Benchmark Gold

I came to Benchmark Gold because it seemed like the most credible gold buyer in Jersey City and I didn’t want to take the risk going to a small pawn shop or jeweler. The woman working there was extremely friendly and walked me through the process of testing and weighing my jewelry. When I got my appraisal, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I was offered. I also had an iPhone app that calculates gold value, so as she was weighing my jewelry, I was inputting the data into my app to make sure I was getting a good price for my jewelry. According to the market value for my jewelry, versus how much Benchmark was offering, Benchmark would make a 32% profit from my gold. Even though I got a good offer, I knew that 32% was a little too high, so I decided to go elsewhere to get another appraisal. Well, I had a bad experience with the other jewelry stores, so I went back to Benchmark Gold and took the offer. Later, my friend spoke to me about going to the diamond and gold district in Times Sq instead. I have more jewelry that I decided to sell so this time around, I decided to call around a few gold buyers in the Times Sq area and asked for their rates. I was surprised to hear that the rates in the city were about 50% more than what I got a Benchmark Gold. The point is, Benchmark Gold is a decent gold buyer if you’re trying to stay local and need to sell quickly. If you’re not pressed for time however, you should definitely venture into the city and check out several places in the «diamond and gold district» around West 47^th Avenue because they have dramatically higher rates than Benchmark.