apples24

iTrader: (1)

My mother has given me her gold to scrap as the prices are good, now some is 22 ct some 18 and some 9 so obviously i need to tell one from the other so i can seek the best price for her per gram if i can find a magnifying glass what do i look for?.

Secondly there is a few rings, set in 18ct with diamond that i wil have to sell on there own on ebay or whatever, how the hell will i estimate a reserve price etc?

davyboy

Just sell it to a trader and save hassle.

Scooby Soon!

Just send it to hatton garden metals, you can pay me 1% commission for all the extra money you are going to get over any other company.

my94wrx

iTrader: (4)

the best thing to do is go to some of your local **** shops to see who gives you the best price as for the ring they dont normally value them as much for some reason.

TelBoy

**** shops

Fabulous

After you've bought a vid or two, maybe a pawn shop can help

hodgy0_2

yeah - wierd coz I thought in the **** world the "ring" was highly valued

live and learn though

apples24

iTrader: (1)

You lot crack me up

The thing is im selling this for my kids as mum has said with themoney she wants to buy them some sovereign as investment, i have explained golds high now is not the time to buy but it is a good time to sell,so the money will sit untill prices drop, bare in mind one bangle alone is 22ct 45g that alone is a nice sum at 30 a gram.

davyboy

No one will give a good price in eBay.

Your best bet, is your local reputable Jeweller. My wife got a good/fair price in a local shopping centre for some old stuff.

apples24

iTrader: (1)

I dont mean the gold ie chainsbangles etc i mean the rings with stones, they cant be sold as scrap sold hence need to advertise them

Bubba po

Take it to a jeweller - they'll give you scrap value AT LEAST, especially if you know what they are worth as scrap anyway. Some nice jewellery items will attract a premium. The missus took an unremarkable 9ct red gold necklace into a local small jewellers the other week and got feckin £350 for it! Couldn't believe it.

Scooby Soon!

Read my post above, the worst thing you can do is take it to your local jewellers **** brokers etc thats a migs game....check the company I stated abive OR I will pay whatever you get locally and then I will resell it at a profit

TelBoy

Guys, the word is pawn, not ****.

Bubba po

No, you have to pay ABOVE what we get locally because 1: It's local and 2: why should we trust you?

And we got much more than the scrap value. Much more.

Scooby Soon!

but you could of got more....

Bubba po

But I wouldn't OF done it because I would OF had to deal with someone who would OF littered my receipt with loads've grammatical errors.

zip106

Would of, could of, should of.

Bubba po

I'm still lol'ing at the o-i-u typos. Migs, abive etc. anyway, I'm off for a shot before bedtime. I might have a tig on my pinus before I nid uff.

zip106

Din't you mean you're 'lul'ing' at the typos?

David Lock

Forget the local rag ads or high street jewellers as they will rip you off. You need to find a proper trader. Often a scruffy sole trader who lives in a tatty flat and has been in the trade all his life like his dad before him. Your dentist could be a good starting point for information as they will collect all the removed gold fillings and take them to such a person for a cash deal every so often. dl

Bubba po

Paying loadsamoney for a bit of soft metal is a mig's game, as far as I'm concerned. There is NO INTRINSIC VALUE in these items. The same goes for diamonds - bits of carbon, couldn't give a ****. Let other people fret and kill each other over them.

The world is insane.

apples24

iTrader: (1)

Well i dont think there is mega money but in scrap 9ct 34g and in 18k 29g, also a old wedding band 22ct 6g lovely colour


In terms of rings two solitaires one on 9ct one 18 id say there about 0.25ct diamonds as they are not as big as my wifes 0.5

A really pretty diamond cluster ring with 8 diamonds around the outise about 2mm in size and the centre diamond 3mm, every women i have shown it to today gained the ooooooooooo thats nice responce lol, think thats in 18ct gold

A oval saphire 5mm in length surounded by small 1mm diamonds again reasonably pretty

A crappier solitare diamond thatz smaller and set in gold to make it look bigger on a 9ct ring

David Lock

Of course there are those that think that one's mum's jewellery is something to keep and pass down through the generations. dl

apples24

iTrader: (1)

One's mother has not given me the jewellery , One's mother has asked one's self to sell it for her.

Read the post

David Lock

Well tell mum to keep a couple of rings to pass down through the family. dl

apples24

iTrader: (1)

She is investing the money in sovereign's for them when gold prices drop, buy all accounts should be 2.5k, not too bad for old tat that she has not seen in 10 years

Personaly id like to spend it on a load of scrap silverand leave it for couple years

AsifScoob

I have been looking around as had not realised how much gold the Wife has accumulated over the years, very little of it she still actually wears.

I have been hunting around for who is offering the best buy price for Gold. I have about half a kilo of 22ct and within the last few days I have been offered between £22 and £32 per gram.

Even found a place in Birmingham that would be worth driving up to, as they were offering £2 per gram more than a local place to me.

Sheldon Jewellery centre in Brum and Hatton Garden Metals are the best I have found so far, but I am going to carry on looking. No rush.

Asif

jods

I was waiting for the wife to come out from her hairdressers appointment last weekend (Welwyn Garden City) and some old dear shuffled up to a booth nearby to sell some jewelery.

I watched as she unloaded chain after chain, ring after ring - I saunted past and took a glance - It looked like quality gear to me (No expert tbh)

The bloke offered £650

I butted in at that point and said "I think you can get a better price, please try somewhere else" and the bloke did his nut!!!

I said that I would offer her at least 50% more for her stuff immediately and if he (the shark) wouldn't match it he was ripping her off. I said she should get a proper valuation before letting go.

To my immense sadness - she declined my offer and sold to the trader.

I saw her about an hour later in Waitrose buying food

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

I wonder if the little gold kiosks are paying out $1800 per ounce



TX.

apples24

iTrader: (1)

Thats some serious money here mate from what everyone is saying to me its at its high only a matter of time before drops, id get it gone

apples24

iTrader: (1)

Just got the diamond cluster ring left now, most jewelers only seem to want to buy scrap gold now, no interest in jewelery,, nice bloke though he had a good look and said its a realy nice piece 0.75ct and on a 18ct ring, told me trade will pay about500for it


Looks like ebay for this one