tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post8440551756355831493..comments2023-10-11T04:38:51.793-07:00Comments on Accept The Challenge: Selling Scrap GoldChief Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-54384635782804335592010-11-16T13:59:54.152-08:002010-11-16T13:59:54.152-08:00Mike - We get heartbroken when someone brings in a...Mike - We get heartbroken when someone brings in a chain or necklace that isn't the quality they paid for. Most often, it is a gold necklace or ring that is stamped as 14k Italy, and it ends up being plated sterling silver.<br /><br />We had a guy come in with a big heavy sterling chain he had purchased in Mexico that ended up being some kind of iron plated with sterling. We hit it with a rare earth magnet, and it jumped!Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-13356361342775069852010-11-16T06:28:41.903-08:002010-11-16T06:28:41.903-08:00Chief,
Thanks for the information. I think it wil...Chief,<br /><br />Thanks for the information. I think it will help explain a lot to folks who might otherwise believe they are holding on to a "Fort Knox load" of unwanted gold jewelery. (I hesitate to use the phrase "junk gold" only because in light of current economic conditions, any purity of real gold has / will have barter value potential.)<br /><br />MikeH.MikeH.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11511925756474067012noreply@blogger.com