Found an item of gold in the street and took it to police lost and found. After the requisite number of days had passed I enquired if it had been claimed....The answer was no, so I exercised my right to ownership.
Took it to Ramsdens to cash it in as scrap. Employee asked me what I wanted to do with it....I explained I wanted to sell for scrap value. She weighed it and offered an amount "Would xx amount be ok?" Seemed to be an offer presented in quite an odd way.
"If that's what the item's worth at scrap value then yes, ok?"
Takes the money, but I noted the reading on the weighing scale as it seemed a bit low compared to what I had expected.
Got home and researched the gold prices......
The cheeky sods had actually paid one third of the actual value! One third of the scrap price as stated on their own advertising!
Didn't go back though, as I had (foolishly) accepted the offer and done the deal..... BUT...... it left a bad taste in my mouth.
They could have been fair and offered the market value as advertised by themselves, but they chose to rip me off.
I will never ever deal with this company again, and I would advise anyone else to avoid!
Reviewed on: 24th October 2020
