How To Buy And Sell Gold For Profit

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By sipboy

With the price of gold getting higher everyday, now is the time anybody with a good strategy can make a profit buying and selling gold. At the time of this article, gold has broken the all-time high market price set some 27 years ago. Being able to realize that the price of gold will eventually decline to normal standards, now is a great time to learn how to profit from this trend.

I am sure by now you are wondering, how can an average person make a profit in a market dominated by the big boys? In this article I will give you some basic strategies I use to make extra money buying and selling. Keep in mind that your individual success will depend on a number of factors and there is no guarantee you will make a profit. If you have a good strategy and you are committed to the process, you can definitely be successful. Anything worth having is worth working for.

The first and most important factor is that you must have a particular amount of money to get started with. I would suggest you have a minimum of $1000. You will need at least this much to begin your buying process in order to make a worthy profit for your effort. The next step is to decide how you will find people willing to sell you their gold. I started out with a classified ad in the local newspaper. You will be amazed at how many initial responses I got to this ad. The key to a good classified ad is how well it is written that will prompt the reader to act. I have also began using numerous other strategies I will discuss in later articles.

Another important factor is having the proper testing equipment to make sure you are buying real gold. I have seen many people make the mistake of buying gold they thought was real only to realize it wasn't. This is a subject that actually needs a more in-depth explanation. I will write an entire article on this subject if this article generates enough interests.

The next part of your strategy is to determine how much you will receive for your gold. Since gold is a commodity traded on the New York Stock Exchange, this information is readily available. You will need to know how much to pay for your gold in order to make a profit. I will also write an article later on this subject because I can give you the best places to sell your gold for fast profits.

Here are some thoughts you will need to build your strategy prior to engaging in this endeavor. You will need to know how much pawnshops are paying people for their gold because this is the market you will be going after. People have numerous ways they can dispose of gold, but the main ingredient for them to sell it to you is that you will provide fast cash in desperate times at competitive prices. Pawnshops, coin dealers and gold buyers all provide this very important feature many people need to liquidate their gold fast. You will also have to be mobile. This will give you an advantage over the competition because many of them will not offer consumers this feature. I will also need to write an entire article on how to interpret whether a person is worth your time to deal before using resources that may lead to a dead end.

In closing, I have only touched on basic information that will lead you down the road to profits. Each part of your strategy must be well developed. You will need to learn as much as you can about gold and how to sell it fast once you buy it. You could also use this strategy to buy it cheap and hold it if you think the price will continue to rise. Whatever you choose to do, it should be well thought out.

Comments

Megh 3 years ago

Hi Sipboy - I'm interested in buying and selling gold for profit, however, I don't know where to begin. I don't know your contact information. Could you please contact me at megh09@gmail.com ? Thanks!

vicky 3 years ago

Hi, seen your article, and you have some great information to share. (thanks:>)

I am in Florida. Do you know if I need any kind of permit to buy or sell gold?

Make MoneyNow 3 years ago

REally great hub well done loads of information,will follow up and be back to see more hubs from you

yammap 2 years ago

I'D LIKE MORE INFO PLEASE..... MY EMAIL IS PAMELA(DOT)RUSHING AT YAHOO(DOT)COM

George 2 years ago

I'm interested in buying and selling gold. However, I have a lot of questions. could you send me some indepth info on this subject? I can be reached at goliver@mycfe.com My wife and I attended a gold buying party yesterday and my sold someof her gold for about $200. It was great, however, I can see the big picture. If they gave my wife $200 for her gold, I would assume that they would turn around and sell it for at least a 70-90% profit. what are your thoughts?

Steve 2 years ago

Sounds interesting. I would like more information on how to buy gold. Email me at stu182@optonline.net

rodeo clown 2 years ago

Sipboy, enjoyed the article. Would like to got more knowlegde of gold purchasing and selling. Looking for income to where i don't need employer to dictate what i'm worth. Email me, i would like to correspond with you.

Thank you for your time.

Steve

bullfighterfromtexas@yahoo.com

J Taylor 2 years ago

I work in a convinient store and I believe I have a built in clientel, plus i can be mobile. I want to know everything there is to know. I have the cash ready, just need the ins and outs. Thank You in Advance. e mail is taher.jalal9@gmail(dot)com

Rajendra 2 years ago

Sir, i am from india,i am trading in gold and silver commodity market.how to earn profit. I always get loss in silver .my email id on hotmail.com is rpb1957

win23ed 2 years ago

Hi Sipboy I'm every interested in buying and selling gold for profit but i dont know where to begin can u please help me out. Also do you need to have a permit to start buying gold from people? please i have many question to ask you. you can contact me at win23ed@aim.com thank you

Scamm Buster 2 years ago

DO not ever buy into any Nigerian,Ghana or any one claiming high profits in any mines or legal problem that your hard earned money will help them with, beware of UK women or men offering to marry so they can inherit large some of money or diamond or gold mines!

Dan C Lewis 23 months ago

Hi I read your article and would like to get more information. I will be retireing soon and would like get into buying and selling gold.

My email adress is dclewis@plateautel.net

Jesse 20 months ago

hi great article i am already in the planing part of this i live in Philadelphia pa ive neen looking and can not find this answer any where do i need a license to do this and if i do how do i get it? please email me dmfjesse@gmail.com thank you very much and where are the other articles i would love to read them

brian 19 months ago

in pasco county florida when i buy gold from the public how long do i have to hold it before i resale the gold

Anna Marie  19 months ago

Hi there, could you kindly send me some information about starting up a gold business?? I came across this website & it seems like it is the right place to get answers to all my questions. email is am_paraiso@iname.com

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sipboy Hub Author 17 months ago

WOW!

I hardly ever check this article as I published it some 2 years ago.

I have long since gotten out of buying and selling gold and have been doing internet marketing successfully full time for over 3 years now.

Also, I do not respond to comments so please don't post your email address here asking for me to contact you.

What I found early on is that most of the people posting their email addresses here were soliciting.

Not saying that everyone here is soliciting, but I have been contacted numerous times and I just want everyone who reads this article to beware of these online scammers. They scrape email addresses from sites like this and spam the heck out of you with all kinds of stuff.

My best advice is to find a local pawnbroker in your area and ask them for some advice.

I'd be willing to bet that some of them would be willing to supply some sort of consultation for a fee. At least that is what I did when I was in the business.

But mostly, I want to thank all of you who had positive comments about the article and I hope it helps you get started in the right direction.

Nizam  10 months ago

I would like to learn more about gold and where and who to sell them to, so that i can make a strong profit, i wanna buy and sell gold for some extra cash.. email me at nizam.juman@yahoo.com..thank you..

sam 10 months ago

Again just like the others Im interested but I dont know where to begin.My friend has a pawn shop and he junks his gold out to make a profit to this gold broker.how can I be that guy or atleast let my friend go directly to the refinery and skip the middle man.

pleas email samzuuu@gmail.com

Kevin 9 months ago

I have a friend that owns and operates a gold buying business in California. perhaps I should consider asking him to write an e-book. just a thought.

Yolanda 6 months ago

I would like to know where a get the license to sell and buy scrap gold in NYC my email mayo1261@yahoo.com

rizwan 3 months ago

Hi, can you send more information on buying and selling to my email address

akariz@msn.com

thx in advance

Prince derry 2 months ago

Pls, i m intrested of buy and selling gold,

pls, where can i get it and and how much can i start?pls write m

derry712000yahoo.com

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sipboy Hub Author 2 months ago

Again, please don't post your email address here asking for me to contact you because I won't.

You can see the post I made above if you want anymore advice.

Thanks for all the positive comments!

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