Remotes Are Piling Up… It’s Time to Cash in

Remotes Are Piling Up… It’s Time to Cash in

Remotes seem to be lying around everywhere, but that doesn’t mean they are worthless junk. They contain small quantities of precious gold that can be profitably recycled by a precious metals refinery like Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners.

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Looking for Gold? Here Are the Scrapped Electronic Devices You Should Buy Today

Looking for Gold? Here Are the Scrapped Electronic Devices You Should Buy Today

Lots of electronic devices are going out of style or being replaced by newer, more advanced models. Just a few weeks ago, the last VCR that will ever be made was boxed up and shipped out. Twenty years ago, hundreds of thousands of VCRs were being made, and now they have gone away. Each of them contained small amounts of gold in their printed circuit boards that a qualified precious metals refiner can extract profitably. 

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Start Your Own Recycling Company and Get Ready to Profit from the Biggest Gold Throw-Away in History

Start Your Own Recycling Company and Get Ready to Profit from the Biggest Gold Throw-Away in History

According to Futuresource Consulting, 30 million new televisions were sold worldwide in calendar year 2015 alone. And according to Pew Research, 64% of Americans now own smartphones, up from 35% in 2011. Those are just two random statistics that tell us that millions of consumers around the world are trading up to more and more sophisticated electronic devices. When they trade up, they usually toss their old stuff – and every item they toss contains a small amount of gold. Do you sense an opportunity there? 

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Can You Accurately Test Gold at Home?

Can You Accurately Test Gold at Home?

Although those kits are useful, they cannot take the place of the thorough testing and analysis that is offered by a qualified gold refinery like Specialty Metals Smelters and Refiners, the parent company of GoldRefiners.com. Acid-testing kits can only determine the gold content of small individual items like rings or earrings. They can’t determine the gold content in materials like these, which we regularly test for our customers

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