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 Leviathan.Chaosx
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By Leviathan.Chaosx 2011-12-05 12:13:25
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/exits stage left
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By Bismarck.Moonlightespada 2011-12-05 12:15:26
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so heard Snagglepuss in that
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By Phoenix.Sehachan 2011-12-05 12:16:50
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Heaven's bells! Learnt mysterious light...took only 3 weeks.
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By Bismarck.Dreadnot 2011-12-05 12:17:01
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Leviathan.Chaosx said: »
/exits stage left

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By Bismarck.Misao 2011-12-05 12:19:37
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Bismarck.Moonlightespada said: »
Bismarck.Misao said: »
Bismarck.Josiahkf said: »
Asura.Ina said: »
Not always a bad thing when your fav characters die off... Compleatly immortal seeming characters always seem to get old really fast to me
I dont have to listen to this! Dark Magician!
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By Bismarck.Moonlightespada 2011-12-05 12:19:48
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Phoenix.Sehachan said: »
Heaven's bells! Learnt mysterious light...took only 3 weeks.
lol i still dont have Sub-Zero Smash.. been trying since they added the damn spell
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By Cerberus.Irohuro 2011-12-05 12:22:45
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Quetzalcoatl.Xueye said: »
Asura.Ina said: »
If there offended by you not finding men sexually attractive they have issues... just talk about vaginas with him. Gay men often fear them

I fear them, too.

I really think it's only a matter of time before I realize I'm a homosexual.

how YOU doin'? ;)
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By Bismarck.Dreadnot 2011-12-05 12:35:37
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Gave in and ate lunch. Vegetable soup on mashed potatoes.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 12:37:48
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Anyone here work at a jeweler/pawnshop or have good experience in selling scrap gold to them?
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By Bismarck.Dreadnot 2011-12-05 12:39:41
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Don't ever ever ever ever ever sell gold or silver to a pawn shop or JC dealer. They will rip you off so bad. Find a private dealer and work with them.
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By Asura.Ludoggy 2011-12-05 12:40:29
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If you're selling stolen goods, make sure they are cool with it first.
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By Asura.Chuuuuu 2011-12-05 12:43:09
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i miss my ferret :(
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 12:50:52
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Bismarck.Dreadnot said: »
Don't ever ever ever ever ever sell gold or silver to a pawn shop or JC dealer. They will rip you off so bad. Find a private dealer and work with them.
What do you mean by private dealer? I've tried to find private people to sell it to before.. It's like 50g or so (my scale isn't dead accurate, but it's not off by more than a gram or two it's one of those metal scales you buy in headshops to measure 'stuff') of 14k gold, called up the most reputable jeweler and they told me that would get me like 747.. That just kinda sounds kinda low..
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By Shiva.Nikolce 2011-12-05 12:52:53
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Psycho Slip said: »
Anyone here work at a jeweler/pawnshop or have good experience in selling scrap gold to them?

You really need time to develop a good trust based relationship to avoid getting ripped off and even then, in the best case scenario, you're getting roughly half current the value....

They gotta make a living
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By Siren.Mosin 2011-12-05 12:53:24
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Psycho Slip said: »
Bismarck.Dreadnot said: »
Don't ever ever ever ever ever sell gold or silver to a pawn shop or JC dealer. They will rip you off so bad. Find a private dealer and work with them.
What do you mean by private dealer? I've tried to find private people to sell it to before.. It's like 50g or so (my scale isn't dead accurate, but it's not off by more than a gram or two it's one of those metal scales you buy in headshops to measure 'stuff') of 14k gold, called up the most reputable jeweler and they told me that would get me like 747.. That just kinda sounds kinda low..

my friend owns a pawn shop, I could place a call if you'd like
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 12:56:05
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According to this the gold is worth about 1,600, and from my Googling everything has said you can expect to get about 50-70% of it's total value when selling, 747 isn't even 50%.

Had made this an edit but I'll make it a second post.

I'm just not sure where to sell it, I expected worse case scenario I'd get about 850-900. 747 is a really specific number, which means she used a calculator of some sort to come to that conclusion.

Is that 'fair'? I'm not looking to get the most I can, I really don't have the patients for that, I tried to sell this thing for months a year or two ago..
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By Fairy.Spence 2011-12-05 12:57:30
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Did you try negotiating? They'd have to be kind of stupid to not lowball you in the beginning.

Keep researching, get second opinions. You'll be in a lot better position to get a higher price if you know what it's worth and what others are willing to pay for it.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 12:58:38
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I plan to take it to a pawnshop just to see what they offer. My problem with negotiating with the jeweler is the specific price, it just makes it sound as if there's no room for negotiation, that it's a set price and that's what I'll get.. I'm also a really horrible negotiator.
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By Bismarck.Dreadnot 2011-12-05 12:59:48
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Dealers that aren't connected to large companies that own their own metals business. They are the ones who have to stay honest and fair or they won't get business at all.

I buy and sell silver through a guy that owns his own metal trading (and realestate) business. I've seen the amount that pawnshops offer and major companies like Cash4gold and it's a complete ripoff.

You'll never get full value, but finding an honest trader you'll get the most out of it.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 13:03:46
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The jeweler I called isn't a chain, but it's not like a 'mom and pop shop' either.. It's been in business in this town for damn near 100 years.. The other place is basically just a shack.. I suppose I could try taking it by there and see what they say, maybe ask them if they could go up to what I originally expected.
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By Fenrir.Enternius 2011-12-05 13:08:41
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Lmao. Qilin? Seriously? That's the most HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE thing I've seen in FFXI.
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By Asura.Ludoggy 2011-12-05 13:11:00
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Fenrir.Enternius said: »
Lmao. Qilin? Seriously? That's the most HELP I AM TRAPPED IN 2006 PLEASE SEND A TIME MACHINE thing I've seen in FFXI.
Nothing wrong with using the same mob twice >:
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By Asura.Ina 2011-12-05 13:11:02
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Psycho Slip said: »
The jeweler I called isn't a chain, but it's not like a 'mom and pop shop' either.. It's been in business in this town for damn near 100 years.. The other place is basically just a shack.. I suppose I could try taking it by there and see what they say, maybe ask them if they could go up to what I originally expected.
Always start out higher than you expect, they will always try go get you lower so by starting higher the final price will be closer to what you expect. Unless they have fixed rates then its moot.
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By Shiva.Nikolce 2011-12-05 13:15:06
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Psycho Slip said: »
about 1,600 X 50% of it's total value when selling, 747 isn't even 50%. ..

747 is 50% of about 1,600

But you should really just give Mr. T his chain back before he pity's you like a fool.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 13:16:58
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Asura.Ina said: »
Psycho Slip said: »
The jeweler I called isn't a chain, but it's not like a 'mom and pop shop' either.. It's been in business in this town for damn near 100 years.. The other place is basically just a shack.. I suppose I could try taking it by there and see what they say, maybe ask them if they could go up to what I originally expected.
Always start out higher than you expect, they will always try go get you lower so by starting higher the final price will be closer to what you expect. Unless they have fixed rates then its moot.
This is where I suck at negotiating, I understand it, but I can't read people, and I can be read easily. If you go too high they're going to know you're just starting high to work your way down, and once they know that they can hardass you into taking even less than you expected to negotiate to. I don't really have a lot of options on where to sell it, I know what the one jeweler is going to give me, I'm going to go to the pawnshop first just to see what they offer but I'm full expecting to be told like 600 or something, then I'll check the other place.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 13:19:57
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Shiva.Nikolce said: »
Psycho Slip said: »
about 1,600 X 50% of it's total value when selling, 747 isn't even 50%. ..

747 is 50% of about 1,600

But you should really just give Mr. T his chain back before he pity's you like a fool.
The actual value is 1,634, 50% of 1,600 is 800, 50% of 1,634 is 817. That's $70 short.

EDITED three times.. Too tired, need sleep.
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By Ramuh.Urial 2011-12-05 13:20:45
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We need to take Slip to Mexico.
Let him spend a couple days down there haggling for everything even his booze.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 13:21:38
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Ramuh.Urial said: »
We need to take Slip to Mexico.
Let him spend a couple days down there haggling for everything even his booze.
Hell no, I ain't going near Mexico. Knowing my luck I'd be kidnapped and my family is poor, no one would be able to pay ransom for me.
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By Fenrir.Stiklelf 2011-12-05 13:21:47
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Whats with all this math. Make it die.
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By slipispsycho 2011-12-05 13:23:46
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Fenrir.Stiklelf said: »
Whats with all this math. Make it die.
I don't wanna be doing math either, I only got like 3 hours of sleep.
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