A friend and neighbor had Inna from North East Gold Recycling at a party. I didn't get there, but I gave some jewelry I had that I didn't care to keep to my friend and I ended up getting much more value for it than I thought that I would. Other people who attended the party or who had given this friend their unwanted jewelry had the same experience.
When I wanted to sell some things this year, I called and arranged to go to their office in Brookline. My only hesitation was that my original date to go down there was at a time when no one was going to be at office. I spoke to an assistant, but the assistant was not there when I got there and no one was in the office. So I called the office number and Inna's number and waited for a while and then gave up. It was a distance for me to travel, so I was a little disappointed.
Inna called me that evening and apologized profusely for that mix up. The next appointment I had, I went down and the assistant was there. She went through everything quickly and professionally. She explained what she was doing as she went. It was a very interesting process and it was very quickly done. I was very happy with the money I got from that. There were some pieces she didn't take, but took photographs of so that Inna could decide if she wanted to sell them at a consignment shop.
Except for that one mix up with the times, everything went very smoothly and I was very happy with the whole process. To me it's just interesting: the whole fact that the silver pieces, for example, are paid for by weight and that those things can either be resold or melted down and reclaimed.
There are a wide variety of things that they will handle and recycle or resell. It's good way to get rid of things you're not using and don't need and get money for them. I like that they go back into the mix instead of getting thrown out.
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