If you had gold to sell would you put in a bag and mail it, I keep seeing that commerical.

[texanwitch]

What really gets me is the woman who puts the bag with gold in her street side mail box and puts up the little flag.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

1. No!

And especially not into USPS. Are they kidding me?!
Duckie

[Lucian]

2. Hell no.

I'd sell it on ebay or go to a pawn shop. I would never send it to a company who may be ripping you off in the mail.

[Shell Beau]

3. There are places around here that I could take it to if I had some to sell.

I have a few pieces that I don't wear, but they were all gifts and I would hate to sell them. And I would be left with stones that I know I would never do anything with. So my pieces will continue to just sit around. Maybe one day Bella will appreciate them.

[texanwitch]

4. I wonder if there are people who do this because they really need the money.

This commerical is on the tv a lot.

[Shell Beau]

5. I saw on GMA that the new thing now is "selling gold" parties

instead of tupperware parties. I think a lot do it because they need the money but also the cost of gold is up these days.

[firedupdem]

23. Yep...I've been to 2 in michigan and was probably invited to 10!

Very big thing going on this past summer. I must admit, I made 360 bucks between both parties. I had lots of earings without the match and scummy outdated old necklaces that weren't worth much to me. I was kinda surprised I got that much for junk.

**don't know much about it other than there were two ladies sitting at the table...they would take the jewelry and weigh it and look at it and then tell you how much they'd give you for the stuff. Hand you the cash and that was it. Kinda weird but hey...green is green nowadays.

[Critters2]

7. I wonder if they actually get money back. nt

[Critters2]

6. I've thought the same thing. Even thought about posting about it.

I mean, why would a person put gold in a bag, send it to God-knows-who, and expect to get money back?

I think of myself as hugely naive, but even I wouldn't do this! Seriesly!

[XemaSab]

8. If you have gold to sell

please mail it to 333 Washington Way, Redding CA, 96001.

I promise I'll send you money for it. :)

[texanwitch]

9. I sure will.

I will put the gold in the mail Monday morning.

[XemaSab]

10. Thanks.

:hi:

[texanwitch]

11. It is a lot of gold.

Just send back cash so I have to bother with a check.

[XemaSab]

13. Gotcha

Be sure to get the address right. ;)

[texanwitch]

14. Just send lots $20 bills.

Onehundred dollar bills are so hard to spend.

[XemaSab]

22. To paraphrase some brilliant soul on DU in the last few days:

DU: if you gave out hundreds, some folks would complain that you didn't break it down into 20s.

[1]

12. you break into a mcmansion and steal their gold. mail it in. if you get a check, cool. if not...

just make sure you wipe down the gold and the "prepaid mailer" before you send it in.

[Generic Brad]

15. You're telling me it's a scam?

I sure hope not. After all, I packed three bars of gold in a legal sized envelope. I put all my trust in that company.

The next thing you'll probably tell me is that the natural male enhancement ads are fake too.

[texanwitch]

16. Well, naural male enhancement might work.

I am not so sure about the gold.

:rofl:

[struggle4progress]

18. Work nor not, that's somethin else I just ain't never trustin to the post office

[Rockholm]

27. Those commercials are a hoot.

All the double entendres spread around.

[jberryhill]

21. Only the ones in which....

...the pills are a different color in each scene of the commercial.

Watch closely.

[old mark]

25. Relax - It has to be true - it's on TV! That's the law!

I'm sure President Bush wouldn't allow any untruth to be uttered via the TV!
It's like, Sacred, ya know?
Like Congress...
You Betcha!

mark

[grasswire]

17. I saw a first-person report on that.

A woman reporter (for the life of me I can't remember which newspaper or magazine, but it was a big one) did it with good results. She called the service first (located in NYC), and then sent the stuff. When they received it, they phoned her with an offer. She accepted the offer, and had her check two days later. She was pleased with the transaction.

I suppose there are honest buyers, and there are scams.

[texanwitch]

19. The question is will the gold get there.

A lot could happen to the gold along the way.

[madinmaryland]

20. You can send it to me and I will evaluate it.

:rofl:

[old mark]

24. Right, and then I'd just wait patiently for the check....

it amazes me that people actually do this, but this kind of business has been around for over 40 years that I am aware of, and I'm sure for much longer than that.

Of course, I don't have all that much old, unwanted scrap gold laying around either, so maybe I'm just cynical.

mark

[Rockholm]

26. There is a "sell your gold" booth at the mall.

Seems odd. I guess better there than mailing it to these infomercial people.