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| - Valley Goldmine has done two fundraisers at my school, and that I do appreciate. Personally, I had one great experience with them and one unpleasant. For my first experience, I brought them my husband's ring from his first marriage. I very quickly got a fair price and was written a check right then and there.
The second time they came into school, they had only one primary staff member there (which was probably appropriate since the attendance was far less than the first fundraiser), but as it turned out, I would have appreciated a second pair of eyes. This time, I brought in a gold and silver bowl that had been a gift from a Turkish boyfriend years ago. The guy seemed less than interested, and quickly dismissed me with "there's no stamp." That's funny, because when I took it back to my desk, I saw a stamp- in the middle of the bowl. I guess he didn't want my business, or maybe it was going to be too much of a hassle to figure out the weight and pricing for an unusual item like a gold and silver bowl, even though I was his only "customer" at the time. I sure wasn't interested in going back and arguing with him about it, given his demeanor.
I know this business has been rated the best in the Valley, but I hestitate to use them again. And I have no clue where to take my bowl now.
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