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