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[nickvc]

Palladium while I'm not saying some deception may well be going on as I have stated before gold filled items even new will rarely be plum due to the manufacting process, the karat sided part will be the only one to be polished as it's usually facing outwards or on view if you prefer while the base metal side will be hidden and so need no fine finishing, if the polisher has a heavy hand you can soon remove a fair amount of the gold leaving an even bigger percentage of base metals. While I'm sure there are those who do take advantage and do under karat the gold deliberately surely it's up to the volume buyers to check the actual karat and percentage of gold before buying and even more so before selling to the public.

 

[chemist_2175]

Great, I will certainly do that. But it seems that someone that directed me to this forum provided me with that notion. I will have to dig it up when I get the chance. I am aware that there is a lot of misinformation. This same person also suggested that you could get 3 to 3.5 grams from 20 486 processors. http://www.ebay.com/itm/17123000727...rkparms=gh1g=I171230007270.N7.S2.M84.R28.TR33 Are these the processors to which this guy was referring? Before you tell me not to do it or why I shouldn't buy them, just know that I am not going to buy them or bid on them, I just want to learn what the different processors look like. This is only a hobby and nothing more. I like chemistry and to be able to do it with something to show for it would be really cool IMO.

Thank you.

 

[jimdoc]

The price list at http://thriftybits.com/ has some pictures and the price he pays to give you some help in identifying and values.

Jim

 

[jimdoc]

Another good link;

http://goldrefiningforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=15104#p152722

 

[macfixer01]

This one can't be for real! Supposedly two 14k gold chains totaling 210 Grams for $800 buy-it-now? Why would they sell them for half what they believed they were worth? Their statement that they were told by a jeweler the chains should yield 70 grams of pure gold worth about $1600 makes no sense anyway. If they were really 14k it should yield around 122.5 Grams and be worth nearly $5000? (Come to think of it the 70 Grams for $1600 really doesn't compute either?) Now I see why nobody snapped it up even though they have 100% feedback. Just for kicks I looked at their feedback. Almost all of it is from buying, not selling. The places they've bought from are suspect also, Chinese jewelry dealers, and other dealers selling several varieties of gold-filled chains.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/210-Grams-14kt-Scrap-Gold-/181319870272

 

[macfixer01]

This was just an interesting item I thought someone else might have commented on by now, and I didn't want to start a whole new thread. They were asking $1498.98 for these two connectors totaling over 14 pounds. It says the buyer accepted a best offer, so I wonder what they sold for? These connectors are massive, I have to think this is what those power couplings on the Millenium Falcon must have looked like? There's a good bit of surface area but could they really be plated with over an ounce of gold?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151234617311

 

[goldsilverpro]

This was just an interesting item I thought someone else might have commented on by now, and I didn't want to start a whole new thread. They were asking $1498.98 for these two connectors totaling over 14 pounds. It says the buyer accepted a best offer, so I wonder what they sold for? These connectors are massive, I have to think this is what those power couplings on the Millenium Falcon must have looked like? There's a good bit of surface area but could they really be plated with over an ounce of gold?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151234617311

Very interesting item. Hard to see exactly what's inside and I can't visualize its purpose. The tubing is probably copper. The outside surface area is about 185in2. At 30 micro", the outside gold on 1 piece is worth about $75, at a $1326 market. Doubling this (which is iffy) for the inside area would be $150. Doubling again for 2 pieces is $300. It might only be 7 micro" thick, however, or it might be 100 micro". Maybe it's some sort of super-duper military experiment and it's super thick (I doubt it). Who knows? If the gold is there simply for corrosion protection of the nickel and copper, it will probably be thin. If it's a wear surface or if it will experience heat, it will be thicker. I would guess the 2 pieces are worth $75 in gold and $37 in copper (assuming you don't dissolve the copper). That might be on the high side. Sure is pretty, though.

 

[Captobvious]

I'm just gonna take this box of garbage wire and misc other garbage electronic looking parts, slap gold recovery on the ad and charge $80, where could this plan go wrong!??!?!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Computer-scrap-parts-Gold-Silver-Recovery-Chips-Electronic-Boards-Ram-CPU-wire-/271393280767?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item3f304cd2ff

 

[FrugalRefiner]

where could this plan go wrong!??!?!

Well, it could cost you whatever you pay to ship it when the buyer demands a refund.
Or, it could cost you your 100% positive feedback rating if the buyer feels cheated.
Or, it could damage your credibilty with your loyal buyers if they feel you're trying to pull something.
Or...

Dave

 

[resabed01]

I'm just gonna take this box of garbage wire and misc other garbage electronic looking parts, slap gold recovery on the ad and charge $80, where could this plan go wrong!??!?!

That looks like sweepings from my workshop floor :roll:

 

[cmiller92]

Haha, I see one stick or RAM, but no CPU. :twisted:

 

[knujiv1]

This was just an interesting item I thought someone else might have commented on by now, and I didn't want to start a whole new thread. They were asking $1498.98 for these two connectors totaling over 14 pounds. It says the buyer accepted a best offer, so I wonder what they sold for? These connectors are massive, I have to think this is what those power couplings on the Millenium Falcon must have looked like? There's a good bit of surface area but could they really be plated with over an ounce of gold?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151234617311

Very interesting item. Hard to see exactly what's inside and I can't visualize its purpose. The tubing is probably copper. The outside surface area is about 185in2. At 30 micro", the outside gold on 1 piece is worth about $75, at a $1326 market. Doubling this (which is iffy) for the inside area would be $150. Doubling again for 2 pieces is $300. It might only be 7 micro" thick, however, or it might be 100 micro". Maybe it's some sort of super-duper military experiment and it's super thick (I doubt it). Who knows? If the gold is there simply for corrosion protection of the nickel and copper, it will probably be thin. If it's a wear surface or if it will experience heat, it will be thicker. I would guess the 2 pieces are worth $75 in gold and $37 in copper (assuming you don't dissolve the copper). That might be on the high side. Sure is pretty, though.

Here's a hint to find the selling price of an item bought by Best Offer. If you do an item search, sorted by highest price first, using a phrase that will catch the item you are curious about along with a range of others - the item will show up at the price level it sold at - it won't show exact price, but you will know the level it sold at (ie higher than item below/less than item above). You can also use the seller search function to find the same, although the price range will likely be larger unless seller has a lot of completed listings in the past 15 days (the time period this function is available for).

Anyway, by using the seller search function, this item sold for more than $498.98 and less than $798.98.

 

[macfixer01]

Here's a hint to find the selling price of an item bought by Best Offer. If you do an item search, sorted by highest price first, using a phrase that will catch the item you are curious about along with a range of others - the item will show up at the price level it sold at - it won't show exact price, but you will know the level it sold at (ie higher than item below/less than item above). You can also use the seller search function to find the same, although the price range will likely be larger unless seller has a lot of completed listings in the past 15 days (the time period this function is available for).

Anyway, by using the seller search function, this item sold for more than $498.98 and less than $798.98.

A very useful tip, thank you!

 

[cmiller92]

They look pretty and shiny, just don't know if they are $699.99 pretty. 8)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/GOLD-SCRAP-...732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19e911ce9c

 

[Palladium]

This ain't his first rodeo either. http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=el-chacharas&&_trksid=p2047675.l2560&rt=nc&iid=111284440732&sspagename=VIP:feedback&ftab=FeedbackAsSeller

With the price of gold going up you can expect them to come out the woodwork again.

 

[satosan]

This was just an interesting item I thought someone else might have commented on by now, and I didn't want to start a whole new thread. They were asking $1498.98 for these two connectors totaling over 14 pounds. It says the buyer accepted a best offer, so I wonder what they sold for? These connectors are massive, I have to think this is what those power couplings on the Millenium Falcon must have looked like? There's a good bit of surface area but could they really be plated with over an ounce of gold?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/151234617311

This item sold for $750.00
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&item=151234617311&si=SJrllFdAL38eMZ6okhgujP0gsD4%3D&print=all&category=162134

 

[cmiller92]

Just......Wow http://www.ebay.com/itm/10LBS-RAM-F...580?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ba1287dc

 

[cmiller92]

This guy has to be joking.......Here is more of his.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-pounds-of...370?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ba113332

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10LBS-RAM-F...539?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51ba117643

 

[necromancer]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/47-8-Grams-...d=100010&prg=9141&rk=2&rkt=24&sd=331147011833

this is scarry, nuts off things like wifi cards.......

47.8 grams = $0.04 cents in gold (maybe)

 

[Palladium]

Wow! Same seller! http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-lbs-Of-Gold-Plated-CPU-Processor-Pins-for-Scrap-Gold-Recovery-Only-CPU-Pins-/251428394324?nma=true&si=%252F0%252F5eabr65Uw%252BtVGKyarkESImtc%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

:shock: :shock: :shock: