For now – down. But why? It’s been going up for years…and people constantly come into my store and say “Yeah, but it’ll go back up again…” as if they have some insight that I don’t have… Man, if only I could be as confident…it’ll go back up? When. Tell me when it is and [...]
Gold and Silver Buyer in Houston
A lot of folks are probably wondering if the big gold rush passed them by. The answer is no. Although the government is fond of generating lots of data that indicate that things are improving economically, it’s pretty safe to assume that there’s still a huge gap between where we were before the crash and where [...]
Gold Buying Software to Comply with City of Houston Regulations
The City of Houston City Council recently passed new ordinances requiring the use of specific technologies to aid law enforcement in their efforts to prevent the theft of gold and silver. Or at least that’s what they’re telling us and we’ve got to comply. Whatever. It doesn’t really matter at this point. You’re going to [...]
Physical Gold VS ETFs
Exchange Traded Funds (or ETFs), have become increasingly popular in the last few years. Funds with names like GLD and SLV have begun to allow investors to move into commodities markets – markets into which historically, only the heartiest investors have dared tread. But now by buying an ETF, an investor who buys into a [...]
Successful Fundraising Using Gold
So you want to hold a fundraiser. And of course you want it to be great. And you want it to make lots of money for your organization. So what’s the key? What separates a good fundraiser form a bad fundraiser? And how can you land yours in the former category and not the latter? [...]
How to Figure Out if You Have Real Silver
Lots of folks call Houston Gold Merchants and want to sell their silverware. The first thing we tell them is before you throw everything in your car and schlep it over to the store, let’s make sure it’s the real thing. Silverware has specific markings that show you it’s real. So here are a [...]
The price of gold today
Today is March 13, 2013 and the price of gold is $1592.00 per ounce.
Fundraising Ideas with Gold
If you are looking for ways to raise money for your organization in Houston but you don’t want to sell candles or tote bags, we’ve got a new idea for you. Try using gold!! Gold is one of the most effective ways to raise money for your organization and it’s easy and fun to have [...]
Fundraising With Gold in Houston
Every fund raising event has a similar goal – raise money for an organization and do it in a way that that helps the community. How to achieve both goals is the key to success and as is true of most complex projects, the devil’s in the details. The biggest draw back with using traditional [...]
Selling Gold in Houston? Try this math to figure 14 karat prices…
So you want to sell gold in Houston, but you’re worried about getting the best price? We get that. That’s why we started Houston Gold Merchants. It shouldn’t be a big secret and you shouldn’t have to know someone in the business to get a good deal – like when you buy a car…”Hey, I [...]
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