| It's hard to watch TV these days without being | | | | How Much Will I Get For My Gold? |
| bombarded by offers to buy your old gold | | | | How much you will get for your unwanted |
| jewelry that you don't wear anymore. The | | | | jewelry depends on two main factors: the quality |
| reason for this, of course, is because the price of | | | | of the piece and who you sell it to. Of course, the |
| gold is at record highs due to the sour economy | | | | higher the karat content of the gold, the more |
| and dropping global value of the American dollar. If | | | | you will receive for it. The karat weight number |
| you've been hesitating to sell your unwanted gold | | | | represents the percentage of gold contained in |
| because you're not sure if it's the right thing to | | | | the metal that makes up the jewelry with 30 |
| do, here are a few tips to help you make up your | | | | being the highest possible number. You will |
| mind and know where to go. | | | | therefore get more for 24 karat gold than you |
| Should I Sell? | | | | would for 16 karat gold. |
| Great items to sell to a gold buyer are broken | | | | Beware who you sell your jewelry to: it will make |
| pieces that you know you'll never want to wear | | | | a difference in the price. You want to be leery of |
| again and single earrings whose mates have | | | | those who say that if you just send them your |
| disappeared long ago. Unless you really need the | | | | jewelry in a pre-paid envelope, they will pay you |
| money, you may want to hang onto any heirloom | | | | for it in return. First of all, you have no guarantee |
| jewelry that has been passed down to you | | | | that you will ever see any money! Secondly, such |
| because it has sentimental value along with | | | | outfits generally pay pennies on the dollar. You are |
| monetary value. | | | | better off sticking with a local outfit: a jeweler or |
| Heirloom jewelry that you consider unwearable as | | | | coin dealer will be best. The less middlemen, the |
| it is now can easily be transformed into | | | | better price you will get: a reputable coin dealer |
| something modern by a skilled jeweler. The rule is: | | | | will often be able to offer you 80 to 90 percent |
| now is a good time to sell because the price of | | | | of the market value of your piece! |
| gold is extremely high, but don't sell anything you | | | | Now is a good time to sell that unwanted gold |
| will regret later when times are better. Heirlooms | | | | jewelry: just be careful about choosing the pieces |
| are simply irreplaceable, so give them a lot of | | | | you want to sell and who you sell it to. |
| thought and take your time deciding. | | | | |