| It seems that everyone is selling | | | | make jewelry out of. It cannot stand up |
| jewelry on Ebay. You can search for any | | | | to daily wear. Gold is alloyed or mixed |
| jewelry item and there are always | | | | with other metals such as silver, |
| hundreds, if not thousands, of similar | | | | copper, zinc, and nickel to give it |
| items from many different sellers. I am | | | | strength. |
| one of those that you find listed | | | | The color of gold is determined by the |
| selling gold jewelry on Ebay. | | | | amount of alloys that are mixed with the |
| You can compare prices for similar or | | | | gold. The shade of the yellow gold will |
| even the same item and the price will | | | | vary depending on what amount of the |
| range from extremely low to extremely | | | | alloy it is mixed with - silver, copper, |
| high. I dont list many gold jewelry | | | | and zinc. Being alloyed with nickel, |
| items on Ebay, but I do keep several | | | | copper, and zinc makes white gold. |
| items listed at all times. I am not a | | | | The k stands for karats and is expressed |
| jeweler, but I know a good distributor | | | | as 24ths. For example 18k gold means |
| when I find one, and I have found one. | | | | that the gold content is 75% (18/24). |
| So, I list a few pendants, necklaces, | | | | The remaining 25% is an alloy. Another |
| and earrings and I make a few dollars | | | | example is 14k. This means that 58.3% is |
| here and there. | | | | pure gold and 41.7% is an alloy. The |
| However, Ebays fees have gotten so high, | | | | last example is 10k. This is the legal |
| I need to decide if I want to keep | | | | limit that the United States considers |
| selling the items that I do sell or just | | | | as real gold and is 41.7% gold and 58.3% |
| give it up entirely. One of the jewelry | | | | is an alloy. |
| stores on Ebay that had a positive | | | | The price of gold jewelry depends upon |
| rating of over 51,000 has recently | | | | the karat weight of the jewelry. The |
| closed. I do enjoy selling on Ebay, but | | | | higher the karat weight is, the brighter |
| it does take time and effort, and since | | | | the jewelry is and the higher the price. |
| the fee increase, everyone has had to | | | | The price of gold fluctuates daily, and |
| raise their prices. | | | | as of late gold has been at the highest |
| Today, I thought I would go over some | | | | price since the 1970s. As of today, |
| information about gold. Have you ever | | | | September 28, 2006, the price of gold is |
| wondered exactly what 14k means? | | | | still hovering over $600 per ounce and |
| Gold is the most malleable of all | | | | just about a month ago, it was over |
| metals. It wont rust, tarnish, or | | | | $700. Selling gold jewelry on Ebay can |
| corrode. Pure gold is 24k and because | | | | still be a lucrative business if you put |
| it is easily bent, it is too soft to | | | | in the time and effort. |