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<p>[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 2911073, member: 63"]Hi All,</p><p>A few months ago I had a sterling mirror and brush set, the brush was dented and scratched, couldn't sell it locally for $40 so thought I would try removing the mirror and brush part and selling for scrap. It sold on Ebay within a few hours for around $110 I think - was easy to get the plaster stuff out of the handles, wasn't a pretty set or old, I think around 1930s. That was my first try at scrapping and was I quite happy at the result. So tonight I scrapped another set, again not a pretty set and had mirror damage and dents to both pieces so I didn't feel badly about taking them apart. The plaster stuff was harder on this set to get out, so after stabbing myself a few times I said 'screw it', took photos and said the handles still had the plaster inside - it sold within a couple of hours for $170.00 ( I paid $20 for them). The moral of my story is to keep an eye out for these sets, even if damaged you can sell them for good money scrapping them<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I sell them on Ebay as I get more money than if I sold them to the pawn shop here, they don't pay very much for silver and gold.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]286165[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 2911073, member: 63"]Hi All, A few months ago I had a sterling mirror and brush set, the brush was dented and scratched, couldn't sell it locally for $40 so thought I would try removing the mirror and brush part and selling for scrap. It sold on Ebay within a few hours for around $110 I think - was easy to get the plaster stuff out of the handles, wasn't a pretty set or old, I think around 1930s. That was my first try at scrapping and was I quite happy at the result. So tonight I scrapped another set, again not a pretty set and had mirror damage and dents to both pieces so I didn't feel badly about taking them apart. The plaster stuff was harder on this set to get out, so after stabbing myself a few times I said 'screw it', took photos and said the handles still had the plaster inside - it sold within a couple of hours for $170.00 ( I paid $20 for them). The moral of my story is to keep an eye out for these sets, even if damaged you can sell them for good money scrapping them:) I sell them on Ebay as I get more money than if I sold them to the pawn shop here, they don't pay very much for silver and gold. [ATTACH=full]286165[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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