5 December 2013 - Get the best price for your Gold, Silver in Holiday season: Expert |
| 5 December 2013 - Get the best price for your Gold, Silver in Holiday season: Expert Posted: 05 Dec 2013 02:14 AM PST A reputable jeweler or coin dealer should pay you between 70 and 80 percent of the current bullion melt value of the gold. Remember that you'll receive less money for an ounce of 14 karat gold jewelry than you will for gold that is 18 karat, Fuljenz pointed out. TEXAS (Bullion Street): Gold buyers and sellers need to be cautious and do their homework while trading the metals during holidays so as to ensure that they don't overpay when they buy and get a fair price when they sell. The advice comes from award-winning precious metals and rare coin expert Michael Fuljenz, President of Universal Coin and Bullion in Beaumont, Texas. He advises that when it's time to sell, you should sell to a specialist. "If you have gold coins, sell them to a coin dealer, perhaps in your own community. Because coins are their main business, coin dealers usually will pay far more for gold coins than a pawn broker, jeweler or 'hotel buyer' who is in town for a day or two and then gone," Fuljenz explains. In recent years Fuljenz has helped news media investigate and expose pennies-on-the-dollar offers from some traveling hotel buyers. One buyer who claimed in his big advertisements he would "Pay The Highest Prices" offered only $60 for a gold coin actually worth $10,000, and was not even registered with local or state agencies to do business at the time. "If you are selling gold jewelry or so-called 'scrap gold,' always ask for the weight in ounces. Don't allow buyers to mislead you by quoting measurements in grams or pennyweights. A reputable jeweler or coin dealer should pay you between 70 and 80 percent of the current bullion melt value of the gold. Remember that you'll receive less money for an ounce of 14 karat gold jewelry than you will for gold that is 18 karat," Fuljenz pointed out. "Before you buy or sell rare coins or bullion coins check whether the dealer has professional affiliations within industry, such as membership in the Professional Numismatists Guild, and if the dealer has received awards or recognition from peers in the coin industry. Also check the company's ratings with the Better Business Bureau," advised Fuljenz who is known as America's Gold Expert. He emphasizes that consumers should know the current price of gold when they buy or sell. If you are buying 'common' one-ounce bullion coins, such as the American Eagle or Canadian Maple Leaf, typically you should not pay more than 5 to 6 percent over the current spot price of gold. Reputable dealers offer a 15-day return privilege on rare coin purchases; however, because of the potential for frequent precious metals spot price fluctuations, that kind of return privilege window usually is not available for bullion purchases," he advises. "Always get an itemized receipt from the dealer when you buy or sell. If the dealer declines to provide a detailed, written receipt, that's a red flag. Don't do the deal. Take your business somewhere else." Fuljenz has won dozens of prestigious national and regional awards and honors for his consumer education and protection work in rare coins and precious metals. A respected community leader in his hometown of Beaumont, Texas, Mike also has served with distinction as a consultant to the Federal Trade Commission, United States Mint and Royal Canadian Mint, and is on the Board of Directors of the influential Industry Council For Tangible Assets. |
| 5 December 2013 - 专家：西方应向东方学习持有黄金 Posted: 05 Dec 2013 02:10 AM PST From:http://gold.jrj.com.cn/2013/12/05142916280041.shtml 黄金和白银交易商Euro Pacific Precious Metals主席Peter Schiff认为在西方国家债台高筑的背景下，或许到了该向东方学习的时候了。他认为很多美国人认为黄金是"野蛮遗物"，但在亚洲，黄金却是个人储蓄的一大组成部分。这要么意味着全世界一半的人是野蛮人，要么意味着西方人将非常重要的传统丢弃了。 在亚洲文化中，黄金占有很高的地位。对任何阶层的人来说，黄金都是保护财富的第一号资产。在普通民众不了解股票，又没有足够的钱购买房产的情况下，很多人于是选择了黄金。 尤其在亚洲的婚礼中，黄金是必不可少的一部分，而相对而言在美国，人们却会负债购买好车、大电视或者昂贵的智能手机。 在今年4月金价大跌后，亚洲掀起的黄金需求大涨引起了全球瞩目。亚洲消费者们将黄金价格下跌看作是增持黄金的良机，尽管溢价因此高涨，却也没能阻止需求增加。 然而，实物黄金的需求并没能够推动金价上涨，西方投资者们在大量的抛售黄金。 过去10年金价的上涨吸引了非常多的西方投资者通过ETF基金投入纸黄金市场。对ETF投资者来说，快速获益而非长期资本保存才是他们所希望的，因此金价大跌被他们视作是售出信号。 至9月底，黄金ETF已经售出了约700吨黄金，其中一半是在第二季度被出售的。世界黄金协会（WGC）报告显示，这些出售黄金的大部分都被亚洲市场所吸收。 然而，西方市场出售的黄金足以抑制全球现货黄金价格。目前而言，并没有更多的资本在被投入黄金中，而是黄金自身在从西方金融机构流向东方的家庭中。 近期数据显示实物黄金的消费者需求在今年前三季度达到创历史水平的2896.5吨，其中90%的增长来自于亚洲和中东市场。 而与此同时，美国人则在被一再创历史新高国内股票市场所吸引。 不过在亚洲市场，政府的干预也对黄金有一定影响。为了控制经常账户赤字，印度政府今年采取了一系列措施控制黄金进口，这些措施也取得了一定成效，使得印度被中国超越退居黄金消费第二大国。相似的还有泰国和越南政府，也同样采取了抑制黄金需求的措施。只不过这些措施最终的结果是带动黄金走私。 印度等国政府的这些措施很符合西方对黄金的观点，既黄金对现代经济的伤害大过益处，然而Peter Schiff认为真正被黄金所伤害的只有西方各国的政府。 与此同时，中国大陆则持续通过香港进口大量黄金。与印度不同，中国政府似乎在鼓励民众拥有更多黄金。Peter Schiff认为中国正在计划放慢购买美元，因此在将外汇储备以黄金的形势更多样化。 Peter Schiff认为一旦中国停止购买美债，那么美联储就成为了美债唯一的大买家了，这会把利率推高，最终结果就是美元崩溃。 Schiff还称21世纪的全球经济是由东方主导的，而东方则在投入黄金中。或许是时候学学东方人，在这个节日季购买些黄金当礼物，那也许很多年后还能有价值。 |
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