Since we’re neither poor nor uneducated, we have no reason to send our broken or unused jewelry off to “Cash4Gold,” a Florida-based company that (surprise, surprise) isn’t actually paying “top dollar” for these items as it claims on TV.
But then again, we don’t but cheap jewelry that breaks either. So there’s that.
Seriously, though … every time we saw one of these annoying-as-hell commercials we shuddered for the souls of anyone involved in this racket. And that includes the late Ed McMahon, who was probably looking pretty good to get past St. Peter until he filmed a Super Bowl commercial for these vultures.
Anyway, in the latest proof that the Karma Police are still on the streets, here’s Cash4Gold getting “pwned” on The Consumerist …
By Ben September 11, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I would strongly suggest checking out the Silver and Gold Exchange before selling gold or silver to ANYONE. I did a great deal of research, online and offline, and learned a lot about this business. I checked pawn shops, jewelers, “gold parties”, hotel “buying events as well as the online buyers, including the “as seen on tv” guys. I found that the Silver and Gold Exchange paid more than anyone else I could find. I liked the fact that they post the prices they pay per gram (beware of the places that quote in pennyweight/DWT) on a live price chart at http://SilverAndGoldExchange.com I also checked out their Better Business Bureau report and found they have never had a single complaint as opposed to HUNDREDS of complaints some other companies have! I recommend them 100%