The businesses that allow you to sell old jewelry to them and then they cut you a check are doing really well right now. I think that besides the fact that so many people are out of work, and the price of gold is the two biggest contributors.

I know that my sister ended up selling jewelry just last month that her husband bought her years ago for their anniversary, her birthday and Christmas, just to pay their mortgage payment. My brother in law lost his job four months ago and things are very tough for them. They are doing what they can to keep a roof over their heads and food in their mouth.

I never used to see signs in jewelry store windows advertising that selling old jewelry can earn you some big money. But, I have noticed it in the biggest and smallest jewelry stores in my town only in the past year. The jewelry stores know that they can resell the gold and get even more money out of it then they give to the original owners. All in all if you have to sell jewelry just to pay the bills, then this is a good time to have to do it because you are getting more now for your trade than ever.