There are many different commercials and advertisements that are promising that you can send in your old unwanted jewelry and get hundreds or thousands of dollars for it. Unfortunately a lot of these different advertisements are scams, and people are sending their pieces into them thinking that they are going to get a check or cash sent back to them. Many people also don't realize that they have what is called costume jewelery, and this is very far from the real thing. For people who are looking to turn in their old gold jewelry and get some money, there are a few different things to look for to help you recognize a cash for gold scam.
A company that asks you to just send your jewelry to them and isn't offering any upfront payments and has never seen it is going to be a scam. You are going to want to check with Better Business Bureau before you send them anything, and you are also going to want to read a lot of different reviews about them online as well. These different places are going to give you a very good indication of whether or not they are a legitimate company.
If you want to avoid a cash for gold scam and get rid of your old jewelry, even costume jewelry, you are going to want to take the different pieces to a licensed jewelers around you that does this. They are going to be able to evaluate what the different pieces that you have are worth, and how much money you can get from them. It is always better to deal directly with people in these different situations, and you are going to want to make sure that you don't send anything that may be valuable out in the mail
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