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How important is customer satisfaction with selling gold in New Zealand? Think about it from this perspective: if a business spends gets 80 percent of its revenue from 20 percent of the people who walk in the door or express interest, it would make sense to focus most of the attention of the sales on […]

What’s the worst gift someone could give another? A charitable donation in their name really intended for something else? A gift that had to be returned because it was defective or the wrong item? Or a gift that disappears in a few days or weeks after it is given? No, the worst gift by far […]

Being Gold Buyers we are often surprised with the horrendous mark-ups that our customers have paid for Jewellery from well-known retail stores. It’s not uncommon to hear stories of gold jewellery that was purchased at a 500% mark-up over and above the actual gold value. When you buy something from a retail jewellery store you […]

With the price of gold remaining well in the upper ranges, even in 2021, anybody who has some spare gold sitting around not doing anything for them is in a good position to sell it for a sizable amount of cash. Most folks think that viable gold should be in the form of coins, medals, […]

Unless you live in a cave you’ll have heard about the record high gold prices per ounce – at the time of writing the price of gold is around US$1212 per ounce! The prices of gold have doubled in recent years meaning the old gold jewellery that you no longer need or wear can be […]

Are you ready to turn carats into cash? The team at Gold Smart are buying gold in large quantities and for the highest prices in years. Worn, damaged and out-of-style gold jewellery represents a great way to create cash when you need it. A lot of people ask us how do I sell gold and […]

Gold Smart (New Zealand’s leading gold buyers) are happy to announce our new TV commercial coming to a screen near you! Anita from Gold Smart says, “Gold Smart offers the most competitive and professional service for people wanting to sell their worn and out-of-style gold for cash. Being open and transparent we are creating a […]

Yes, it is indeed that time of year again. With weeks to go to Christmas now’s the time to free up some extra spending money by cleaning out the unworn jewellery in the drawer gathering dust. Here are some excellent ideas from Gold Smart customers putting their cash to great use: Attending a relatives wedding […]

At Gold Smart we’ve had a lot of people calling wanting to know what their gold bullion and gold coins are worth. Naturally we prefer to deal with serious sellers that are wanting to move on their earlier purchases. It’s great news that gold prices have been at record highs and continue to remain strong […]

Do you have 1oz Gold Kiwis, Canadian Gold Maples, Gold Eagles, Gold Krugerands, Gold Sovereigns, Gold Pandas, or any other gold bullion to sell? It’s a great time to cash in on high gold prices on Gold Bullion and Coins that are sitting around not generating interest or paying bills! Gold Coins can come from […]

Listen to the marketing from the jewellery industry, and the idea that gold is an investment for the future will be repeatedly mentioned to help sell the product. This concept has been religiously passed done one generation to the next as if gold functions as a money growing asset that every stock portfolio should have […]

How can you tell when you come to sell gold that your “gold” is real gold? At Gold Smart we often see items that appear to be real gold jewellery and unfortunately sometimes turn out to be not gold or only gold plated (GP/P). The first and most easy thing to look for is hallmarks […]