Thank you. First, this was a late one, as I found it around 9 am. From the street it looked like a loser. Only one small table set up, and a quick scan revealed target/walmart home docor items. On the actual drive way were two low end fender electric guitars, entry level stuff. When I approached the table, there were a few pieces of costume jewelry. I asked the seller, an early 30s young woman, if she had any other jewelry. She goes inside and brings out one small jewelry piece that had a silver necklace and earring set. She gave that to me for .50 cents.
As I was paying her, I got more specific, and I asked her if she had any gold, broken pieces or mismatched earrings, etc. She thinks about it for a minute and goes inside and brings a tupperware container with multiple compartments full of jewelry. I asked her if she would sell it all to me, but she said that there were some pieces there that had sentimental value to her. I asked her if she would pick out the ones she wanted, and if she would sell me the rest. She agreed, and picked out some gold looking rings with different stones and diamonds looking ones. We put the rest in the ziploc bag, and she asked for $45 for all.
In the lot were 9 18kt gold electroplated rings. There was a lot of low end costume jewelry, about 200 grams of sterling the gold. In all honesty, I got on the gold train too late, and have not developed a keen eye for solid or plated gold, like a lot of of you. To protect myself, I offer low, as I have been burned in the past when the pieces turned out to be plated. In this case, I did not offer, but took the seller's asking price. Thanks again.
artslinger
