"Alan" wrote in message
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Recent day-time TV advert for a pay-day loans offers a quick service. I
would think so with an interest rate of 2356% APR !

and there are ads offering to "buy your gold" that (anecdotally) pay about
10% of actual value.

I really can't understand why someone with some jewellery to sell doesn't
just go into a local jewellers and see what they will pay first.

tim