On Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:43:21 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"notbob" > wrote in message
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>> On 2009-02-13, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>>
>>> There's an ad on Craig's list for home parties that people are invited
>>> to go and sell their gold. It's amazing some of the things people
>>> dream up.
>>
>> Those home parties are a whole different ballgame. In that approach, the
>> person putting on a party purchases a kit that allows him to asses the
>> actual gold content of the gold jewelry and make valid estimates of the
>> value to party participants. He then collects the gold, and sends it in.
>> The people at the party know who they are giving their gold to and he has
>> the means to provide a valid worth. Then, it's on the guy giving the
>> party
>> to distribute the $$$. These are usually done amongst friends.
>>
>> nb
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>Are they really amongst "friends"? I don't appreciate being invited to a
>"party" only to find out you've invited me over to try to sell me something.
>There used to be Tupperware parties, those kitchen gadget parties,
>Longarberger basket parties. No thanks. Want to get to together and share
>a few laughs? That's a different story. Don't invite me over to buy stuff.

A friend invited me for dinner and started the Amway pitch. I didn't
even stay for dinner and it ended the friendship.

Lou