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edsikes
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wish i knew who this guy was he is quite literally right up the road from me. im 10 minutes outside of hartford, ct right now....
edsikes
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man i gotta say people on ebay have NO clue what they are bidding on... idots keep driving prices up ridiculously and, sellers think gold filled is solid gold all of a sudden. i see jokers paying over double what a batch of gold filled watchbands (gold filled caps only) for over double what they can ever make back on them... .12-15 cents a gram for those is the MAX i pay these jokers are paying 45-50 cents a gram... there isnt remotely close to that much gold on them... i guess gold filled is becoming the jewelry equivalent of the pentium pro....
acpeacemaker
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resabed01 said:
Copied from item description -Thin green fiber wirebond chips with traces of gold wire inside.
All units are missing the black caps. :/
philddreamer
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Edsikes wrote:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duda-Diesel-DUAHX-B3-12A-30-Plate-Chiller-for-Homebrew-Wort-Beer-/181731896910?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a5010ae4e :roll: :lol:
Phil
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duda-Diesel-DUAHX-B3-12A-30-Plate-Chiller-for-Homebrew-Wort-Beer-/181731896910?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a5010ae4e :roll: :lol:
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philddreamer said:
Seems inefficient.
philddreamer
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
edsikes
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/SCRAP-STERLING-SILVER-BROKEN-JEWELRY-Many-Lots-Available-Custom-Purchase-Grams-/261836331647?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf6a95a7f
wow.... nothing like charging thirty dollars USD for scrap valued at less than five.... lmao
wow.... nothing like charging thirty dollars USD for scrap valued at less than five.... lmao
macfixer01
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I can't imagine why gold would be used on aircraft wheels? I'm thinking these are more likely turbine blades, with a gold-colored titanium nitride coating? I know some folks here are familiar with jet engine parts, any opinions?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131510431889
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Macfixer01
http://www.ebay.com/itm/131510431889
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Macfixer01
patnor1011
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macfixer01 said:
That guy is selling gold drops, why would anyone expect this one has anything to do with jet engines?
jason_recliner
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I can't imagine why aircraft wheels would have blades.
Wait, yes I can. 200 knot lawn mower, anyone?
Wait, yes I can. 200 knot lawn mower, anyone?
jason_recliner
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Inefficiency can always be worse.goldenchild said:
http://www.asciimation.co.nz/beer/
vyper
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Now correct me if my math might be off here but 799.7 grams of 14k gold filled.
799.7g/20=39.985gx.5833(14k)=28.323grams of gold x $38 a gram=approx $886
Add to the fact that GF and RGP are the same thing....lol This guy made about a 275% mark up. Amazing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/790-plus-grams-10k-GOLD-filled-RGP-scrap-wrist-watch-HUGE-HEAVY-LOT-GF-/251987290630?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aab9cea06
799.7g/20=39.985gx.5833(14k)=28.323grams of gold x $38 a gram=approx $886
Add to the fact that GF and RGP are the same thing....lol This guy made about a 275% mark up. Amazing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/790-plus-grams-10k-GOLD-filled-RGP-scrap-wrist-watch-HUGE-HEAVY-LOT-GF-/251987290630?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3aab9cea06
I have to correct you vyper. According to the listing, it's only 10k gold filled & RGP. 799.7g/20 = 39.985g x .416(10k) = 16.64 g.
Now it could be higher, as it might be 1/10 10k GF instead of 1/20 10 GF. The seller didn't say. (Yeah, right. :roll: )
On the other hand, as soon as a gold filled item goes into use, the percentage of gold starts to decrease due to wear, so I always assume a lower percentage.
While gold filled and rolled gold plate can be made in the same way, in the US, it has to be at least 1/20 to be called gold filled. If it's below 1/20, it's considered rolled gold plate. I've learned on this forum that's not necessarily true in other parts of the world.
Yeah, he's making a killing! :shock:
Dave
Now it could be higher, as it might be 1/10 10k GF instead of 1/20 10 GF. The seller didn't say. (Yeah, right. :roll: )
On the other hand, as soon as a gold filled item goes into use, the percentage of gold starts to decrease due to wear, so I always assume a lower percentage.
While gold filled and rolled gold plate can be made in the same way, in the US, it has to be at least 1/20 to be called gold filled. If it's below 1/20, it's considered rolled gold plate. I've learned on this forum that's not necessarily true in other parts of the world.
Yeah, he's making a killing! :shock:
Dave
On the watch cases, here's how I would look at it.
Assuming it's all 10K something, the very best it could ever be is 1/10, 10K, which is (10/24) x 1/10 = .42 = 4.2% gold. A pound of pure gold right now is worth $1181 x 14.58 = $17,219. 1% Au would be $172/# and 4.2% = $172 x 4.2 = $722/#. He has 790/454 = 1.74#. Therefore, if it is all 1/10 and unworn, it could be worth 722 x 1.74 = $1256. It could never be worth more than that.
Than we start estimating deductions. Sight unseen, I would have to assume it's at least half rolled gold plate. That would cut it down to, say, 2.5%, or $748. Then there's the wear factor, which I would have to assume to be half, and the fact that much of it might be 1/20 and not 1/10 - another 3/8. All in all, I would say a reasonably safe price to pay, and still make a little money, would be .5%, or $86/#, or a total of $150. I would probably first offer the guy $100. If I were face to face with the buyer in his store, he might just take it. If it were 95% worn 1/50 RGP, I could lose money at $100.
It's obvious to me that this lot of material comes from a karat gold buyer. He sure hit a lick. Lots of stupid people out there. The seller says he has more coming. Duh.
Assuming it's all 10K something, the very best it could ever be is 1/10, 10K, which is (10/24) x 1/10 = .42 = 4.2% gold. A pound of pure gold right now is worth $1181 x 14.58 = $17,219. 1% Au would be $172/# and 4.2% = $172 x 4.2 = $722/#. He has 790/454 = 1.74#. Therefore, if it is all 1/10 and unworn, it could be worth 722 x 1.74 = $1256. It could never be worth more than that.
Than we start estimating deductions. Sight unseen, I would have to assume it's at least half rolled gold plate. That would cut it down to, say, 2.5%, or $748. Then there's the wear factor, which I would have to assume to be half, and the fact that much of it might be 1/20 and not 1/10 - another 3/8. All in all, I would say a reasonably safe price to pay, and still make a little money, would be .5%, or $86/#, or a total of $150. I would probably first offer the guy $100. If I were face to face with the buyer in his store, he might just take it. If it were 95% worn 1/50 RGP, I could lose money at $100.
It's obvious to me that this lot of material comes from a karat gold buyer. He sure hit a lick. Lots of stupid people out there. The seller says he has more coming. Duh.
macfixer01
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It's been marked 14K but doesn't test as real gold, and yet he's still asking $50 for it? Then he says it looks like real gold? Hardly! What kind of gold has that many apparent cracks and surface imperfections, and picks up that much dirt? To me it looks exactly like the brass ring from a compression fitting made for putting onto copper tubing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161713083040
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161713083040
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macfixer01 said:
It looks close to one of the ring's. The difference is that the edge is not as sharp and the curve around the edge is not indented like a router has been run around the edge.
vyper
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Every once in awhile theres a good seller on ebay too. Ordered 6 rounds from a gentleman in Texas last week. Was to be 5 1oz canadian maples and one OPM 1oz round. Recieved the 5 maples yesterday and today recieved a 1oz Austrian Philharmonic 1.5 euro coin. Sent an email to the seller not upset just stated that he sent me the wrong coin, but I was still going to leave positive feedback because its a beautiful piece and he just messaged me back telling me to keep the coin and he would mail me the OPM round ASAP. Inwoodcoin is the sellers name, and Im not affiliated with him or anything just thought he deserved it for being an exceptional ebay seller.
