Comments on: Selling Your Gold Jewelry

By: blogger

blogger — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:31:59 +0000

Gold filled is nice – but solid 14 K gold actually has resale value from the gold in the jewelry. Gold filled doesn’t really have much gold unless it is a very heavy piece.

This is because gold fill is at most 5% gold. Multiply that by carat weight — which usually makes it around 2-3% gold. So for 1 troy ounce of gold, you would need 200 – 300 troy ounces of gold fill. (be certain to not include the item the gold fill is on – especially if it is on plates or glasses.

As such, gold fill looks lovely, but the metal value is not high.

And yes, gold fill is better than gold plated – but generally neither has much resale value for the metal content unless the item is both heavy and solid gold fill.

By: Shyanne

Shyanne — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:33:41 +0000

Hey, Greatplace ,abt gold jewlery. I thing selling your gold individually is so much better, The weight is important and who ever said gold filled is best, that is correct. Gold filled is better than GPlated. GP ring can turn your finger green, when purchasing remember weight does count! Anyone agree ?

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 17 May 2009 19:58:59 +0000

I have a lot of old glasses (100s), most of which are 1/10 12 GF. Is there any value in the gold fill?

By: CaliGuy

CaliGuy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:47:29 +0000

I shopped around some gold and the pawnshops were the worst in terms of prices. I found a place in Hollywood that gave the highest amount. If you live in LA, check them out. This is their website:

http://www.goldexchange-usa.com

By: Sultan

Sultan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:48:01 +0000

Heyy everyone, I’m selling a pair of 21k gold bangles. They are in great condition and they weigh 33.6grams. I’m selling them for $900nego. If you are interested you can contact me at 347 933 7522. Im located in the New york area. Thank you.

By: blogger

blogger — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:57:02 +0000

You may also be interested in: Selling Silver Jewelry and Selling Your Platinum Jewelry.

By: blogger

blogger — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:00:28 +0000

Remember that the pricing is per TROY ounce – 31.1 grams.

Going to a place that buys gold jewelry for the gold value rather than the jewelry itself, usually will help you get a better price.

At this moment the price per troy ounce is approximately $900.

By: Sadhya

Sadhya — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:17:27 +0000

Woops, I meant almost $1000 per ounce that gold is selling. Thank you!

By: Sadhya

Sadhya — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:16:33 +0000

This is awesome. Thank you. This is the first site that has explained this to me. I keep seeing places that will purchase an ounce of 14 carat jewelry for $20 or so. This seems very at odds with the almost $100 that 24 carat gold is currently priced at. I wonder if I am simply looking at the wrong places to sell. Thank you!

By: blogger

blogger — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:46:50 +0000

Though gold filled has real gold, it is just a layer of gold bonded to another metal. It has twice the amount of gold that gold plating has, but usually not enough to sell well on its value. By regulation, it has (at least) 1/20th of its weight is gold. So if your piece is exceptionally heavy, it may be worthwhile. Other tips for selling jewelry may be found on: Selling Jewelry