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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;evelyb30, post: 186961, member: 36&quot;]These days you really can&#039;t specialize and survive. I sell primarily jewelry on line, because I have multiple medical issues and can&#039;t handle weightier items.&nbsp; Also, the higher the shipping the less the buyers are willing to shell out for the purchase price.&nbsp; I&#039;ve passed by a lot of porcelain and glass crying out &quot;I&#039;m dirt cheap&quot; because it&#039;s just not worth the effort.&nbsp; The US Snail trashed too much of it one year and that was that. Since I&#039;m not paying rent I can work on a smaller margin than Brad, but higher end pieces aren&#039;t selling for much for me either. (and by high end I mean anything retailing over $100.)&nbsp; Unless it&#039;s an older piece, I generally melt precious metal items because it&#039;s easier and safer.&nbsp; The profits are lower but the risk is nil once you&#039;re cash in hand from the local pawn, and mass-produced Italian gold just isn&#039;t worth the bother if all you&#039;re getting is spot anyway. I can melt for about 70% with no work. </p><p><br /></p><p>OTOH I do point other dealers at the bargain bits if I see them and the person does local flea markets.&nbsp; That includes furniture.&nbsp;&nbsp; Might as well make someone else happy, right?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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