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[kelly]

Wow gold for $482 a gram, $14,990 an ounce and its not .999! But hey, at least shipping is free. Are people really THAT math challenged?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290892088911?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

 

[Palladium]

They must have taken a picture of that under a microscope. :mrgreen:

 

[macfixer01]

This is comical, read the description. This guy and his boards need to get a room. He likes them way too much to be selling them, and of course he never will at that price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261204228863

macfixer01

 

[GoldMonkey46]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130874039794?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_9038wt_1141

Check this link! This person has masterfully crafted his offering to fool the newby into thinking they were buying refinable stuff. See Listing.

HUGE PILE WEIGHING 3790 Grams or 10.155 Troy Lbs



A SUPERB SCRAP LOT THAT IS GREAT FOR REFINING!!!

OVER TEN POUNDS OF GOLDEN TREASURE!

Consisting of Gold Plated, Gold Colored, and Gold Filled Jewelry and other items; in the form of any number or combination of Chains, Earrings, Cufflinks, Pins, Bangles, Bracelets, Rings, Watch Cases and Bands, Findings, Broken Items, Jewelry Parts and much more.

CHECK OUT THE PICTURES BELOW

PLEASE READ AND REVIEW THIS LISTING COMPLETELY ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM

THERE ARE MANY SIGNED AND/OR WEARABLE PIECES IN THIS PILE! Examples of the possible markings in this bulk scrap lot are 1/20 10K or 12K, 10K or 14K Rolled Gold Plate, Gold Filled or GF, and 10K, 12K, 14K or 18K HGE or GP. There are many chains and necklaces, plus rings, watchbands and cases, pins, bangles, charms, and other nice stuff in this lot!!!

TOTAL WEIGHT OF THIS LOT IS 3790+ GRAMS!

We do not know or guarantee how much gold is actually present or recoverable, so please bid appropriately. This material is offered to those who are experienced at precious metals scrapping and refining, note this is a great lot for stripping cells or reverse electroplating!

USA Shipping will be "FAST N' FREE" via USPS Priority Flat Rate box with delivery and signature confirmation. International Buyers must pay delivery charge based on destination, and we will not be liable for shipping delays or additional charges through your country's Customs. Please inspect the photos carefully because what you see is precisely what will be shipped.

Due to the large quantity of this lot, no returns will be accepted, also note this material is being sold as scrap regardless of actual condition or what you may find useful or resellable.

(Advise)
I was suckered into buying this garbage and that's just what it was pure garbage. There was not one item hallmarked in this entire batch. All costume junk. I was able to get a full refund after i filed a case with ebay buyer protection but it was not without a huge hassle. Really read the listing and ask questions of the seller before you buy so if the items are something other than what you purchased you have a communication trail. This deceptive practice is being purpetrated by just a few scamers who muddy up the waters for everyone else just trying to make a little money.

Thx

GoldMonkey46

:x

 

[AUH-R]

Don't always write off ebay, I took a risk with this lot because of the low feedback score. This has been the best ebay buy for me so far by a mile: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/computer-processors-/181116014525?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=P0404zOuNNCj9JhaRku3Z2E8uqw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Goods arrived today, really happy. Maybe some rare ones there if anyone sees a rare, please let me know, thanks.



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Happy hunting,
AuH-r

 

[Captobvious]

Don't always write off ebay, I took a risk with this lot because of the low feedback score. This has been the best ebay buy for me so far by a mile: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/computer-processors-/181116014525?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=P0404zOuNNCj9JhaRku3Z2E8uqw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Goods arrived today, really happy. Maybe some rare ones there if anyone sees a rare, please let me know, thanks.



Happy hunting,
AuH-r

Nice find! I'm guessing the price stayed low as it had no mention of gold recovery in the listing (unless I missed that). Is the cost typical in Europe? If this were in the states a lot like that would have gone for four or five times that amount :roll:

 

[philddreamer]

Nice! 8)

If the small cpu, 5th from L to R & 3down is a 387, I would keep. i've only come across 2 of them in the 3 years I've been buying material.

If you collect, you should should do some resaerch on the gold ceramic Intel Pentium's and the IBM's.

Take care!
Phil

 

[AUH-R]

Don't always write off ebay, I took a risk with this lot because of the low feedback score. This has been the best ebay buy for me so far by a mile: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/computer-processors-/181116014525?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=P0404zOuNNCj9JhaRku3Z2E8uqw%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Goods arrived today, really happy. Maybe some rare ones there if anyone sees a rare, please let me know, thanks.



Happy hunting,
AuH-r

Nice find! I'm guessing the price stayed low as it had no mention of gold recovery in the listing (unless I missed that). Is the cost typical in Europe? If this were in the states a lot like that would have gone for four or five times that amount :roll:

You hit the nail on the head no mention of gold in the description - if gold is mentioned in the description a lot like that would generally go for £180+ with delivery on top.

For example I won this small lot at my max bid: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330889932600?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 and it has gold in the description. I'm not mad, I calculated the possible yield excluding processing costs, why? because in 5 years time my £44.00 will be worth probably 20-25% less in real terms and I expect gold to beat inflation over the same period. Risky yes, but I would rather do that then keep my cash in the bank and loose 3-6% on my savings each year in real terms. I could buy sovereigns at 8% spot but where is the fun in that!!! I have some sort of processor addiction for some reason :lol:

 

[AUH-R]

Nice! 8)

If the small cpu, 5th from L to R & 3down is a 387, I would keep. i've only come across 2 of them in the 3 years I've been buying material.

If you collect, you should should do some research on the gold ceramic Intel Pentium's and the IBM's.

Take care!
Phil

Cheers Phil, it is a A80387DX-20, I don't collect, but I always keep some of the rare ones I can find. If in 20 years time they are worth a lot of money great, if not, I always have the gold content.

 

[total-resale]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/34-9-GRAMS-OF-MELTED-GOLD-PLATED-COMPUTER-PINS-FOR-SCRAP-GOLD-RECOVERY-77-B-/230924523817?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35c42c9929

Think the buyer is happy after he got this in the mail? I can't believe the price on that... crazy...

 

[FrugalRefiner]

Look at the bid history. The winning bidder has 2 feedbacks.

Only one other bidder involved - "Not a registered user". Hmmmm... How does someone who's not a registered user make a bid?

Dave

 

[macfixer01]

Wow, it gets even stranger. He apparently relisted the same piece that sold for $405 and it sold the second time for $71 then he relisted it again and it sold for $106.53. In both of those auctions he states he'll be insuring the package for $1800. Huh, $1800 insurance for maybe $5 worth of gold? You wouldn't be trying to mislead anybody with an extremely inflated insurance estimate would you?

It further appears the winning bidder from the $405 auction is the same guy who won the $71 auction and also the second-highest bidder in the $106.53 auction. Man, if this guy and his auctions aren't crooked I don't know what is? I see the one legitimate high bidder in all this (Who paid $106.53) left him negative feedback since he changed the title in the third auction to include "24 K Electronic Gold", which it obviously is not.

Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
i***n( 2 ) US $405.00
Feb-12-13 05:49:00 PST

o***o( 18) Not a registered user US $400.00
Feb-12-13 01:23:02 PST

i***n( 2 ) US $400.00
Feb-12-13 05:44:24 PST

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Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
i***n( 2 ) US $71.00
Feb-19-13 14:18:13 PST

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Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time
g***i( 29) US $106.53
Feb-23-13 16:10:51 PST

i***n( 2 ) US $106.00
Feb-26-13 14:16:24 PST

 

[macfixer01]

I really doubt these boards are plated with iridium like he claims. For what purpose? It makes no sense to me. I think it's more likely they could be for an Iridium satellite phone system and he saw that name on them somewhere? Anyway if someone is interested in taking a look, here is the link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290928078721

macfixer01

 

[patnor1011]

I recognize that plating.
Here it is called Greed-ium.

 

[Palladium]

He hasn't sold anything in almost a year and the last two sells he made resulted in negative feedback.

 

[macfixer01]

This buyer did it to himself. These Pentium Pro's sold for much more than the gold they could recover is worth, especially considering shipping, labor, and chemicals costs.
Oh but I forgot, the seller says he did most of the hard work already by pre-breaking the processors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121141891700

macfixer01

 

[rickbb]

This buyer did it to himself. These Pentium Pro's sold for much more than the gold they could recover is worth, especially considering shipping, labor, and chemicals costs.
Oh but I forgot, the seller says he did most of the hard work already by pre-breaking the processors.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121141891700

macfixer01

Pre-broken, I like it. Maybe I can order pre-broken computers to keep me working in the repair shop. :lol:

Was just looking at all the 1 oz, 999 24k GOLD items on ebay. It's amazing how many ways people can come up with saying its just gold plated without actually useing the word plate. Shroud, clad, layered, etc. And always in much smaller print at the bottom of the listing. Must be a lot of fools out there that think they can buy an oz of gold for $12.95 with FREE shipping.

 

[macfixer01]

Another interesting find. I bought a lot of 24 Crystalab boards from this same seller a few months ago. They weren't exactly the same though, the boards I bought had 14 gold chips per board instead of all those discrete components, they also had 6 of the ganged switches per board (not 5 like their new boards), and they cost me well less than half of what they're asking for the new auction lot. This seller has gotten really greedy to the point of being ridiculous. There just isn't much value on their new boards except for the switches.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221255511110



Just for comparison here's one of their auction pics from the lot that I bought:
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[macfixer01]

Wow, somebody really took a bath on these! 57 Pentium Pro's for $1800. At best they might get about $800 of gold out of them?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300948330555

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

Wow, somebody really took a bath on these! 57 Pentium Pro's for $1800. At best they might get about $800 of gold out of them?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300948330555

You're right, they took one hell of a bath, at today's prices, if the person refining them was able to recover every little bit of Au, that is about 800 worth of Au, or around there. Sometimes people buy them because of the perceived value, with no intent to recover the gold. It's much more difficult to fake a CPU than it is a gold bar. I'm sure if they turn right around and put them back on ebay, and gold prices continue to go up, someone else will come along and buy it up for even more.

ebay works in mysterious ways!

Scott