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« Reply #20 on: September 13, 2011, 08:28:40 pm »
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Around here any Gold no matter what the Mark coming out of Mexico has to be tested.

40% showing up is way under Karat or Just Plated.

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« Reply #21 on: September 13, 2011, 08:32:03 pm »
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You dont feel confident when you pick it up, its like your being cheated  Shocked


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« Reply #22 on: September 13, 2011, 08:39:39 pm »
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Our problem with stuff from Mexico is silver marked .925 and test out at .750 to .800 We get very little Mexican gold thru here but what I see is marked 9k

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« Reply #23 on: September 13, 2011, 08:39:55 pm »
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.5 don't sound like a lot to me and you and its not, but to the big manufactures that produce 1000's of pieces a week .5 can add up to 1000's of dollars in savings 

yep! it adds up fast for them. But Ive tested gold markeed 14k that was at least 18k on my test and had it tested at the jewelers who said the same thing. So make sure you test for that also. Tossing something marked 14k in the 14k pile and Jip yourself out of 18k if you dont.

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« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2011, 08:49:03 pm »
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If the stuff I find is fixable I repair it and sale it at my wife's shop if its scrap I weight and test it before I sale it to one of two jewelers I deal with. I pop out all the stones the cab's I save to use in my own projects and most of the faceted stones I sell to the jewelery teacher at the local collage. 

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« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2011, 08:59:56 pm »
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I do about the same. Repair it if possible myself so I can sell it on craiglist for twice the melt value. I keep the stones, they arent worth anything unless there huge, and I can use them to make repairs in the future.

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« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2011, 09:10:33 pm »
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I have a few 1/8th Carat Diamonds you all can have if I find em.

Chucked them in the Junk Drawer because the were on no sale value. :Smiley

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« Reply #27 on: September 14, 2011, 12:57:14 am »
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Well today I did the local beach again, and again didn't find any gold  Cry unless u count the three gold chocolate pennies I found  Embarrassed . Also got $3.40 AU, a stainless tea spoon and my first ring  Cheesy . Cheap silver plated copper thing with some of the plating worn off but still my first ring  Grin . Now all I got to do is get a camera working so I can finally post a pic or two of my few finds.  Tongue Z.

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Grats on that first ring, Zoro. Maybe that will bring you a string of good hunting luck and you can find some good stuff. Keep it up.

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