There have been several recent threads discussing the price of gold, and investing in gold. But I recently had a tooth with a gold cap pulled and I want to know how I can cash it in.
Are any of those “We’ll send you an envelope” companies safe? Do they buy at anything near the current listed price? Would I have to get the cap off the tooth first?
Do jewelers and/or pawn shops sell gold? Would they buy dental gold?
Any information will be appreciated. And I assume that I won’t get much, but I paid for the damn thing and if I can get anything back, I want it.
I asked my dentist and he gave me a preprinted envelope for an outfit that does this. I had to mail it and trust that they would send me the money, which they did - a whole $7. Maybe your dentist has info. I would look online and see what is out there, and if any seem reputable, or if you can find a site where people recommend places.
Cash4Gold has been the target of much criticism. They apparently offer far less than local pawn shops, on average. There’s a pawn shop in my town that posts their gold buying price every day. Today it was $1102 per ounce, IIRC.
My dentist gave me an envelope for Garfield Refining Company, and indicated they’d not had any negative feedback about them. I sent in three gold crowns and got a check for about $100. I did not remove the teeth from the crowns.
You’ll notice that they list the current day’s prices on their website ($1135/oz. as I write this). I’ve noticed that some companies don’t do this, and it makes me wonder if those those companies have something to hide.
ETA: I see that Cash4Gold has a holiday special, offering 25% more than their standard rates. That pretty well confirms that their standard rates are well below market value, and I wouldn’t be surprised if their “special holiday bonus” is still below what more reputable companies pay.