We received this report on Thursday -
2 male Hispanics were just in my store trying to sell 4 yellow rings that are marked 14k but are not real gold. When I refused to buy he got in my face and accused me of being racist. He became very loud while there were other customers I the store. They called us about 5 minutes before coming in. They asked if we buy gold. One is very fat and the other is medium build.
In the Naperville, Illinois area there is a group of six (now five; one was just caught) men from Lithuania (all have accents) that are passing bad checks. The one that came in our store had a State I.D. (not driver’s license). We didn’t take his check, but we were suspicious and called the police after the fact, and as it turned out, they were looking for him. They caught him about two hours later, but there are five more out there.
On 6-11-09 Brady Jewelers in Harvard Ill was robbed of a large amount of Landstroms Black Hills Gold, wedding sets and other high priced jewelery. This happened around 3:30pm.
This information has been provided by the Chicago Jewelers Association.
3 Hispanic males have been going around to jewelry shops in Chicago’s northwest side, and northwest suburbs passing off fake gold! They have fake gold chains that are stamped 14K, and come into the store near closing time, so as to rush the employee into not examining the gold.
TEST YOUR GOLD BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO TAKE IT
Are Gold buyers coming in from the outside impacting your business
I thought I would get this blog started with a current topic. It seems alot of Jewelers are buying gold and stones OTC. Am I right or is it just my perception?
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IJA has moved their headquarters to Peoria. We have contracted the services of Paul Sullivan to direct the management of the organization.
The first change you probably noticed was the billing from IJA came directly from Jewelers of America. This simplified and reduced the cost of our billing process.
We are planning a day long symposium in late summer/early fall. The event will be held in Peoria and it will feature general sessions along with breakout sessions. Let us know of any specific topics you’d like for us to include