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[philddreamer]

$4,000.00 for an ounce of gold... :shock:
But then again, "its back breaking work!!!
"GOLD PROSPECTING IS NOT EASY, AND EVERY POUND TOOK LOTS OF HARD WORK. THE PLACES WE GO TO PROSPECT ARE REMOTE AREAS THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT OR CAN'T GET TO, AND ARE ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY FOOT. THAT WAY WE GET TO WORK OVER AREAS THAT HAVE HOPEFULLY NEVER BEEN TOUCHED. IT MAKES FOR SOME GOOD GOLD, BUT LOTS OF BACK BREAKING WORK." :roll:

I guess that makes the ounce worth $4,000.00... :roll:
NOT TO ME!!! :mrgreen:

Phil

 

[joem]

Yeah. lift, carry, haul up and down stairs, scrap, and tear apart and sort 10000 computers to get 1 oz of gold is still worth going rate. This is a sparkle sale.

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah. lift, carry, haul up and down stairs, scrap, and tear apart and sort 10000 computers to get 1 oz of gold is still worth going rate. This is a sparkle sale

This is true,but don't forget you can pick up an ounce on kitco for $1615

 

[silversaddle1]

Yeah. lift, carry, haul up and down stairs, scrap, and tear apart and sort 10000 computers to get 1 oz of gold is still worth going rate. This is a sparkle sale.

What are you trying to say here?

Have you even stripped 10,000 computers? :lol:

 

[joem]

Yeah. lift, carry, haul up and down stairs, scrap, and tear apart and sort 10000 computers to get 1 oz of gold is still worth going rate. This is a sparkle sale.

What are you trying to say here?

Have you even stripped 10,000 computers? :lol:

Sometimes I feel like I have, and I can't bear to strip down another.
But my comment was sarcasm directed at the 4 grand auction.
:lol:
edit for spelling

 

[darshevo]

Not to play devils advocate, as the price listed for the cons is crazy, but I did buy a flat rate box from this seller last summer (I was bringing home a ton of cons, but no color. Wanted to try something semi guaranteed to see if it was just me) and I got a gram and a half out of a $40 lot (thinking 3 lbs, but might have been a bit more) and thats just panning, no concentrator, blue bowl, miller table action yet.

4k for an Oz is crazy tho

 

[macfixer01]

Not to play devils advocate, as the price listed for the cons is crazy, but I did buy a flat rate box from this seller last summer (I was bringing home a ton of cons, but no color. Wanted to try something semi guaranteed to see if it was just me) and I got a gram and a half out of a $40 lot (thinking 3 lbs, but might have been a bit more) and thats just panning, no concentrator, blue bowl, miller table action yet.

4k for an Oz is crazy tho

Just guessing of course but I would hope that means he salted an additional ounce on top of whatever already existed in the cons? At that price he could certainly afford to!

Macfixer01

 

[goldenchild]

Is it just me or is this as blatant as a scam as I think it is? A bit fishy at the least I think.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-filled...t=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item2a179f56b9

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-filled...t=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item2a179e423a

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-filled...t=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item2a179d557e

 

[joem]

At first I did not notice anything in the first auction but after the second and third I have to wonder if the person has three identical sets. Maybe.

 

[macfixer01]

At first I did not notice anything in the first auction but after the second and third I have to wonder if the person has three identical sets. Maybe.

I don't see it as a red flag. Each auction has some items in common like the belt buckle, and some different items than the others. Looks like maybe they just had 3 of some of the items and divided them up among the sets to appeal to more buyers? If someone wanted them for wearing instead of scrap they'd be more concerned about what exactly the items were, and not getting duplicates might be more important to them. As scrap though we'd only be concerned about the PM content and total weight.

macfixer01

 

[HigginsMechanical]

Is it just me or is this as blatant as a scam as I think it is? A bit fishy at the least I think.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-filled...t=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item2a179f56b9

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-filled...t=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item2a179e423a

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-filled...t=Vintage_Costume_Jewelry&hash=item2a179d557e

The seller's last 7 completed auctions were for nearly the same exact items, 5 of which were won by "m**n" and that buyer placed 2nd in the other 2 auctions. If you then scroll down further in the seller's feedback, skipping 4 or 5 auctions, there are more auctions of the same items.

Maybe the seller might have bought out some inventory from a jeweler or wholesaler and is selling it off as scrap? Seller has +/- 36 feedback, all positive and all in the last 12 months.

Hmmm.... :?:

 

[goldenchild]

Talk about getting carried away...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220921448539?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

[Smack]

Precious metal prices can fall but ebay buyers will lag behind it and keep paying the higher prices.

 

[Anonymous]

I found this earlier today....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110801919479&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
They originally started the auction at $50,until I wrote them and told them they had less than $1 worth of gold.......so they lowered the buy it now to $35 :roll:

 

[kdbarker]

I found this earlier today....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110801919479&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
They originally started the auction at $50,until I wrote them and told them they had less than $1 worth of gold.......so they lowered the buy it now to $35 :roll:

That is funny! Its now down to $30
The title says "scrap gold"... where is the gold???? I think someone would have a valid dispute if they bought these by just reading the title. I should put up for aution a hand full of dirt from my back yard and call it "gold", because technically there will be "some" amount of elemental gold in it.
Keith

 

[butcher]

kdbarker,
I should put up for auction a hand full of dirt from my back yard and call it "gold", because technically there will be "some" amount of elemental gold in it.
Keith


I have seen just that thing on eBay before, but they sell a lot more than a hand full, sometimes they say it is old mining slag loaded with gold, or black sands, or just rock rich in gold (we just sell (fools?) gold, contents may vary with batches sold),
What is funny, many times they get good feed back from the fools who buy the fools gold.

By the way I have some very heavy rings for sell, they look like 14k, and are real yellow gold color, I will be willing to part with them really cheap how about half the price of the real yellow gold, bid starts as soon as someone bids, shipping will be determined after auction, but it will not cost much more than item is worth, better hurry and get your bid in before someone else beats you out of this once in a lifetime deal, and just because we want our customers to be pleased I will throw in some real yellow colored, with gold earrings for free.

 

[slickdogg]

I should put up for aution a hand full of dirt from my back yard and call it "gold

butcher you just gave me an idea.....
im going to start gathering dirt from my back yard,
and take scrap gold plated jewlery,
grind it up
and mix it up in the dirt .

I wonder if ill get good feed back or perhalps even better,
repeat customers. :lol: :lol:


im kidding i wouldnt be able to sleep at night knowing i was scamming people.

 

[butcher]

It is like the ole story of the tortus and the hare, the honest man is the slow turtle, but you know what he croses the finish line.

 

[macfixer01]

I found this earlier today....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110801919479&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123
They originally started the auction at $50,until I wrote them and told them they had less than $1 worth of gold.......so they lowered the buy it now to $35 :roll:

That is funny! Its now down to $30
The title says "scrap gold"... where is the gold???? I think someone would have a valid dispute if they bought these by just reading the title. I should put up for aution a hand full of dirt from my back yard and call it "gold", because technically there will be "some" amount of elemental gold in it.
Keith

The cards have electronics inside them so there are gold plated contacts on the other sides that aren't shown. It's not all that large a surface area though.

 

[goldsilverpro]

I just sent one of those cards back to Direct TV. I glanced at the gold on the other side and would guess it might have covered an area about 1/2" x 1/2" or a little smaller. That's 2.7 sq.in. If the gold is 10 microinches thick (it's probably less than that), that's a total gold value of 43 cents for the 11 cards.