bigfoot1
Silver Member
As I stated before I sell almost every thing I bring home.The trick for me is to maximise value.A couple pieces of advice...dont scrap gold or silver.sell it as is.Dont put a set price on anything.Research what you have before you sell it.
For the second time I just had a roadside sale.Two tables with containers of finds.The real jewelry is easy to sell,silver rings avg. 10 bucks.(scrap is almost nothing on silver rings)3 gold rings brought 90% and more gold value.One mens signet 10 k old ring was ingraved MC.well a guy had to have it...his name was mike c.offered 2x gold value and was really happy.The story behind how it was found seemed as important as the acid test.
The oddball stuff sells too.A lady who makes arts and crafts bought a coffee can full of broken and complete junk jewelry for 10 bucks.A fellow who makes rustic bird houses bought all the square nails and little iron oddballs...15 bucks and his phone # for future sales.
A box of appox.30 spoons forks etc...10 bucks.A box of hotwheels,marble and other toys..10 bucks.Horseshoes,iron pieces,badges all sold and most for purposes I wouldndt have guessed.Let the folks offer what they want to pay,it is often more than you would have asked.have a scale and test kit on hand.I had a sign on my car that said annual metal detector finds sale...they loved it.
My most valuable finds are still with me as I save them for a rainy day...but all the rest just got my wife a new machine..she doesnt know yet.at pro for the hunny,she loves her f2 but I think I can get her to switch...gently.
sale..$395.00
clad..$260.00
kept appox.$700.00 in high grade jewelry and coinage including 1908 s ihc in great condition.
2014 was great...2015 will be greater.Stuff is hard to find,get the most for it you can!
For the second time I just had a roadside sale.Two tables with containers of finds.The real jewelry is easy to sell,silver rings avg. 10 bucks.(scrap is almost nothing on silver rings)3 gold rings brought 90% and more gold value.One mens signet 10 k old ring was ingraved MC.well a guy had to have it...his name was mike c.offered 2x gold value and was really happy.The story behind how it was found seemed as important as the acid test.
The oddball stuff sells too.A lady who makes arts and crafts bought a coffee can full of broken and complete junk jewelry for 10 bucks.A fellow who makes rustic bird houses bought all the square nails and little iron oddballs...15 bucks and his phone # for future sales.
A box of appox.30 spoons forks etc...10 bucks.A box of hotwheels,marble and other toys..10 bucks.Horseshoes,iron pieces,badges all sold and most for purposes I wouldndt have guessed.Let the folks offer what they want to pay,it is often more than you would have asked.have a scale and test kit on hand.I had a sign on my car that said annual metal detector finds sale...they loved it.
My most valuable finds are still with me as I save them for a rainy day...but all the rest just got my wife a new machine..she doesnt know yet.at pro for the hunny,she loves her f2 but I think I can get her to switch...gently.
sale..$395.00
clad..$260.00
kept appox.$700.00 in high grade jewelry and coinage including 1908 s ihc in great condition.
2014 was great...2015 will be greater.Stuff is hard to find,get the most for it you can!
