Sunday, March 7, 2010

Where and How To Buy Gold

I am sure you have seen those infomercials on TV that offer to buy your ruined or unwanted gold jewelry and claim they will pay the best possible prices. While this sounds like a wonderful opportunity to make some quick cash from gold that you don't really need any more, before you send off your gold to that company you saw on TV you should know the facts about how to sell gold jewelry.

Companies in the business of buying gold make money by buying at low prices and then selling at higher prices that are closer to today's gold price, like the ones that you can see online. So when you think of what you paid for that damagedgold ring or necklace, you should know that a gold purchasing company is not going to offer you anything close to what you paid. Sometime if you have a particular valuable piece of broken jewelry, the best option would be to have it repaired and then sell it. This option would give you more money in your pocket.

If you are only interested in selling your gold if you can get the highest price possible, then when searching for places where you can sell your gold, the internet is the perfect place to start. A few hours spent online will allow you to compare and evaluate a great number of different businesses who buy gold and you can do your investigation right from the comfort of your home.

Knowing how to sell gold online should be the easiest method of making quick cash from those broken gold pieces. To protect yourself you should take pictures of each item you are planning to sell.This will give you visual proof of your gold jewelry should there be any problems later on. If the gold jewelry you are selling has serial numbers, then you should record them to use along with your pictures.

There are even some local gold buying companies that have come up with ingenious selling strategies that let you throw a “gold selling party”. The gold selling party is much like those Tupperware parties of the past, but rather than selling gold to your party guest, you will actually be the middle man for the gold purchasing company and you will help your family, friends, and anyone who comes to your party sell their gold, letting you make a small income along the way.

If you have sufficient investment capital you may even contemplate hosting your own gold selling party and making some substantial money. You should do some serious research before you host your party so you will be able to find out how to test gold and how much to pay for it. Take into account it is all about making a profit, so don't skimp on doing your research!

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