The way our economy has been in the last couple of years has really taken a major toll on many people's finances. At the same time we have bee witnessing a phenomenal growth in the market cost of precious metals. Gold in particular has seen massive increases in the price per ounce for pure gold reaching well over $1,300 an ounce on the open markets.

This spike in the price of gold can mean that many of us have a savings account that we did not know even existed, right in our jewelry boxes or junk drawers. The number of Americans that have a supply of gold jewelry stashed away that we will never wear is very high. Much of this jewelry sits there collecting more than its fair share of dust and never even sees the light of day.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you cannot help but see the number of commercials on the television for places that offer to buy your old gold jewelry for cash. In most towns across the US a large number of businesses have sprung up offering to pay cash for gold. No matter where you look the opportunities to make money with your old gold jewelry abound.

One area of the business world that has been getting into the gold buying market in the last couple of years or so is the Internet. The web has long been the fastest growing retail industry in the world and now to follow on that, it is also becoming the place to sell your gold for a profit and to help inject some much needed cash into your bank account.

You will find that most of these companies will buy any type of scrap gold ranging from pieces of jewelry, whether or not it is broken to dental work such as fillings, caps and crowns.  Not only will they buy them, they will pay you in hard cash for them that can stop you from having to go to the bank and take an expensive loan out that you really cannot afford.

Using an online gold buyer to raise a little extra cash is not as hard as you might think. You will find that the average online gold buyer's web site is designed to make the whole process very simple. In most cases it will give you a page that you can use to calculate an estimate of the value of your gold based on what you think you know about it. This is because you may or may not know what you happen to have or what you think you have may not be what it really is.

It is a sad fact that many of us think we have jewelry that is made from high grade gold and it turns out to be nothing more than gold plated base metal. The site will then give you an address to send your gold to and advise you to send it via registered mail or use a carrier such as FedEx or UPS so that you have proof that it was delivered.

Before you send your gold in for appraisal, you should take the time to see what the current going rate is for gold on the open market. While you are not going to get anywhere near this amount, you also need to make sure that you are not going to get ripped off selling your scrap gold online. A high quality buyer is also going to tell you not only what the going market rate is for gold, but what his current rates for buying scrap gold are.

At this point you can send your scrap gold in for an appraisal. Once received the buyer will take a good look at the pieces you have sent in, verify the true karat weight of the gold and then contact you with an offer. You are under no obligation to accept their offer unless you decide that the amount offered is fair, although you may have to pay for return postage is you do not. If you accept the offer, the money can either be deposited electronically into your bank account or mailed to you as a check.

If you find yourself in need of a little extra cash and have some old jewelry or scrap gold lying around, visit The Gold Clerk and let us show you how to get the most money for it. We buy gold, platinum and sterling silver no matter where it was made or what condition it is in. We also buy diamonds of 1/2 carat or larger. Get the money you need now without having to take out a loan.