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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1675877, member: 26302&quot;]It just reminds me how bloody stupid we are with jewelry in this country. I bet you that shop will pay the &quot;baby mama&quot; about 20 cents on the dollar what the &quot;baby daddy&quot; paid, (btw am I the only one who finds using this nomenclature repugnant and a sure sign of the moral decline in this nation?).</p><p><br /></p><p>I never thought about it until shown a better way by my Thai friends. In most of the world, you weigh the jewelry and START at what the value of the gold is. Then you negotiate a premium above that because its in a necklace, etc. When you sell, they weigh it and pay you the gold value. </p><p><br /></p><p>Why are we so ignorant in this country? This system is brilliant! I will bet you 99% of buyers of gold jewelry have absolutely no clue how much the gold is worth, and no clue how much EXTRA they are paying above the gold value. It might suck for the jewelers in this country, but is great for consumers. Because I now buy jewelry for my wife this way, I am now completely comfortable with her buying as much as she wants. I simply consider it another form of gold we are holding.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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