Cash 4 Gold – Wasted my time!

Yes I am poor right now, and yes I fell into the Cash 4 Gold enticement after seeing that woman on TV who is taking a vacation with her $600 bucks.  So I tried it.  I sent them my gold and they sent me $51.  I was like…WTF????  I sent them 10 necklaces, 4 bracelets, 4 charms, 1 ring, 1 pair of earrings, and a watch.  The weight was a little over 1 troy ounce.  But when I called them, they told me that only 24k gold is going for around $900 per troy ounce, not the 10k, 12k and 14k that I sent in. So I told them to send me my stuff back.  Are you kidding me??? 

I clearly don’t understand the gold market, but I have to believe that what I sent in was worth more than $51.   Especially when you call back in and the first question they ask is how much money did you expect to receive.  That question right there tells you that they will rip off thousands of people and if they don’t call back in to negotiate a better price, they are SOL.  And yes I know that they are a business, but come on…   Taking advantage of people during times when the economy is so crappy is just not right.  I only did it because we are so damn poor right now that I could very much use a couple of extra hundred bucks.  I didn’t expect enough to take a vacation, just enough to pay a bill or two.  But $51??? 

So when I send them the check back, they are supposed to send me my stuff back.  I will write later if I get it all back and will be amazed if it is the correct items.  I took pictures and inventory before I sent the stuff, so it could prove interesting.

And just how much stuff did that crazy lady on the TV ads send in???  Hell, she must have a TV size box of gold in order to get that much money!  So, if you were moved by the Ed McMahon and MC Hammer commercial during the Superbowl, just beware, you won’t get anywhere near what you will think you will get.   Or maybe you could if you sent in 24k gold??

Iz