Wednesday 7 March 2012

Selling your Scrap Gold

Quite often people find that they have jewellery that they no longer wear because it is damaged or they just don't like the design.

 A substantial amount of money can be tied up in unwanted jewellery and this can be redeemed for cold hard cash.

Second hand stores will offer to buy your unwanted gold but often the price is well below the actual gold value. So what to do?

Firstly you need to know what it is you are selling. Is it 9ct, 14ct or 18ct gold?

In fact is it solid gold or is it a gold filled or plated piece? Read about hallmarks and what they mean.

You can calculate the amount of gold in a piece by weighing it and knowing the carat value of the piece.

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