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