Do you have gold, silver or platinum items that you would like to recycle?

If you do, chances are you are thinking of taking them to a precious metal refinery near you. You might also be thinking of calling us, Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners at 800-426-2344, to speak with our precious metal experts. We firmly believe that speaking with us is your most important first step in the process of turning your precious metals into cash.

Lots of self-proclaimed experts in the world of precious metals are saying negative things about pawnshops these days. But the fact is, many pawn shops are run by honest people. Although there are stories about people being treated poorly by pawn shops, they can be good places to sell certain items under certain circumstances. For example, they offer a chance to get short-term loans against the value of possessions that you probably aren’t in love with anyway. Although you could stand to lose those items, who else is going to give you a quick way to generate cash from them? Really nobody.

Have you ever been to a pawnshop? If you have, chances are you have been surprised to see that a pawnshop looks just like any other store. There are display cases, counters, cash registers, and other familiar fixtures. Chances are you were greeted by a polite individual who treated you respectfully, and who was happy to discuss the details of your transaction.

Only a few years ago, it was easy for crooks to sell items they had stolen – silverware, jewelry, firearms, what have you. They just drove to a pawnshop located some distance from where the crime had occurred and sold what they had stolen. The situation was bad for everyone…All that is now changing, thanks to new online databases of stolen goods