Are You Sitting on Sellable Gold?
Check yourself
A short set of questions about what you have, how long you have had it, what prompts the thought of selling and what worries you about it. The answers show where you stand, from just curious to ready to find out. It is a way to organize your own thinking before any other step.
Key points
- It asks what you think you might have, so the rest of the questions start from your own description.
- It asks whether any piece carries a stamp or mark, which shows how easily an item can be identified.
- It asks how long the items have been sitting, how they were acquired and whether anyone has tested or appraised them.
- It asks what prompts you to think about selling and, where an estate is involved, what your part in it is.
- It asks what worries you most about selling, whether trust, price, hassle, sentiment or safety, so you can name the main concern.
- The result describes where you stand, from just curious to ready to find out, and it does not tell you to sell.
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