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Gold

Understand gold purity, metal types and market quotations, then compare your options for buying, pawning or selling.

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Gold-plated, gold-filled or karat gold: what are you buying?

Understand the underlying material and the difference between a surface gold layer and a gold alloy.

Compare keeping the option to redeem your item with selling it, including interest, deadlines and repayment planning.

Why weight, purity, condition and an in-person inspection matter—and why a market gold price is not a pawn offer.

Understand White gold, Platinum, 750, Pt950 and 925 before buying a white-metal piece.

Read karat and fineness marks without confusing gold purity with colour, weight or a guaranteed pawn amount.