Hello fellow shoppers, my name is Kara Lyons and you've arrived at my shopping blog. Make no mistake, I absolutely love to shop and when I'm not working I'm in the city shopping at my favorite stores. Since I shop often, I've learned how to spot the best bargains and I also know the best times to buy certain items. I hardly ever pay full price for anything I buy and I always take advantage of in store coupons and promotions. My love of shopping began when I was little and I would tag along behind my mom while she shopped. When I got old enough to shop for myself, I began to discover ways to get more for my money. If you also enjoy shopping, but you're on a budget, read my blog to learn how you can get the things you want and need without breaking the bank.
If you want to scrap gold for a living, you have to know where to look. Get the edge on your competition by checking out these unique and profitable ways to find scrap gold.
Broken jewelry
Broken gold jewelry and watches don't mean much to their owners when they can no longer where their prized gems. This is where you can intervene and nab some great scrap gold for a fraction of its actual value. Advertise online and in your local newspaper that you buy broken gold items- if you pay cash on the spot this increases buyer incentive- and watch your gold collection grow. You could even check out places like a Maine Pawn Shop and see what they carry. As a bonus, you may end up with some very collectible broken jewels that are worth even more than their original scrap value, which can net you even more profit. To increase your potential profits, also advertise that you buy:
Thrift stores
Many thrift stores don't test the gold and silver items they receive before they put them on display, which means you can nab a gold belt buckle, spoon, or even a figurine for just a few cents. The key is in checking thrift stores just as they rotate their merchandise so you can get in on any new potential gold items. You can also find great sterling silver pieces in this same fashion as well, which can lead to even more money for you.
Yard sales/storage unit auctions
Perhaps one of the greatest ways to find great scrap gold is by frequenting local yard sales and storage unit auctions. The reason for this is because people often don't realize the value of the things they consider junk, and hope to just get rid of items at a fair deal. The same goes with storage units- the owners of storage units simply want to get the abandoned items within sold so they can rent out the space again, and often care little what is inside the units. You can fall across great scrap gold that a gold buyer would love, and net a large profit for yourself just by doing a little digging through so-called trash.
Note: while estate sales can also land you into some decent gold pieces, most of the items for sale in this fashion have been looked over, labeled, and priced according to value. You are less likely to get a cheaper deal on gold pieces from an estate sale than you would via a yard sale or storage unit auction, but you can still find pieces for your own use if you like to collect gold pieces as well as scrap them.
Finding new ways to discover scrap gold can help you create a very profitable collection, especially if you are new to scrapping gold in the first place. Use these unique ways to find scrap gold that you can profit from, and you can watch your profits soar even as you buy, buy, buy!
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