How to Start a Cash for Gold Business?

Gold has always been a very in-demand precious metal ever since its discovery. It's worth getting higher as time passes by. It also symbolizes the country's worth, as it requires gold to make currency.

You can buy gold for several purposes, like adding it to your assets, selling it in the future to have gains, or even making it your business part-time or full-time. Knowing how to do this business will make your cash-for-gold business profitable.

Starting a gold buy-and-sell business is not as tricky as starting up other kinds of business, as this will not require intense research and costly business plans. It has no start-up cash out and no government license/permit needed. All you have to gather is the information to help you understand how to manage this business.

What you should have:

  • Knowledge to appraise gold – Before engaging in gold buying business, you have to acquire knowledge on how to appraise particular items to determine the gold content of the jewelry and for you to decide how much you are going to pay for it and how much you are going to sell it as well.
  • Gold testing kit – You can buy this from a legitimate gold refinery company.

This should include the following:

  • Acid and a stone for testing the gold content of the jewelry
  • A magnifying glass or also known as a jeweler’s loupe
  • A needle with a gold-tipped used to test the acid accuracy of jewelry
  • Tools used to remove stones and other impurities from the gold jewelry
  • A magnet

Weighing scale – This is essential as you will need this to weigh the gold to know how much it is worth. It is preferable to have a digital one.

Cash - This is needed because you are buying gold from your clients. However, this business is not as risky as any other business because you purchase a tangible and precious item.

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Things to consider in starting a cash-for-gold business:

  • Look for clients whom you can buy gold from. At first, it may be your family members, friends, people close to you, or even your colleagues. Let them know you are into the gold-buying business so they will understand you will buy their gold at a competitive price.
  • Know how to make the pricing. This is where your knowledge in upraising jewelry comes in. It is necessary to know whether or not the item contains or is made of genuine gold. The price will vary based on the value of its gold content. However, gold, such as gold coins, can easily be valued based on the standard guidebook to coins.
  • Identify where to cash out your gold. It is essential to know where to sell your gold at a higher price than how much you bought it to make a profit. It may be a bigger jewelry store, an old coins store, or even a gold refinery.

 

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58 Comments

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    Hi, I would like to start this business but wondering where can I sell gold after I got them? And how much lower would be expected than the current gold price? 10% 20% 30% ? Thanks
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