
u/UrbanRelicHunter

Do I have the time and/or the energy for a new project right now?.... No.... but for $15, I couldn't leave this one behind. Seiko 6105-8000 divers watch.
$4 thrift shop pickup... 251 gram sterling silver bowl. (Chopsticks are bronze and not included in the weight)
$4 thrift shop pickup... 251 gram sterling silver bowl. (Chopsticks are bronze and not included in the weight)
Picked up 2 little knives at a thrift shop. $2.50 each. Spyderco Ladybug and Gerber 200
Spend $155 on a bunch of sterling silver (and 1 pair of 10k earrings) jewelry at a thrift shop today.
Picked up 445.1 grams of 800 silver for $5.99 at a thrift shop this afternoon.
Picked up 445.1 grams of 800 silver for $5.99 at a thrift shop this afternoon.
Picked up a cool little 15th/16th century Thai Sawankhalok celadon vase from a flea market for $10.
Antique brooch with a mosaic made from bits of butterfly wing.
Does anyone recognize the makers mark? American made coin silver spoon. Marked "C.O. ☆"
Spent $245 today at the flea market (spread between like 20 vendors) ended up with ~7g 14k gold (plus a ring that is 14k but resin filled, probably around 1 gram of gold in that ring) 162g 925, and 73g coin silver.
Spent $245 today at the flea market (spread between like 20 vendors) ended up with ~7g 14k gold (plus a ring that is 14k but resin filled, probably around 1 gram of gold in that ring) 162g 925, and 73g coin silver.
Paid $10 for 5.7 grams of 14k gold at an antique show today.
I made a $400 offer on an item last Tuesday when it was listed and the seller declined. After 7 days, my winning bid was only $60. Seller shipped the item yesterday and it is currently at the usps distribution center. Seller just messaged me demanding that I pay him $350 to equal what I initially offered. I responded with "he should have accepted my original offer and I won the auction fair and square". He has now started spam messaging me and it's getting annoying. Any advice on what I should do?
I currently have a kee gold tester and it works very well.... however, this morning, I went to order a new testing pen for it and learned that the machine itself has been discontinued. Since the machine is discontinued, I assume the pens will eventually become unavailable as well. I'm planning to eventually upgrade testers anyway so I would like opinions on which machine to switch to. I don't handle huge amounts of gold jewelry, maybe 100 grams per month, so purchasing a new xrf isn't feasible (I had a older xrf machine for awhile... picked it up cheap from a pawn shop that closed down, but I ended up breaking it.)