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The GoldSmart Network is pleased to announce that it is extending its precious metal buying services to include the liquidation of estates and bankruptcies in the Greater Toronto and Ottawa Regions.  GoldSmart brings its reputation for transparency and fairness in the buying of old gold, silver, platinum and palladium to trustees in bankruptcy, estate executors, [...]

The GoldSmart Network, together with other industry partners, is pleased to present the new Jewellers Vigilance Canada consumer guide to selling old gold.  Download your pdf copy here: How to Sell Your Gold Jewellery This guide was developed to answer the growing number of questions received from the public by the jewellery industry ethics watchdog [...]

A glance at the USD gold price chart for the last few days would leave you thinking that the price of gold has fallen off a cliff.  As recently as September 16, Friday of last week, the USD gold price was in the $1794.00 per troy ounce range.  Today it opened around $1739.00, a drop [...]

This morning we have a gold spot price in the $1865.00 USD per troy ounce range and platinum at about $1837.00. We instinctively think of platinum as being worth more than gold, yet here we have an inversion of that paradigm. In fact platinum has only been worth less than gold a handful of times [...]

We are pleased to announce that GoldSmart is working with Jewellers Vigilance Canada to draft a Voluntary Code of Conduct for the whole precious metals buying industry to bring a uniform standard of consumer protection to people who wish to sell old jewellery but wonder how they can be sure the buyer is a fair [...]

The GoldSmart Network held a contest for the month of April in which gold party guests and visitors to the National Women’s Show in Ottawa were invited to guess the value of a jar full of 18 karat gold. The winner was required to guess the closest value without going over. The actual value, based [...]

COME to the National Women’s Show at the Ottawa Convention Centre April 30 and May 1.  Find GoldSmart at Booth 521 in the Fashion and Style District. SELL your gold and silver on the spot at GoldSmart’s highest SHOW SPECIAL rates LEARN how to get the most for your old gold and silver through the [...]

The precious metals market today is volatile and competitive.  A price at 11:00 am is obsolete by 11:05.  How are people to judge if a quoted price is fair? Consumers have learned that it’s smart to convert old jewellery to cash and use it for something productive.  The challenge today is for consumers to choose [...]

Just when I thought I had heard every scam there is in the gold business, I just heard a new one. I pass it along here in the interest of public awareness in the hope that someone else will avoid being victimized. In this case the victim was approached by a legitimate seeming business person [...]

Group selling events, also known as , can be the best way to maximize your return when you sell old gold.  There are cost efficiencies that can translate into more money for you and your guests, but there are also some cautions to be aware of. When you host a Gold Party with 6 or [...]