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January
'Desperate housewives' warned over gold rip-offs
27 January 2010 Irish Independent
'Desperate housewives' tempted to sell their gold jewellery have been warned not to get fooled into parting with it for a fraction of its worth.
Gold-buying firms have mushroomed due to the downturn and the record highs reached by the precious metals on world markets.
But those tempted to part with their old jewellery were warned by the Consumers' Association yesterday to make sure they do not end up being ripped off.
http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/desperate-housewives-warned-over-gold-ripoffs-2033140.html
