High price of gold

[pomtzu]

With the price of gold going thru the roof, now might be a good time to go thru that jewelry box and gather up the broken chains or bracelets, the one surviving earring, rings with missing stones, or just pieces you hate and will never wear again, and cash them in.

I had a couple of bracelets to go to the jeweler for repair, so I decided to gather the junk gold and take it along and see what I might be able to get for it. I had several bracelets, a couple of rings, some mismatched earrings and a couple of chains - really not much at all, and all unwearable - and I figured I might get a couple of hundred tops for all of it. Nope - I got $527. Boy was I shocked! Easy money, and now I can put it into my car for the brake calipers I need, and had been holding off getting the work done. I'd really like to have used that to buy a laptop that I've been wanting, but I guess the car wins.

If you think you might do this, stay away from these "cash for gold" places, since they'll rip you off. Even most pawn shops that advertise that they buy scrap gold, do the same. Most any jeweler will give you an honest deal and more for your gold than these other places will.