Some time ago, the price of gold
Constantly breaking the all-time high
Related topics have rushed to the top of the hot search several times
International gold prices fell significantly last week
According to the latest report from CCTV Finance
International gold prices fell significantly last week
The decline was 2.76%.
Gold realisation is booming!
Gold repurchases at bank outlets soared by 4,000%
A gold jewelry store in Nantong, Jiangsu
The journalist sees
There are also customers holding old gold jewelry
to inquire about the buyback business
Zhao Jing, a salesperson at a gold store in Nantong, Jiangsu, said that the current market is not bad, with gold jewellery more than 600 yuan per gram before the year, and the current price is basically a little more than 700 yuan per gram.
This past March
A Bank of Communications in Beijing
The outlet repurchased 564 gold transactions
4000% month-on-month increase
The repurchase amount is 28.88 million yuan
5150% month-on-month increase
Ma Guangchao, customer service manager of the Beijing branch of the Bank of Communications, said that they have increased the flexible window for gold buybacks and increased the number of consultation calls. Since the beginning of this year, the maximum gram weight of a single customer repurchase has reached 2,000 grams, and the amount has reached 1.11 million yuan.
In a hurry to realize, many people stepped on the pit
Higher recovery price than banks?
The color does not match
It can't be cashed out and can't be restored
The reporter found
Publicized by a number of second-hand gold recycling stores
The recycling price is higher than that of the bank
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Usually, the recovery price of 99% or more of fine gold jewelry is based on the Shanghai gold price of the day minus a handling fee of about 35 yuan.
Can consumers really cash out gold jewelry at such a high recycling price? Ms. Zhang, a consumer, said that it is difficult to cash out.
Recently, Ms. Zhang took 5 pieces of gold jewelry to a second-hand store in Shanghai for recycling, and all the gold jewelry was tested on the gold detector one by one before the gold melting, and the purity was above 99%. When the molten gold was tested again, the purity of the three detection sites decreased to 93% to 96%, respectively.
The clerk said that the purity was insufficient and could only be recycled at 9% off the recycling price.
Ms. Zhang found that during the gold melting process, a little gold stuck to the bottom of the white crucible, and some of the peeling ash stuck to the gold. She suspected that the clerk had deliberately glued the ashes from the bottom of the pot to the gold, and the clerk said that she could scrape off the ashes and re-test them, but Ms. Zhang was worried about scraping the gold as well.
Industry insiders explained
The gold gauge generally refers to the X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
It is mainly used for elemental analysis
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Generally speaking, the maximum test thickness of X-ray fluorescence spectrometer is about tens of microns when testing gold, so the detection results of X-ray fluorescence spectrometer have certain limitations.
If the thickness of the gold jewelry is thick, it is not possible to test the internal gold content of the gold jewelry without damaging the gold jewelry. Therefore, when recovering gold, in addition to the initial detection, it is also necessary to use fire and melt it again to test.
The clerk's explanation is consistent with that of industry insiders
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He said that the test result before gold melting was the purity of the surface of the gold, and if the gold was mixed with other metals, the gold detector could not detect it, and after the gold was melted, the internal metal precipitated to the surface, so it was found that the jewelry provided by Ms. Zhang was not 99% fine.
However, Ms. Zhang said
5 pieces of gold jewelry are purchased through different channels
When buying, they are declared to be 99% fine
But at this time 5 pieces of gold jewelry
It has been fused together and cannot be recovered
She couldn't tell which one was not pure
As a result, it is impossible to find merchants who sell gold jewelry to protect their rights
Left: Ms. Zhang's 5 pieces of gold jewelry are weighed before melting; middle: There are black spots on the surface of the melted gold, and the ash from the bottom of the white crucible is also glued; right: The bottom of the crucible is suspected to be glued to gold, and part of the bottom of the pot is peeling off.
The journalist noted
None of the other consumers' gold is stuck to the bottom of the pan
Why does Ms. Zhang's have adhesion?
Industry insiders speculate
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The crucible used to melt gold is usually made of high melting point materials such as graphite or alumina, and the impurity of the gold itself, the insufficient melting temperature, and the dirt on the surface of the gold or crucible can cause adhesion.
If it is a professional fire test gold test, it costs thousands of yuan, and even if the test results are obtained, the gold cannot be restored to its original state, which is not of great significance to Ms. Zhang.
Beware of gold recovery traps
Alarm!
Except for Ms. Zhang
There are also consumer complaints in the recycling process
encountered situations such as "ghost scales" and "stealing gold".
Mr. Wang, a consumer, said that at the end of March, he wanted to recycle several gold bracelets and necklaces, and the clerk said that the gold content of the lock and the main body of the bracelet was different, and the bracelet needed to be cut open and the connecting lock should be removed to weigh it.
However, during the operation, some of the gold dust fell on the countertop and was later glued away by the clerk with gloves. Due to the quick operation, Mr. Wang did not have time to record the video. He terminated the trade because he felt that the store was frustrated, and when he got home, he weighed it and found that 1.7 grams of gold were missing.
Mr. Wang asked to see the store's surveillance, but the store's operation method could not be seen clearly in the surveillance, so he had to give up.
Left: Gold jewelry weighed before cutting, right: Gold jewelry after cutting and partially locking removed.
Mr. Han, a consumer, reported that his son privately recalled a gold necklace in a pawn shop, and the weight was 15 grams when it was recovered. But the necklace was purchased from a well-known brand in 2017 and weighs more than 20 grams and has a receipt.
Mr. Han believed that the merchant had used a "ghost scale", but the merchant believed that he had confirmed the grammage and purity with Mr. Han's son at that time, and later he complained to the store through multiple channels, and the store paid him 2,000 yuan.
Non-standard operation and no video recording are the main reasons why second-hand gold recycling shops are prone to "pits". Remind everyone that you must choose formal channels to buy gold jewelry, keep relevant receipts, invoices, inspection certificates, and pay attention to check the business qualifications of the store when recycling gold, and complete various operations under your own supervision.
Source: CCTV Finance, CCTV, etc