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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2572170, member: 71510&quot;]Well here in California, there&#039;s &quot;big time&quot; election blues, rain, dark skies and there was almost nobody at the auction.&nbsp; That translated into BARGAINS for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>The auction house was also having technical issues with the online bidders, and it all turned into the perfect storm.</p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of items weren&#039;t marked with weight, so I did my homework Friday night and went in and weighed it all.</p><p><br /></p><p>I found things that were marked 18k listed as 14k.&nbsp; I found things marked as costume jewelry that had karated hallmarks on them, and even on things that were accurate I did well.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think in total, I averaged somewhere around 60% of melt value.&nbsp; It was awesome!</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t tested it all yet, but I&#039;ve tested enough to know I could go to cash-4-gold right now and make an easy 20%. </p><p><br /></p><p>And then there&#039;s the diamond rings I picked up...&nbsp; As Uncle Jed would say...&nbsp; &quot;Oooooh Dawggie!&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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