Cash4Gold

Gold prices are up again, and floating near an all-time high: That means bad news for the overall economy, but good news if you have unwanted jewelry and want to cash in. But be careful: It's also a good time to get cheated. DailyFinance explains how to get the best price for your gold.

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The TV ads for gold seem everywhere on cable and radio conservative talk shows. Some feature Glenn Beck. Gold, they suggest, is a hedge for the country's economic woes. Now Congress is about to take a look at complaints that gold coins and commemoratives are dubious as investments and that the...

If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Q. Last August, I sent a bracelet and a diamond from a ring to Cash4Gold. They sent me $50 for the gold bracelet, but said they never received the heart-shaped diamond. They asked that I produce...

A congressman accused the biggest TV advertiser of cash for jewelry, Cash4Gold, of "systematically ripping off" its customers and rapped its executive for refusing to explain the company's practices to a congressional committee. "The way they function is truly exploitative of consumers," said Rep....

What do you do if you're the most recognizable name in the gold buying business and you find out that the Consumerist has reported on a former employee's allegations of shady dealings?If you happen to be Cash4Gold you sue the former employee for defamation and name Consumerist as a co-defendant in...

Earlier today, Kay Jewelers, the nationally-recognized jewelry chain, announced that it is going into the mail-based cash for gold business. Unlike its competitors, however, Kay is banking on the transparency of its operation. Customers who are nervous about the gold-buying process will be able to...

Cash4Gold, the scrap gold buyer that recently hired Ed McMahon and MC Hammer to pitch their service during the Super Bowl, was busted by a blogger named Rob Cockerham at Cockeyed.com for offering one-third of the appraised value for scrap gold and then trying to bribe him to remove the story from...

It turns out that F. Scott Fitzgerald may have been wrong when he famously opined that "the rich are different than you and me." These days, celebrities are being forced to pinch pennies just like us common people because of the recession. Well, not exactly like regular folks, but they are...