The price of gold has gone through the roof. But when friends told me to take my old jewellery to a gold guy in a Collins Street office, I did not expect to walk out with this much cash.
Saturday 18 October 2025
smh.com.au - 2 days ago
It was time for a purge. I had no idea how much those trinkets would be worth


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