

Turning Old Bling Into Fresh Green

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from the article:
The author was told she had three ounces and to expect 90+% of spot by a trusted advisor.
Author sold for 58% of spot.
Dumb author.

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kamalktk said:from the article:
The author was told she had three ounces and to expect 90+% of spot by a trusted advisor.
Author sold for 58% of spot.
Dumb author.
Redo the math.

So my gold pieces are worth only a proportionate fraction of the 24-karat price. In other words, a 14-karat gold bracelet is valued at 58.5% of the 24-karat gold price.

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us goldd buyers may be good but their def not the highest paying i needed to sell gold about 5 months ago (yeh i know ouch) and other local 47th st bullion dealers paid me about 10% more then their best offer

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DavidScubadiver said:kamalktk said:from the article:
The author was told she had three ounces and to expect 90+% of spot by a trusted advisor.
Author sold for 58% of spot.
Dumb author.
Redo the math.

So my gold pieces are worth only a proportionate fraction of the 24-karat price. In other words, a 14-karat gold bracelet is valued at 58.5% of the 24-karat gold price.

Doh

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mpjohnst said:Please post a link if you are talking about a news article...

Turning Old Bling Into Fresh Green

Sorry, the WSJ is a subscription based service and I didn't know if it was allowed to post to the article, obviously you found a free version of the article, thank you.

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Mr T's ship has finally come in

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I wonder what the "sliding scale" for sales of less than 5 ounces? I was looking on Craig's List today and there were a few people advertising that they buy gold/silver/platinum jewelery for ~10% under spot -- cash. I bet they just turn around and sell it to companies like this for a tidy 3-6% profit depending on what happens to the prices over the few days to complete the transactions. Then again, if the sliding scale is too low, you might risk a loss waiting to accumulate your 5 ounces...

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Interesting, I have a lot of old gold jewelry sitting in my drawer that I haven't worn in years. My wife and I are considering selling our old gold jewelry online, we found another gold buyer company article on CNBC. Has anyone worked with this company goldfellow?
The company owner seems to ahve been involved in the gold business for years, but who to trust in this market? Looking forward to your experiences with these companies. Please reply privately if you can share any information about your experience with any gold buyers. Thanks.

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I sold my stuff to Goldfellow.com. Everyone seems to have the same questions about who to trust, including me. I couldn't get a straight answer about prices from anyone else. They at least posted the pennyweight price they would pay on their site and i googled the guy who owns the company,impressive. I sold 87 pennyweights of 14kt chains for $1566 and felt I got treated fairly and it was painless. I sent my chains by fedex and they paid me by wire transfer for an extra $10 bucks, so the whole thing took 3 days. For what its worth, Goldfellow.com did everything they promised.

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Interesting information will need to check it out. Thanks, please e-mail me privately with any results you all may have experienced.

Thanks in advance, J

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Anyway out there? Still looking for feedback on these gold buying companies, have only heard positive info on goldfellow...

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This thread's turned into spam.

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So no answers on this boards? Thanks for the story, please e-mail me if you find a great cash for gold sellign solution.

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