Best Gold Buyers

QUESTION:
How much would I get at a pawn shop for a ,400 Ring?
Sadly, my marriage is ending in annulment for reasons I wish not to disclose. I no longer wish to keep the ring but do not know the best place to sell it, I have the papers for both the engagement and wedding ring (its saudered). WOuld I be better off at a "gold buyers?" or a pawn shop? What do you think they would give me? I have never pawned anything before.

Thanks for your help

• ANSWER:
  It's hard to say. Really depends how much markup there was on the ring to get to the true value.

  You might try these sites to sell the ring:

  exboyfriendjewelry.com

  diamondbistro.com

  Or, take a look around and see how others are pricing their rings.

  Good luck!

QUESTION:
Best way to Sell off my possessions - jewelry, Louis Vuitton, other items?
I am on the verge of bankruptcy due to a serious gambling problem and shopping addiction. I do not want to file bankruptcy but would rather sell off my possessions. I have licked the gambling problem but now need to pay off lots of credit cards.

I have some Tiffany jewelry, other good jewelry, Louis Vuitton purses & wallets, nic nacs from England, art.

I have sold items to gold buyers but got scammed. I have sold items through Ebay and Craigslist but it's time consuming and trying to deal with some people has been very difficult.

Does any one know a better way to sell my possessions while getting the best price? I need to scale down and pay off as much as possible. I will be living simply from this point on.

Any suggestions?
I have tried pawn shops but they don't work for me.

• ANSWER:
  Pawn shops.

QUESTION:
selling physical gold at a good price?
hi,

what are the most reputable seller and buyers of gold bullion online? from what i have discovered so far, there is a huge difference in the cost you buy it at and the money you get when you sell it, however it could be that I have been looking at the wrong places. Please let me know the best sources to look at that enable easy and good price selling.

Thank You

• ANSWER:
  I think you are finding the fallacy of buying gold bullion. You buy at a premium, and you sell at a discount. You might look at kitco. but I think you've got this problem where ever you buy and/or sell.

QUESTION:
How do you sell jewelry on ebay?
I have this hand made 21k gold bracelet from Israel and the gold buyer said it's worth k. But he recommended that I sell it on ebay instead because it wasn't worth melting that.

So, how do people find out that this gold bracelet is real? Do I just post it on the title and hope for the best or what?

• ANSWER:
  No do not sell it on ebay! Something worth so much you will probably find troubles, sell it to the jewellery store many buy used gold, and they will melt down many little trinkets together not just one at a time, so how can it not be worth it? Plus I never heard of any saying that you would be better off selling this on ebay.

QUESTION:
I want to sell all my billiard equipment as I am going out of business.Where will I get the best results?
Seven Gold Crown Brunswick (9X4) Commercial Billiard Tables with McDuffrin House Cues (28) and seven sets of cueballs. Miscellious other new billiard supplies for sale as well. Would like to sell all to one buyer for a set price. Will sell individually if needed

• ANSWER:
  email me with your location and what you all have, and maybe an asking price

QUESTION:
Which credit card has the bst Buyer Assurance?
Which credit card has the best buyer assurance protection for *basic* membership? (I mean you don't have to be "gold" member to have that protection)

• ANSWER:
  perhaps all similar. better call up and the the publications. no one knows it well unless having had personal experience using the buyer assurance.

QUESTION:
When selling jewellery should you clean it first?
Am about to sell some 1950's rhinestone and diamante jewellery. Also a couple of watches, silver and gold.
Some of the pieces, especially the silver, are tarnished.
Should I clean it all up first or is this best left to the experts/buyers, who know what they want?

• ANSWER:
  I'd leave it unless they look really bad.
  You should definitely clean piercing jewellery, like earrings, for hygene reasons, but if it's just worn jewellery like braceletes and necklaces etc, you don't really need to.

QUESTION:
How do I determine at what weight my gold jewelry would be paid at?
I know the weight. I have a very heavy gold chain and bracelet- together they weigh 2.5 oz, or 72 grams.
I know that currently gold is at about 1K per ounce, but obviously, I am not getting ,500?
They are estate pieces that would currently sell for much more than that in a jewelry store, if you could even find anything that heavy.

After some research on-line I see that unbroken or nice items like mine are often purchased by places like estate.com BUT..

What I want to know is how they determine the actual weight at which they pay since it is 14K gold not pure 24 KT gold. ehow.com has an article that just says to weigh it yourself, which I did as I have a digital scale, but they don't explain how to know you aren't getting ripped off or how they buyer determines how much gold is in your 2.5 ounces of 14KT gold. They say 14KT gold is something like 58% pure gold and the rest some sort of alloy for strength. So, do they take 42% off the weight to determine ounces they will pay at, or the actual weight of the gold item/ chains.

What would my 2.5 ounces of gold be worth if sold and best way to sell?

• ANSWER:
  You know, that price in the newspaper is for gold futures.
  That's the price one pays for taking delivery on a quantity like maybe 100 ounces (I'm sure some futures trader could give you exact figures) but anyway, nobody, not even jewelers can buy fresh gold for spot prices.

  Your jewelry isn't "fresh". It's been alloyed and God only knows how many times.

  Your 17 grams equals 10.93 dwt (pennyweights).
  Gold is measured by professionals by the Troy ounce.
  14k gold is 58.3% gold
  So you have 6.37 dwt of fine (24k) gold after refining.

  There are 20 dwt's in an ounce so your gold, at today's spot price is worth
  3.12

  It's doubtful anyone will offer you that much for your gold.
  You'd do well to get 75% of spot (2.34)

  Of course if your piece is nice you might find a jeweler willing to take it on consignment and sell it for you. That often takes quite a long time though...

QUESTION:
Where can I sell a brand new unwanted APELLA Gold Watch?
I had a brand new unwanted gift - APPELLA's Slimmest Gold Watch and would like to know where is the best place I could sell it off. Besides, I also have MONTBLANC's Star Walker Double Ball Point pens, Meisterstuck Wallets 6cc, & Business Card Holders need to seek for buyers also.

Any suggestions, pls???
The slimmest gold watch in the world in its category is crafted entirely in 18 carat gold and bears the following specifications: Slimmest Swiss movement height 0.98mm; slimmest case with a thickness of 3.35mm; and has high quality genuine leather strap. Certified by the Swiss Central Office for Precious Metal Control.

• ANSWER:
  Ebay! You can open your own account: FREE! and if you ever needed any help setting it up , I could call and talk you through it...I am very good at teaching others how to use their computer or programs.
  Hope this helps...I am logged into Yahoo IM as cskinardly if you want to chat some more about this.

QUESTION:
where can I find the buyers of Pandora glass beads?
I am searching the potiencial buyers of Pandora style beads. Who can give me some good idea or useful website for wholesalers of glass beads.
We are supplier of handmade Lampwork glass beads in China.

Here is our website: www.wendybeads.com

Our main products are: colored painted beads, Gold plated and silver core beads, white brass silver plated core beads, sterling silver charms, etc. All beads fits Pandora, Troll, Biagi, Murano & Chamilia bracelets. We also supply chain, bracelet, necklaces, earrings etc.

I hope to find the wholesalers list of pandora beads

Thank you

Best regards,

Wendy
Tianjin Wuqing Ruijing Juanhua Factory
email: wendychu1983@gmail.com
msn: wendychu1983@hotmail.com

• ANSWER:
  if you're looking for bulk, you can try firemountaingems.com they usually specialize in bulk beads. if not you can also try etsy.com (lots of independent jewellery designers there).

QUESTION:
I can't determine weather the price of gold will rise or fall for my practice spread betting account? Plz help?
I am 18 and I am just learning how to spread bet with my basic understanding of technical analysis in line-dot charts and candlestick charts. I am a strong believer in the saying "the trend is your friend", and I placed a bet on the price of gold would fall based on the fact that the trend had went up all year so far and in the coming months and weeks, days, hours, minutes etc, and it took a turn at some point a few days ago and had been going down for hours during the day mostly. I bought at 1,114.5, it rose to 1,115 and I can't tell wether the price of gold is going to continue to rise or fall (hopefully fall!).

What I do know however is that where it stopped trading at the end of this weeks trading, I could tell that on a candlestick chart of gold, there was a spinning top within a 2-hour timescale chart which suggests to me that there is an indicision between buyers and sellers and thats where I'm not sure of where the trend is due to head.

Will it rise or fall from its current price of 1,115. Please give me a good resonable, easy to understand answer to earn maximum star best answer.

P.S. Sorry its too long of question.

• ANSWER:
  i agree with john here - you can either trade using a long term scenario (months) or short-term (hours/days); you can trade both and you can't use the analysis from your short term technical movements to affect decisions on a long term scale.

  I sold my gold and silver two weeks ago anticipating an oil led retreat. The market is returning to equities, and gold has been too hyped up to go any further. The apocalypse which many predicted is not coming and the markets are showing signs that a recovery is on the horizon.

QUESTION:
What is the best puppy food you recommend?What questions to ask potential customers?
Hi,
I am having my (probably) last litter of purebred puppies soon.I love raising them and finding them great homes but its alot of work,money,and I am having a harder time trusting buyers.Plus not to mention all the dogs and puppies without a home.I feed my dogs holistic food but I need something that people can find easy,puppies love the taste of,prefer no corn/wheat,and people are willing to pay for.Unfortunately the average person will not yet buy holistic food but I want to keep them far away from grocery store food.I will feed a little Merrick canned food also.I was thinking Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lovers Soul, Blue Buffalo,Solid Gold, and so on but I wanted more opinions.Also I have a very strict contract.I want any puppy back if the new owner gets rid of them,must be kept inside,must maintain veterinarian care,and the list goes on.What else can I ask people?I want the very best for all my dogs(fosters)/puppies.Thank you.

• ANSWER:
  evo or california natural are really good foods. ask if they have small children, fenced yard, how demanding their jobs are and if they have TIME for a dog. any other dogs in the household?

QUESTION:
Many people say prospecting makes u gold in WoW(no adamantite to buy or no buyer),primal might too slow,etc...
What is the best way to make wow gold lazy man style...and don't tell me to buy from site's

• ANSWER:
  I don't think there is any other ways to make wow gold without farming. For example, if you want to have an epic flying mount you HAVE TO farm for that money (for items or materials). Since i know nobody who gives money to people in wow, i think you have to earn your own

QUESTION:
how to trade the gold on runescape.?
i got a way to transfer runescape gold,i can trade 5M in one hour.anyone have interest or wanna trade the gold plz add my MSN :runescape2golds@gmail.com .i can prove it works.
key words:
-Bounty Hunter
-Grand Exchange
-Party Room
-Iron bars
-Iron letern frames
-Vial running
-Eye of newt

Guide A: Works but is very slow to transfer large amounts at one time.
Guide B: Would work the best but requires members
Guide C: Requires members and the buyer to have done a particular quest
Guide D: Works but requires the seller to have a certain skill level, patience, and A lot of GP on both accounts.

• ANSWER:
  I know a way that work faster and better and safer than that. I only take less than 2 minutes. First find a safe place where nobody go around it. If you bring 5 mil gps with you. Drop it in that safe place. If you trade that to your friend, tell your friend to wait right there for 30 seconds and the money will appear and there you go, your friend has it. If you trade it to your other character, do the same thing, but you have to do log in and log out for 4 or 5 times . But it must be happen in a same world.

QUESTION:
how to trade runescape gold in the game.?
i got some way to transfer runescape gold i can trade 5M in one hour.anyone have interest or wanna trade the gold plz add my MSN :runescape2golds@gmail.com .i can prove it works.it contains these keywords(Grand Exchange,Party Room,Iron bars,Iron letern frames,Vial running,Eye of newt)
Guide A: Works but is very slow to transfer large amounts at one time.
Guide B: Would work the best but requires members
Guide C: Requires members and the buyer to have done a particular quest
Guide D: Works but requires the seller to have a certain skill level, patience, and A lot of GP on both accounts.
Bonus: Some may know about this already but it helps.

• ANSWER:
  You are a scammer and hopefully no one wants to try to be scammed by you !

QUESTION:
How to trade runescape gold after the update ?
i got a way to transfer runescape gold,grand exchange is used, i can trade 5M in one hour.anyone have interest or wanna trade the gold plz add my MSN :runescape2golds@gmail.com .i can prove it works.

-Bounty Hunter
-Grand Exchange
-Party Room
-Iron bars
-Iron letern frames
-Vial running
-Eye of newt

Guide A: Works but is very slow to transfer large amounts at one time.
Guide B: Would work the best but requires members
Guide C: Requires members and the buyer to have done a particular quest
Guide D: Works but requires the seller to have a certain skill level, patience, and A lot of GP on both accounts.
Bonus: Some may know about this already but it helps.

• ANSWER:
  And so your question is...

QUESTION:
one way to trade runescape gold?
i got a way to transfer runescape gold,grand exchange is used, i can trade 5M in one hour.anyone have interest or wanna trade the gold plz add my MSN :runescape2golds@gmail.com .i can prove it works.

-Bounty Hunter
-Grand Exchange
-Party Room
-Iron bars
-Iron letern frames
-Vial running
-Eye of newt

Guide A: Works but is very slow to transfer large amounts at one time.
Guide B: Would work the best but requires members
Guide C: Requires members and the buyer to have done a particular quest
Guide D: Works but requires the seller to have a certain skill level, patience, and A lot of GP on both accounts.
Bonus: Some may know about this already but it helps.

• ANSWER:
  no you cant sorry
  -c

QUESTION:
a new way to trade runescape gold.?
i got a way to transfer runescape gold,grand exchange is used, i can trade 5M in one hour.anyone have interest or wanna trade the gold plz add my MSN :runescape2golds@gmail.com .i can prove it works.

-Bounty Hunter
-Grand Exchange
-Party Room
-Iron bars
-Iron letern frames
-Vial running
-Eye of newt

Guide A: Works but is very slow to transfer large amounts at one time.
Guide B: Would work the best but requires members
Guide C: Requires members and the buyer to have done a particular quest
Guide D: Works but requires the seller to have a certain skill level, patience, and A lot of GP on both accounts.
Bonus: Some may know about this already but it helps.

• ANSWER:
  Its called bank slips dumb shit

QUESTION:
oil investors or buyers?
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Which improvise the following concept,
1:Allocation of oil Blocks
2:Sours and Delivers crude oils on vessels to the tune of thousands of metrics tons
3:Maintenance services on vessels and flow stations
4:General consultancy in oil and Gas.

Service delivery is our watch world, for we are oblige to render you the best in oil and gas deliveries.

For further information:
you can reach us through the MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, MINES, POWER AND STEEL. or our corporate Affairs office, for inquiries you can reach us via email on

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or the operation manager

• ANSWER:
  What exactly is your question?

QUESTION:
What is the best way to buy a ring?
I'm going to be proposing to my girlfriend of two years in about six months (her birthday). I want to pay cash for the ring, not go in debt. My budget starts at 00 but I would spend up to about 00. I am open to purchasing online. I just want to be able to get the most out of my budget. Like anyone else I want the best deal for what I'm working with. I'm looking at solitaires, no yellow gold she hates it. Any suggestions? I don't know how ring buying works. I don't know if prices are very negotiable and I'm not an extremely educated buyer. I'll take all the advice you can give.

• ANSWER:
  http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/ring/ring.html
  http://jewelry.about.com/od/engagementrings/ss/buying_advice.htm
  http://www.ehow.com/how_3536_buy-engagement-ring.html

  Do your research and know what you are talking about.
  Go to a jeweler and find three rings you can afford.
  Take your soon to be bride out for a very nice lunch and then ask her to marry you.
  She can then choose from the three rings you have chosen.

  With your budget, You can safely find a .50-.75 diamond ring that she will love.
  You need to look at not only the diamond but the setting. You also need a wedding band to go with the ring.
  Have fun shopping and learning.
  Princess cut and round diamonds are in style .

  http://www.zales.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3968174
  http://www.kay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product1%7C10101%7C10001%7C-1%7C940194119%7C15055%7C15055.15090.15428.15503
  http://www.kay.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10101&catalogId=10001&productId=940172900&topCatId=15051&bcCatIds=15051.15057.15107
  http://www.jewelocean.com/product_details.php?prod_id=984&has_viewed=1
  http://www.jewelocean.com/product_details.php?prod_id=1065&has_viewed=1

QUESTION:
selling old jewellary in the uk?
hi when my mother died a couple of years ago, she left about 8 rings, they are just sitting there doing nothing my kids don't want them, what is the best way to sell them, to get the best price, ive looked at the online buyers but they just pay for the scrap gold, what happens to the stones

• ANSWER:
  how sad that your children don't want a reminder of their nan, could you not save them for grandchildren?

  I do know that the price of gold is quite good at the moment, so if you go to a decent jewellers who deals with second hand goods (most towns have them) they'll be the best place to go to. Whatever you do, don't send them off to anyone with the promise of a cheque arriving after.

QUESTION:
21, Fist time stock buyer, Advice from a Help from already succesful traders?
im a 21 year old male wanting to invest in the stock market for a long term purpose, no rush should i buy into companys like ebay, cosco, gold, while the price is low then sit back for the next 2 years collect and then do more long term and day trading with the money?
*First time investor
*looking for the best route
*maybe putting about 2,000 into it

ANY ADVICE WOULD HELP

• ANSWER:
  Your first option should be to fund fully a retirement account. If you do this, and you have extra cash, then one of the best things you can do is open a DRIP Plan.

  These powerful investment plans are seldom talked about because brokers make very little money when they suggest them. Yet, they have proven to be one of the best, if not the best, long-term strategy on Wall Street.

  They are perfect for small investors, as well as big investors. They are safe and allow you to not care about whether the market is going up or down. They are a must for any serious investor.

  I strongly recommend looking into it. They are great plans.

QUESTION:
Economics help pleaseeee?
Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

When making a choice, we give up costs, and we gain

demand.

money.

opportunity.

benefits.

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

When you gave your friend a bill for an ipod, you used money as a

standard.

store of value.

medium of exchange.

measure of value.

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Currency is

an adjective for current economic news.

stocks and bonds.

paper bills and coins.

government-issued bank checks.

Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Equilibrium price is the

point where supply and demand meet.

average price for all brands of the same product.

price the government sets for a product.

price charged for products of equal quality.

Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Economics is best defined as a study of the

properties of money.

ways people obtain their wants with limited resources.

ways businesses and government operates.

best ways to increase the profits of a company.

Question 9 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Traditional economies are based on

currency.

money.

barter.

gold.

Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

You have to choose between playing a team sport or taking music lessons because the practices overlap. This choice exemplifies that

music lessons are scarce.

sports teams are scarce.

time is scarce.

demand is scarce.

Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

An mp3 download costs and a CD costs . If your allowance is and you choose to purchase a CD, your opportunity cost is

one mp3 download.

ten mp3 downloads.

one CD.

ten CDs.

Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

You choose to complete your homework rather than watch television so that you can earn a good grade. You made the choice with the lowest

opportunity cost.

demand.

scarcity.

benefit.

Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Counterfeit activity

lowers people’s acceptance of currency.

destroys currency in circulation.

leads to currency being taken out of circulation.

increases overall demand for legal currency.

Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which of the following exemplifies money in U.S. society?

credit cards

gold bars

coffee beans

Canadian coins

Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

What would cause the overall demand for books to increase?

an increase in the price of books

fires that destroy the paper factories

a decrease in the price of book binding glue

a celebrity commercial encouraging reading

Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

When “bell-bottom” pants became fashionable in the 1970s, the demand curve for bell-bottoms

shifted to the left.

shifted to the right.

stayed the same.

became equal to zero.

Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

When price increases, quantity supplied

stays the same.

decreases.

increases.

becomes zero.

Question 18 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which of the following best describes the concept of “equilibrium price"?

Sellers are happy with the price, but buyers are unhappy with the quantity.

Sellers are unhappy with the price, but buyers are happy with the quantity.

Both sellers and buyers are unhappy with the price and quantity.

Both sellers and buyers are happy with the price and quantity.

Question 19 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Your friend wanted a cell phone and an mp3 player for birthday gifts. When his mom said he could only have one, he chose the cell phone. His opportunity cost is the

the enjoyment of having a cell phone.

price of the cell phone.

the enjoyment of having a mp3 player.

price of the mp3 player.

Question 20 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which situation best illustrates the basic economic questions?

You start your own web design company and sell your services to local businesses.

You start your own web design company for fun, making sites for your friends.

You pay a web design company to make a site for you.

You start a web design company using your own equipment and serve local businesses.

• ANSWER:
  Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  When making a choice, we give up costs, and we gain
  benefits.

  Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  When you gave your friend a bill for an ipod, you used money as a
  medium of exchange.

  Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  Currency is
  paper bills and coins.

  Question 7 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  Equilibrium price is the
  point where supply and demand meet.

  Question 8 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  Economics is best defined as a study of the
  ways people obtain their wants with limited resources.

  Question 10 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  You have to choose between playing a team sport or taking music lessons because the practices overlap. This choice exemplifies that
  time is scarce.

  Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  An mp3 download costs and a CD costs . If your allowance is and you choose to purchase a CD, your opportunity cost is
  ten mp3 downloads.

  Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  You choose to complete your homework rather than watch television so that you can earn a good grade. You made the choice with the lowest
  opportunity cost.

  Question 15 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  What would cause the overall demand for books to increase?
  a celebrity commercial encouraging reading

  Question 16 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  When “bell-bottom” pants became fashionable in the 1970s, the demand curve for bell-bottoms
  shifted to the right.

  Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  When price increases, quantity supplied
  increases

  Question 18 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  Which of the following best describes the concept of “equilibrium price"?
  Both sellers and buyers are happy with the price and quantity.

  Question 19 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

  Your friend wanted a cell phone and an mp3 player for birthday gifts. When his mom said he could only have one, he chose the cell phone. His opportunity cost is the
  the enjoyment of having a mp3 player.

QUESTION:
Economics help please!!!!!?
Which may occur as a result of a decrease in the price of laptop computers?

increase in demand

increase in quantity demanded

decrease in demand

decrease in quantity demanded

Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

An increase in demand causes the demand curve to

shift to the left.

shift to the right.

increase its slope.

decrease its slope.

Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which of the following best describes the concept of “equilibrium price"?

Sellers are happy with the price, but buyers are unhappy with the quantity.

Sellers are unhappy with the price, but buyers are happy with the quantity.

Both sellers and buyers are unhappy with the price and quantity.

Both sellers and buyers are happy with the price and quantity.

Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Looking from left to right on a graph, the slope of supply

curves upward.

curves downward.

remains horizontal.

is equal to zero.

Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Your friend wanted a cell phone and an mp3 player for birthday gifts. When his mom said he could only have one, he chose the cell phone. His opportunity cost is the

the enjoyment of having a cell phone.

price of the cell phone.

the enjoyment of having a mp3 player.

price of the mp3 player.

Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which situation best illustrates all three of the basic economic questions?

You start your own web design company and sell your services to local businesses.

You start your own web design company for fun, making sites for your friends.

You pay a web design company to make a site for you.

You start a web design company using your own equipment and serve local businesses.
United States paper money is “backed” by

the gold standard.

government stores of valuables.

guarantees of foreign investors.

public and government acceptance.

Question 11 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Counterfeit activity

lowers people’s acceptance of currency.

destroys currency in circulation.

leads to currency being taken out of circulation.

increases overall demand for legal currency.

Question 12 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Producing a new variety of squash is an example of

where to produce.

for whom to produce.

what to produce.

how to produce.

Question 13 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which question is addressed by the creation of new technology to assemble skateboards?

how to produce

what to produce

where to produce

for whom to produce

Question 14 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

There is a shortage of gasoline at per gallon. The equilibrium price for gasoline is

per gallon.

less than per gallon.

more than per gallon.

not calculable.

A synonym for scarcity is

abundance.

rarity.

fright.

reduction.

Question 17 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

You have to choose between playing a team sport or taking music lessons because the practices overlap. This choice exemplifies that

music lessons are scarce.

sports teams are scarce.

time is scarce.

demand is scarce.

Question 18 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

You choose to complete your homework rather than watch television so that you can earn a good grade. You made the choice with the lowest

opportunity cost.

demand.

scarcity.

benefit.

Question 19 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Which of the following is an example of currency?

U.S. Savings Bonds

stock market dividends

0 bills

money orders

Question 20 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

Counterfeiting is

creating a fake version of something valuable.

countering with a new offer in negotiations.

when the government makes a law about money.

purchasing stolen goods.

Question 21 (Multiple Choice Worth 4 points)

When making a choice, we give up costs, and we gain

demand.

money.

opportunity.

benefits.

• ANSWER:
  1. increase in quantity demanded
  2. shift right
  3. both sellers and buyers are happy with price + quality
  4. Curves upward
  5 enjoyment of mp3 player
  6. pay someone to start website
  7. backe by public + government acceptance
  11. lowers peoples acceptance of money
  12. what to produce
  13 how to produce
  14 more than per gallon
  17 time is scarce
  18 opportunity cost
  19 0
  20 creating gake version of something valuable
  21 Benifits

  It would help if you only put 2 or 3 problems per question

QUESTION:
I have a couple of Economics questions?
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

__ __1.Minerals, animals, water and forests are all considered to be the resource known as
a.capital
b.entrepreneurship
c.labor
d.land
e.none of the above

_ ___2.The absence of value judgments is the essence of
a.normative economics.
b.positive economics.
c.microeconomics.
d.macroeconomics.

__ __3.Something that provides disutility is called a
a.good.
b.want.
c.need.
d.bad.
e.none of the above

_ ___4.Variable X rises as a result of variable Y rising. Variables X and Y are
a.inversely related.
b.directly related.
c.independent of each other.
d.smoothly related.
e.none of the above

_ ___5.For children between the ages of 2 years old and 13 years old, height and weight are usually
a.independent of each other.
b.directly related.
c.inversely related.
d.smoothly related.
e.none of the above

e.none of the above

____6.On a supply-and-demand diagram, equilibrium is found
a.where the supply curve intercepts the vertical axis.
b.where the demand curve intercepts the horizontal axis.
c.where the demand and supply curves intersect.
d.at every point on either curve

__ __7.Jake is an excellent barber. However, all customers who come to him for a haircut must buy a bottle of shampoo. This type of arrangement is known as
a.a tie-in sale.
b.a sweetheart deal.
c.an exclusive contract.
d.a cross subsidy.

__ __8.Buyers prefer lower prices to higher prices
a.always.
b.never.
c.rarely.
d.ceteris paribus.

_ ___9.Which of the following pairs of goods would be most likely to be substitutes?
a.pasta and pasta sauce
b.butter and margarine
c.chips and salsa
d.tires and automobiles
e.all of the above

_ ___10.In the market for good X there are three buyers, Adam, Bill, and Carolyn. Adam buys 3 units of good X at , Bill buys 7 units of good X at , and Carolyn buys 8 units of good X at . A point on the market demand curve consists of the following price-quantity combination:
a., 10
b., 18
c., 15
d., 8
e.none of the above

__ __11.Which economic concept is the reason behind Disneyland’s price scheme involving discounts for multiple-day passes?
a.the law of supply
b.the law of increasing opportunity cost
c.the law of diminishing marginal returns
d.the law of diminishing marginal utility

e.There is not enough information to answer the question.

___ _12.What is the definition of producers’ surplus?
a.price received minus maximum selling price
b.maximum selling price minus price received
c.price received minus minimum selling price
d.highest price minus lowest price
e.none of the above

__ __13.Which of the following would be most unlikely to be sold for the same price, regardless of location?
a.gold
b.silver
c.platinum
d.real estate
e.a, b and c

__ __14.If there is a shortage of parking spaces on campus, economists would argue that it is because
a.there are not enough spaces.
b.the price of the spaces is below equilibrium.
c.the price of the spaces is above equilibrium.
d.a and b

___ _15.Residents of cities with a reputation for good weather, ceteris paribus,
a.pay a higher price for housing because the demand for housing is higher.
b.pay a higher price for housing because the supply of housing is higher.
c.pay a higher price for housing because the supply and demand for housing is higher.
d.pay the same for housing as they would in cities with a reputation for bad weather.

__ __16.When the price of cigarettes decreases by 6 percent, the quantity demanded increases by 2 percent. The absolute value of the coefficient of price elasticity of demand for cigarettes is
a.0.1.
b.0.2.
c.0.33.
d.3.0.
e.2.5.

__ __17.If a 5 percent reduction in the price of a commodity results in a 3 percent increase in the quantity demanded, demand is said to be
a.perfectly elastic.
b.elastic.
c.unit elastic.
d.inelastic.
e.perfectly inelastic.

_ __18.For a straight-line, downward-sloping demand curve, price elasticity of demand
a.increases as we move down and along the curve from higher to lower prices.
b.decreases as we move down and along the curve from higher to lower prices.
c.remains constant along the entire demand curve.
d.a or b depending on the actual slope of the demand curve

_ __19.If total revenue does not change as a result of a rise in price, it follows that demand is
a.perfectly elastic.
b.perfectly inelastic.
c.unit elastic.
d.inelastic.
e.elastic.

____

__ __20.Price elasticity of supply is greater than 1, which means that the percentage change in quantity supplied is
a.less than the percentage change in price.
b.greater than the absolute change in price.

• ANSWER:
  1.a
  do your own homework =]

QUESTION:
What kind of strategy would this company be applying?
I am doing an assignment about a company called Cash Connections. It is a company that basically purchases your gold and gives you money in return. They also offer services such as western union, bank transfers, etc. www.cashconnections.org

This is the question I have to answer:

What is Cash Connections strategy? Which of the five generic strategies discussed in Chapter 5 most closely fits the competitive approach that Cash Connections is taking?

I have to apply one of these generic strategies:

1- Best Cost Provider Strategy: -Make an upscale product at a low cost.
2- Focused (Niche Market) Strategy. Concentrate on narrow piece of market.
3- Focused (Low-Cost) Strategy. Offering a lower price than competitors.
4- Focused Differentiation Strategy: - Targets upscale buyers who want world class attributes (eg Rolex, Rolls Royce)

I was guessing it would be number one or two.

• ANSWER:
  I think that number 2 is the best choice./

QUESTION:
how to break runescape unbalanced trades ?
i got some ways to transfer runescape gold,grand exchange is used, i can trade 5M in one hour.anyone have interest or wanna trade the gold plz add my MSN: runescape2golds@gmail.com .i can prove it works.
it contains these key words:
-Bounty Hunter
-Grand Exchange
-Party Room
-Iron bars
-Iron letern frames
-Vial running
-Eye of newt

Guide A: Works but is very slow to transfer large amounts at one time.
Guide B: Would work the best but requires members
Guide C: Requires members and the buyer to have done a particular quest
Guide D: Works but requires the seller to have a certain skill level, patience, and A lot of GP on both accounts.
Bonus: Some may know about this already but it helps.

• ANSWER:
  thats all gobbledegook to me.

QUESTION:
In this poem, where was Natasha for the three days she was gone?
For three days Natasha
The merchant’s daughter,
Was missing. The third night,
She ran in, distraught.
Her father and mother
Plied her with questions.
She did not hear them,
She could hardly breathe.

Stricken with foreboding
They pleaded, got angry,
But still she was silent;
At last they gave up.
Natasha’s cheeks regained
Their rosy colour,
And cheerfully again
She sat with her sisters.

Once at the shingle-gate
She sat with her friends
-And a swift troika
Flashed by before them;
A handsome young man
Stood driving the horses;
Snow and mud went flying,
Splashing the girls.

He gazed as he flew past,
And Natasha gazed.
He flew on. Natasha froze.
Headlong she ran home.
‘It was he! It was he!’
She cried. ‘I know it!’
I recognized him! Papa,
Mama, save me from him!’

Full of grief and fear,
They shake their heads, sighing.
Her father says: ‘My child,
Tell me everything.
If someone has harmed you,
Tell us … even a hint.’
She weeps again and
Her lips remain sealed.

The next morning, the old
Matchmaking woman
Unexpectedly calls and
Sings the girl’s praises;
Says to the father; ‘You
Have the goods and I
A buyer for them:
A handsome young man.

‘He bows to no one,
He lives like a lord
With no debts nor worries;
He’s rich and he’s generous,
Says he will give his bride,
On their wedding-day,
A fox-fur coat, a pearl,
Gold rings, brocaded dresses.

‘Yesterday, out driving,
He saw your Natasha;
Shall we shake hands
And get her to church?’
The woman starts to eat
A [pie, and talks in riddles,
While the poor girl
Does not know where to look.

‘Agreed,’ says her father;
‘Go in happiness
To the altar, Natasha;
It’s dull for you here;
A swallow should not spend
All its time singing,
It’s time for you to build
A nest for your children.’

Natasha leaned against
The wall and tried
To speak – but found herself
Sobbing; she was shuddering
And laughing. The matchmaker
Poured out a cup of water,
Gave her some to drink,
Splashed some in her face.

Her parents are distressed.
Then Natasha recovered,
And calmly she said:
‘Your will be done. Call
My bridegroom to the feast,
Bake loaves for the whole world,
Brew sweet mead and call
The law to the feast.’

‘Of course, Natasha, angel!
You know we’d give our lives
To make you happy!’
They bake and they brew;
The worthy guests come,
The bride is led to the feasat,
Her maids sing and weep;
Then horses and a sledge

With the groom – and all sit.
The glasses ring and clatter,
The toasting-cup is passed
From hand to hand in tumult,
The guests are drunk.

Bridegroom
‘Friends, why is my fair bride
Sad, why is she not
Feasting and serving?’

The bride answers the groom:
‘I will tell you why
As best I can. My soul
Knows no rest, day and night
I weep; an evil dream
Oppresses me.’ Her father
Says: ‘My dear child, tell us
What your dream is.’

‘I dreamed,’ she says, ‘that I
Went into a forest,
It was late and dark;
The moon was faintly
Shining behind a cloud;
I strayed from the path;
Nothing stirred except
The tops of the pine-trees.

‘And suddenly, as if
I was awake, I saw
A hut. I approach the hut
And knock at the door
-Silence. A prayer on my lips
I open the door and enter.
A candle burns. All
Is silver and gold.’

Bridegroom
‘What is bad about that?
It promises wealth.’

Bride
‘Wait, sir, I’ve not finished.
Silently I gazed
On the silver and gold,
The cloths, the rugs, the silks
From Novgorod, and I
Was lost in wonder.

‘Then I heard a shout
And a clatter of hoofs …
Someone has driven up
To the porch. Quickly
I slammed the door and hid
Behind the stove. Now
I hear many voices …
Twelve young men come in,

‘And with them is a girl,
Pure and beautiful.
They’ve taken no notice
Of the ikons, they sit
To the table without
Praying or taking off
Their hats. At the head,
The eldest brother,

At his right, the youngest;
At his left, the girl.
Shouts, laughs, drunken clamour …’

Bridegroom
‘That betokens merriment.’

Bride
‘Wait, sir, I’ve not finished.
The drunken din goes on
And grows louder still.
Only the girl is sad.

‘She sits silent; neither
Eating nor drinking;
But sheds tears in plenty;
The eldest brother
Takes his knife and, whistling,
Sharpens it; seizing her by
The hair he kills her
And cuts off her right hand.’

‘Why,’ says the groom, ‘this
Is nonsense! Believe me,
My love, your dream is not evil.’
She looks him in the eyes.
‘And from whose hand
Does this ring come?’
The bride said. The whole throng
Rose in the silence.

With a clatter the ring
Falls, and rolls along
The floor. The groom blanches,
Trembles. Confusion …
‘Seize him!’ the law commands.
He’s bound, judged, put to death.
Natasha is famous!
Our song at an end.

• ANSWER:
  Was she hiding in that house where the girl was killed and the man whom she was to marry was one of the brothers

QUESTION:
Are you comforted seeing uber-libs beginning to recognize the fallacy of Nancy Pelosi?
and other dems at the levers of power?

Obama's healthcare horror

Heads should roll -- beginning with Nancy Pelosi's!

By Camille Paglia

Aug. 12, 2009 | Buyer's remorse? Not me. At the North American summit in Guadalajara this week, President Obama resumed the role he is best at -- representing the U.S. with dignity and authority abroad. This is why I, for one, voted for Obama and continue to support him. The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take years to repair. Obama has barely begun the crucial mission that he was elected to do.

Having said that, I must confess my dismay bordering on horror at the amateurism of the White House apparatus for domestic policy. When will heads start to roll? I was glad to see the White House counsel booted, as well as Michelle Obama's chief of staff, and hope it's a harbinger of things to come. Except for that wily fox, David Axelrod, who could charm gold threads out of moonbeams, Obama seems to be surrounded by juvenile tinhorns, bumbling mediocrities and crass bully boys.

Case in point: the administration's grotesque mishandling of healthcare reform, one of the most vital issues facing the nation. Ever since Hillary Clinton's megalomaniacal annihilation of our last best chance at reform in 1993 (all of which was suppressed by the mainstream media when she was running for president), Democrats have been longing for that happy day when this issue would once again be front and center.

But who would have thought that the sober, deliberative Barack Obama would have nothing to propose but vague and slippery promises -- or that he would so easily cede the leadership clout of the executive branch to a chaotic, rapacious, solipsistic Congress?

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whom I used to admire for her smooth aplomb under pressure, has clearly gone off the deep end with her bizarre rants about legitimate town-hall protests by American citizens. She is doing grievous damage to the party and should immediately step down.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/2009/08/12/town_halls/

• ANSWER:
  She really is an idiot.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPAygJyt7mE

QUESTION:
"Promise" ring in lieu of engagement ring?
Ok, so my best friend got engaged last week. We went out to lunch yesterday, and she showed me the ring. It is very pretty (white gold, with a square cluster of diamonds), but I noticed it is smaller than most engagement rings. The band is very thin, and it does not have a set. She explained that it was actually listed in the section of the jewelry store's "promise rings" and that when her and her boyfriend (fiance now, I guess) went shopping for rings, the engagement rings were 2 grand + while this particular promise ring was only 500 dollars. She said that since they are tight on money (new baby), a large engagement ring is not important to her, and they are probably just going to get married in a very small ceremony with just immediate family. She thought that a smaller ring on her ring finger was all that was necessary to symbolize their engagement and subsequent marriage. I, personally, don't see anything wrong with this. After all, there is more to life than ginormous diamond rings. However, I was just wondering what is the deal with "promise rings?" Can they be used in place of engagement rings? Is it really up to the buyer (or wearer) on what they choose it to be a symbol of? I always thought promise rings were about abstinence..? Any info is appreciated!

• ANSWER:
  Its not like there is a law that states you must buy an engagement ring, and it must have this size band, and this carrot of stone.

  The ring is simply tradition, and one that has grown far past its original purpose.

  When I asked my wife to marry me, she made it quite clear that If I had proposed using the traditional style engagement ring, she would have been more than a bit upset that I wasted all that money on a bauble. Because in the end, thats all it is, a bauble.

  Perhaps its just having been a single mom for 15 years that made her a little more pragmatic, but the money we saved by not getting an elaborate engagement ring made her much happier when it was used as part of a down payment on a house.

QUESTION:
Excellent offer on an item listed on Craig List but I'm questioning whether or not to accept it! Please read!?
I have a gold necklace listed on craigslist.com. I have it priced at 00 obo. Its 70.9 grams so I know my price is low considering what the necklace retails for. I got an offer for 50 plus shipping. The buyer says she'll use Paypal but wants it shipped to her husband who's in Africa. She says he works with the US Embassy.... If she wanted to pay by money order or wire transfer I would know not to accept her offer... but Paypal would be safe, right?? I sent her an invoice but wanted to seek help before I actually went through with the agreement. I can always refund her money. Thanks in advance for your help! I will choose a best answer TODAY! i need this answered ASAP!

• ANSWER:
  My gut says this is a scam. I bet yours does too. 00 obo means you were expecting no more that 00, and here comes a nice big offer. Makes you want to ignore your gut.

  Here's what I think will happen...
  They'll pay into paypal with an echeck.
  You'll see it as pending with an estimated date for clearing.
  When you get to that date, you'll see that the clearing date is now a couple of weeks in the future.
  Your buyer will want the merchandise and tell you that it's paypal's error.
  In fact, they paid with a bad check, it bounced, and now is waiting to clear again. They're betting that you'll send out the merchandise because you'll believe that the problem is with paypal.

  Or they've hijacked someone else's paypal account. It's a big red flag when you're sending to somewhere other than the confirmed address. Doing this negates any protection you have under paypal. No protection if you don't use the confirmed address.

  You should always trust your gut. This does not have happy ending written on it. Please don't do it.

QUESTION:
I'm writing a story and I need a good twist help me?
this is it sooo far so tell me what you think and what should happen next!

The floor was fresh with a Windex finish, stopped short only by a soft taupe carpet sprinkled sparingly with brown beads, the walls enveloping the room with an aura so calm only to be counteracted by my racing heart. Saks Fifth Avenue, is there any place more momentarily, substantially fulfilling? I stopped short once I caught a glimpse of the magnificent wonder that lay ahead of me. Just past the primly tailored suits and the sweet, summer gossamer skirts, a mannequin whose white smooth finish was covered massively with the most beautiful gown. It had a sweetheart neckline and a dip in the back. Gold and bronze iridescent beads swallowed the top portion of the dress and trickled down the large skirt that was a blackened organza river. The entire masterpiece was held up by only two dainty, thread-like straps.
He store clerk’s eyes bore into my back, her pre-order, studded, Gucci toe tapping anxiously against the gleaming, marble floor as I lightly fingered the delicate, frothy creation. Surrounding me were tall, glass cases protecting canvas and leather pocketbook creations by various designers, their labels looking at me like beautiful, unobtainable puppies, needing to be adopted.
My American Express card looked at me with its magnetic strip smile as I looked longingly at the beautiful bags. I had gotten rid of other cards, gone to classes; I knew how to resist this. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, unintentionally breathing in the smell of Italian leather. Saks really is a dangerous place for me to be. The overflowing makeup counters with their preppy sales women squirting overpriced perfume left and right were extremely luring, coming second only to the silk-satin and chiffon rivers that flowed upstairs. I scrambled down the escalator, my half price Prada heels clicking the whole way down.
I ran out into the noisy, garbage filled streets filled with hot dog and magazine stands, and took a breath, riding myself of the cash register ringing sound that filled my ears. The skyline swirled around me as angry cab drivers honked their horns. I hailed one of them over and requested a ride to Brooklyn. My friend Leah had just moved there with her husband Rick and their new daughter Annabelle. We usually take turns visiting each other but since Leah’s grandmother had recently been sick and she was staying with them, I made an extra trip.
“Alice!” Leah greeted me warmly.
“Lee!”
We embraced but were interrupted by a little girl in need of a diaper change. Leah excused herself knowing the smell of a baby’s dirty diaper was unbearable since I got the bandages removed from my recent rhinoplasty procedure.
Leah had been my best friend since forever, and since forever; we had been planning to grow up together in the Big City, get married together, the whole package. However, the two of us didn’t end up following the same path. I got a job as head buyer at Barney’s New York and an abundance of Botox, and Leah got a family. I had always been a little bit jealous of Leah but never had the guts to admit it. I’m not sure why but Leah sometimes seemed almost envious, like she longed for a life like mine. It showed at times like when she would offer to take my coat but before hanging it up she would longingly finger the Yves Saint Laurent embossed tag. The way I lived was shallow and unfulfilling but from the outside looked completely satisfying and untouchable.
Leah and her Rick always seemed so in love. He would send her flowers, she would send him cute little emails at work. I really tried not to pity myself but seeing them together, as a family, in their Brooklyn flat that could have come straight out of page 26 of the Crate and Barrel catalogue would, Botox aside, make my face freeze up.

.

• ANSWER:
  So if I help you write this book by giving you my plot ideas, will you give me credit and royalties when you've sold the story? Didn't think so. You need to come up with the story yourself - it's YOUR story, and you need to know it inside and out, backwards and forwards. You don't want to run into the problem of a lawsuit down the road, where someone tries to lay claim to your story by saying they contributed part of the plot. Try coming up with a few ideas and bouncing them off of people you trust. Good luck!

QUESTION:
Single father asking for advice on what to say to my daughter before her wedding day...?
My daughter is getting married in a little over a week and I do not know exactly what to say to her, although I feel like I have to say something; there is so much that I want to say.

I don't know where to begin; these years have flown by, and I suppose I worry that my daughter is jumping into something she isn't ready for. It isn't that her husband-to-be isn't nice. Brad is very nice, in fact. It just is that I want her to realize that her marriage is something that should expand her life, that should help her reach her fullest potential. I think she is seeing herself only in terms of a "happily ever after", and I want her to realize that she can't sit back and let life unfold like a fairy tale, that real life isn't like that. Most of all, I don't want her to forget her own value; I want her to remember who *she* is, not just accept being "Mrs. _______."

I know it hasn't been an easy life for her, and I'm afraid that she is running to a dream of someone else fixing every unhappiness for her. I wish life were as easy as that. I have tried to talk to her about all of this, but I stumble: At the dinner table last week, I asked her what her plans for the future were. She looks at me like I am senile. "Uhm, I'm getting married, remember?" I say that yes, I know, but what about beyond that. She only talks of her wedding, and how she imagines it will be. She brings up the payment of the wedding, and I assure her that I have found a buyer for the rare Netsuke collection I have amassed over the past 25 years, so that won't be a problem. Why go so expensive, though? Doesn't she want to maybe have some money to go to college on? I inquire earnestly, maybe a little too earnestly.

"Dad, Brad has a good job, and he didn't need college. You went to college and got an art degree, but what did that get you? All you've ever done is tattoos, and we never had enough money." I swallow my protest, and try to make the point that even with a degree the job market is tough, and she needs to give herself every chance she can. She reacts sharply, thinking I am criticizing Brad, and won't talk to me the rest of the evening. The next evening, when I gingerly discuss her wearing her mother's wedding dress, she still is smoldering, and shakes her head a curt "no." "Honey" I tell her, "If your mother had lived, she would have given anything to see you walk down the aisle in her dress." It is a lovely dress, too, with hand sewn seed pearls. It came from Italy, and was worn by my wife's mother before her, but it will not be worn by my daughter. In her opinion it is old, and she wants something new.

We have dinner with Brad and his parents, and my daughter is laughing with them like they are old friends. She seems to come alive around this, her new family. I am standing by Brad, and she looks our way. When I look at her, I see the little baby in her mother's arms, and I see the love in my wife's shining eyes. I remember being so glad that our new daughter had such a wonderful mother. What I wouldn't give to have her here now; a mother could talk to a daughter, and I know my wife would have been the best mother. Unfortunately my daughter got stuck with just me.

I see her looking our way and see the 9 year old girl looking up from the book she has been reading and asking me, "Daddy, will a prince marry me some day?" "Yes, a very handsome prince", the daddy says. "And will he have a coach to pick me up in?" the little girl asks. "Yes, a coach drawn by six white horses with gold plumes." The girl continues, "And what about the ball? Will I go to the ball and dance with the prince?" The daddy stands and bows, offering his hand to his daughter. "Yes, and he will dance with you while everyone looks on in envy." The father and daughter do a silly dance, the father, I remember, whistling what he supposes to be a waltz, while the little girl laughs and dances. "Daddy, will...."

"DAD!" My daughter's voice breaks my reverie. "Will you PLEASE talk to Aunt Lori about showing you some dance steps so you don't look like a fool during the father/daughter dance?" My daughter turns to her in-laws. "If we don't get him some help, he'll embarrass the hell out of us." They laugh at their new charming daughter-in-law and her clumsy, doubtless-will-embarrass-them father. I am an outsider already, superseded by the family she always wanted. During the meal, Brad's mother smiles and asks what sort of husband would I have wanted for my daughter. I blurt out that I only want someone who will always love her twice as much as I do. My daughter rolls her eyes, and I know I have stuck my foot in my mouth again.

Anyway, all of these though
Anyway, all of these thoughts are jumbled inside of me, and I want to somehow tell my daughter what I feel, to let her know I love her, that I am sorry I have been a failure to her in so many ways. I guess I want to make up for what she lost by not having a mother, that confidence that a mother imparts to her daughter. I've only been a father, and fathers can spoil their daughters, and try to protect them, but they cannot make them strong. Only a mother can really teach a girl to be a woman who knows her own worth.

I know I'm not making much sense, but perhaps some of you can help me. What can I say to my daughter that says it all? how do I even know what is important to say? Before my daughter is gone, starting her new life, what can I do that will really be helpful to her? Thank you for being patient with me, and I appreciate any advice you can give.
(((((Toke Lover))))) (((((Eartha))))) I gave everyone thumbs up.
That is very sweet, Emily. I am saving it.

My friend ((((((Ren)))))),

• ANSWER:
  Ah (((Jack))).

  You're killin' me over here.

  Just keep loving her buddy,
  with everything you got.

  That's all we as fathers can do.

  Everything else doesn't really matter in the long run..

QUESTION:
my mom is a compulsive gambler/jewelry buyer??
This is strange...Ive been trying my best to figure my mother out for YEARS! she steals from friends and family. she stole a loan refund check of mine for 5g's when i was studying overseas and lied about it, leaving me stranded w/ no way of getting home. shes stolen the identities of my siblings and myself, placing numerous bills in our names, and never paying them. ive know for years that she was an alcoholic, and had a problem with gambling. I was snooping in her room this afternoon (im 24, i should really grow up....) and I found tons of expensive jewelry with prices still in the box. A diamond and gold necklace for ,000, a pair of earrings for 1250, another pair for 900. problem is, she never pays her bills on time, she and my dad share one car because they cant "afford" another. whats going on?? is this typical of a gamblers behavior?? shes always been a compulsive returner. she would go on a spending spree, buying shoes, clothes, etc and then returning them.
I have stumbled upon open websites on the computer for people who are addicted to gambling, she clearly knows she has a problem tho no one in my family has EVER spoken about it.

• ANSWER:
  Maybe it's time you talked with a doctor and/or a lawyer about this problem, as she has gone beyond the "buy and return" phase, and may face criminal charges if and when she is caught!