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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 9908754, member: 51&quot;]In a bind on how best to sell something.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>This flatware was a family set, I mentioned it briefly in another post. Gorham in the Rondo pattern.</p><p><br /></p><p>When we moved mom here 9 years ago (mom has since passed) I grabbed this set from her home rather than having the estate sale company sell and take half.&nbsp; In my closet all these years.&nbsp; I have one brother, no one wants the set for use, and I had the idea to sell and split all proceeds between Mom&#039;s 3 grand kids.&nbsp; Was fairly confident the set would sell for $1,500, just based on sterling weight, even if it was melt.</p><p><br /></p><p>The solid sterling silver here (spoons, forks, some full sterling serving utensils) is 3 lbs 14.9 oz = <b>1782 grams </b>pure sterling.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is also 1 lb of stainless top/sterling handled serving pieces AND 1 lb 14.9oz sterling handled knives.&nbsp; These stainless/sterling pieces = <b>1329 grams</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Appears to be a complete 12 pc set, have one question about that.&nbsp; 8 forks are 7 1/4th inches and 4 are 7 1/2.&nbsp; It&#039;s so close I have to think it was some kind of goof.&nbsp; They all look/feel like dinner forks.&nbsp;&nbsp; If we can call those all dinner forks, it&#039;s a complete 12 pc place setting plus serving extras.</p><p><br /></p><p>I realize it might be melt, which is a bit sad, but want to sell. So doing some research under scrap, Ebay under SOLD -- 4 lbs of clean unweighted sterling (sold as scrap) easily seems to sell for $1,500.&nbsp; And that does not include the 1,329 grams of weighted pieces here. </p><p><br /></p><p>And anyone spending $1500 on Ebay is also paying shipping PLUS tax, another $150+ -- so buyers seem happy to pay $1650 or more for just the pure sterling portion of this... as scrap (not including the weighted which would some amount extra.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Yet the most I can get at two melt places with in 15 miles of here is $900.&nbsp; What am I missing?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m set up to sell on Ebay, but of course then taxes/fees.&nbsp; Blah, thought this was going to be easy.&nbsp; Go ahead and list on Ebay?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]497805[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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