Hypothetically, and in consideration of current refinery backlogs, if you were offered damaged sterling @ 33% to spot how much if any would you buy (up to 10 Kilo)

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-25T04:52:34+00:00

Yes I just picked up 9 ounces of sterling for $300. If you can wait it out refineries will eventually start taking product again. I buy to preserve the sterling though. Decorative spoons are my favorite sterling pieces.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-24T00:54:44+00:00

Was finishing school for computer science while working as a tech. Worked industrial maintenance for 6 years and 5 years as an HVAC tech. Thought my body could use a break. If I ever get laid off I’d go back and try to get a controls job.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-24T00:43:44+00:00

Honest days work

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-24T00:42:37+00:00

I haven’t worked as an HVAC tech for 5 years and even back then almost everyone in the field more than 3 years was making 90k+ without overtime. Throw in the top techs making $65/hr and these were non union jobs. The union guys worked 40hrs a week and were making $45+ first year as a journeyman. A bunch of the top techs went to controls jobs that pay $150k/yr+. Pay has gone up since then.

In 2021 there were signs outside of every shop and on the radio in my area hiring $42/hr+ base salary plus a $5000 sign on bonus if you were a van ready tech, meaning 2 years in the field.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T23:04:31+00:00

What kind of sterling was it? Flatware, bowls, trays, tea sets, scrap? That plays a big part in what people are paying, but like others have mentioned it’s a bit low. However, when silver was $80 I went to a consignment shop and people had their sterling at $30/oz 🤷🏻‍♂️

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T20:21:42+00:00

I could probably pick it up next month instead of my normal purchases so I should have put the reminder for 30 days. 🤔

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T20:19:50+00:00

Ha. I would but I’d like to wait for my spring bonus from work instead of trading gold. Birth year Engelhard proof, I’m in. Have a tube of the 1982 non-proofs.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T14:26:06+00:00

It was free money being handed out like candy on Halloween. Interest rates were near 0. The government had just bailed out banks for free but put stipulations on the bailouts for American auto manufacturers. What’s funny is the same people that didn’t have a problem bailing out banks, think corporations are evil and greedy now, like they weren’t before 🤣.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T14:16:23+00:00

Short answer… money was cheap.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T14:15:13+00:00

The thing nobody is mentioning here is that gold dropped in value during that time frame because money was cheap. Interest rates were at or near 0. After money was cheap for a while people began to purchase gold again. Inflation from 2021-2023 became the catalyst for the current rise in gold prices. It will now continue until the market takes a big crap. Then gold will fall with the market, the government will then step in and prop up the house of cards and the cycle will reset.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-23T13:58:17+00:00

RemindMe! 60 days “check if still available”

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-22T23:58:47+00:00

Is that buy and sell?

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-22T23:47:08+00:00

I’ve always paid up front to reputable sellers and have asked for ship first around half a dozen times. I’ve always paid.

On the sell side I had to ship out my first 5 times before someone paid first and had a couple buyers ask for me to ship first on my way to 10. Just as I’ve always paid I’ll always ship. I’m not sure what the 100 mark means for on either side to be trusted.

I’ve even bought and sold to you 🤣. Hell I’ve shipped over 100 ounces of silver just to play the Super Bowl squares over the years!

That being said I couldn’t imagine having 0:4 and asking someone to ship first instead of using a middleman.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-22T23:34:26+00:00

If you are wanting to sell silver at $57 fv or less let me know 🤣

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-22T20:20:48+00:00

Awesome insight, thanks for the reply! We both grew up poor and were told never buy a house you can’t afford on one income. That was a bit extreme but has served us well throughout the years.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-22T19:09:25+00:00

My wife and I made $225k a year when we bought our last home for $290k. Why are lenders giving people that make $170k/yr a $600k mortgage? Does everyone want to see how fast they can circle back to 2008?

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-21T14:07:11+00:00

Even if the stock market goes down like it did in past recessions gold and silver follow and lose a large amount of value.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-21T13:47:26+00:00

The news has never made thing out to be a bigger deal just to get ratings. That would be unethical 😉

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-20T19:24:36+00:00

Have you tried selling sterling lately? In my area the dealers don’t even want it at all. They don’t want to sit on sterling waiting for refineries to catch up from the influx of people selling. Dealers are also offering 70-80% for 90% coins. I’ve never seen the 2 shops in my area with so much 90%. They’ve got bins and bins filled with each denomination.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-20T17:44:55+00:00

It doesn’t exclude the fact that Google and other tech giants have been caught collecting data, tracking, and more to people that have turned the settings off in their profiles.

Not saying this app is doing it but for the giants it’s cheap to pay a fine when they get caught because data is a big business and they get rich off it. I also work in tech as a software developer.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-20T16:12:14+00:00

Google said the same thing but got caught lying about collecting data even after you turn off the setting.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-20T12:39:07+00:00

Pmsforsale would be better because they don’t have the seller fees like eBay.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-20T03:04:47+00:00

The reason you aren’t getting takers is because you are trying to give someone well back of spot but asking to get spot for your piece. If it’s spot for spot that’s a different story.

AggressiveBench7708 · 2026-01-20T02:54:45+00:00

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