Not Every Day is Golden, But It Is What It Is

Today I went out on a limb and did something that I don't allot time to doing. I spent time with myself. I did this while the sun was shining and into the darkness of my very special room.

I reflected on different parts of my life and tried to decide how much I have changed over the years. The funny thing is I am still the person I was 20 years ago. I have the same basic principles, I have the same beliefs, and I will stand behind any of all of those at any given time. It was surprising and equally satisfying. How can you have gone through as much as I and still believe in the same things. It is truly a mystery. The three rules I instill in my son are: don't lie, don't cheat and don't steal. I have lived by those for quite a while now and honestly I can go to sleep each and every night and be happy with myself.

It's not so bad living a simple life.

Sleep sweet,

Michelle Perkins

One Short

Today is an exciting day for Gold Does Good and its Golden Girls. We can now buy silver, silver ware and platinum. Gather your friends and have them bring their gold and silver. Hostesses, you will need to call me for details. Another wave is rolling in, so let's ride it together!! Give me a call 531-0515.

Here is a story for you. Like many parties, sometimes friends will bring the gold of other friends who could not make it to the party. I was handed a ziplock bag with gold of a friend. As I was sorting the gold, their were some oval pieces of gold that I had not ever seen but decided I would concentrate first on the obvious. Once everything else had been tested, I'm back to my ovals. I asked the friend if she knew what the ovals were. Much to my surprise, it was 14k fingernails. Yea, you read that right. The friend wanted a quote on those separately. Absolutely no problem. I tested and weighed. She called her friend to see if she wanted to sell the nails. There was no hesitation with the necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc. There must have been some special memories tied to those nails because she did not want to give them up. The irony was that she only had nine. She was missing one. Wrote a check for everything but the nails. I didn't even know you could have nails made from gold. Maybe she needs to look under her bed!!

Have a wonderful week and give me a call if you want to have a gold and silver party.

Michelle Perkins

It's in the Bag

So I started subscribing to the local newspaper again. The only reason I stopped is because they were giving new subscribers a better rate than I was paying and I had been a customer for 20 years. So my degree is in Journalism and all of those news writing and reporting classes got me addicted to the newspaper. So the Sunday paper arrives and the K-Mart insert catches my eye. On the front page for all to see is 75% off of 14k jewelry. That is just too much for a Golden Girl to resist.

Of course I head to K-Mart with new batteries in my scale, loop, magnet and acid tester loaded in my Real Deal Brazil bag. I am ready to personally buy all the 75% off jewelry they can find. I peruse the jewelry counter until I get the attention of someone who can actually let me get my hands on that stuff. I asked to see a few pieces and then ask can I get my scale out to weigh it. Assuming it is truly 14k gold, I put it on the scale. I knew it felt very light. Oh yeah, I have a calculator on me too. Oh the disappointment I felt. Even at 75% off, the price they were asking for that stuff was crazy. There was obviously a mark up before a mark down.

With what did I leave K-Mart? I left with my scale, loop, magnet and acid tester. You can't sucker a Golden Girl!!

Michelle Perkins

More Than Dust Bunnies Under Your Bed

Okay, Okay. I'll tell a story. I recently had the pleasure of buying gold from a quite handsome, recent college graduate. Trying very hard to concentrate on the job at had, I noticed that it was an odd collection of gold. The main pieces were obviously his, but there were two mismatched earrings that I could never see a guy wearing. I'm always asking clients where they got their gold. So I asked him, "Where did the earrings come from?" He laughed a bit and said he found them under his bed. I laughed a little bit and said "I can understand!"

Have a fabulous evening and check under your bed for something besides dust bunnies. Hope to see you soon!!

Michelle Perkins

Finally Getting Started

I am obviously no longer blogging as Greenville NC Realtor. I am going to start blogging about what I experience as a gold buyer. Sometimes I may just go with whatever is on my mind that day - which you know can me most anything.

I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Hope to post pictures soon.

Have a great day,

Michelle Perkins
Golden Girl