Sell Gold Nyc

Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   reputable places to sell gold in NYC? with pretty fair prices?
   preferably in Manhattan. thanks.

   • ANSWER:
     I have a jewelry store in lower Manhattan (off Canal Street)..Best place in my area is Public Metals, 72 Bowery..ask for Sammy...

2. QUESTION:
   Where do I sell gold in NYC?

   • ANSWER:
     Try gold buyers. Only perform checks like BBB rating and market repute of jewelry buying house. I used the service of Fabrikant Fine Diamonds Inc. and received good price for my gold jewelry. You can try them as well. Hope this helps.

3. QUESTION:
   Where can I sell my gold coin in NYC?
   I would like a dependable place and a safe transaction like meet in person, From a reputable company. Does anyone know of any companies I could meet with about my coin? Any advice is greatly appreciated. I would prefer not to do anything over the web or mail.

   Thank you for any input

   • ANSWER:
     There's dozens of gold and silver dealers in NYC in storefronts all around 6th Avenue in the 40s, mostly on 47th and 48th St. (see 1st link, below)

     Just take your coin there and go from store to store to see who'll give you the best deal, but be careful that no one switches your coin on you while you're not looking, so DON'T let it out of your sight.

     Of course, depending on what kind of coin it is, it's possible that it might be even more valuable to coin collectors than to gold dealers, so check into that, too (see 2nd link, below).

4. QUESTION:
   where in nyc can i sell gold coins for a fair price?
   50$ gold piece & 10$ gold piece

   • ANSWER:
     I would forget about selling locally and try a reputable nationwide buyer like the National Bullion Exchange. They pay very well and have a live Buy/Sell price chart on their website at http://NationalBullion.com They are Better Business Bureau Accredited and very well respected.

5. QUESTION:
   where can i safely sell gold coins in nyc?

   • ANSWER:
     probably any jeweler or coin dealer that advertises they buy gold

6. QUESTION:
   Where is the best place to sell my gold in Manhattan NY, New York NYC?
   Selling my entire gold collection in NY, sell gold NYwhere to sell gold NY

   • ANSWER:
     Try Albert and Sons Jewelry in the diamond district, their the best by far for selling your jewelry. They don't only pay for the melt gold value but they pay for the value of workmanship as well

7. QUESTION:
   Know about stores that sell gold scarfs?
   I'm looking for a store here in NYC that can sell silk or polyester gold scarfs. I have a polyester dress that is gold and I need a scarf with it.

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8. QUESTION:
   Where can you buy gold dipped roses in NYC area?
   Do you know any place in the NYC area...ideally in Manhatten, that sells gold dipped roses. If so please let me know and if possible give a price range of the roses.

   • ANSWER:
     I live in Manhattan and never seen any. I think you should get cozy with the yellow pages and call a few places. If you call 5 stores and no one has heard of them, then no need to continue. You can find them online like here. http://www.findgift.com/gift-ideas/pid-112811/

     mx

9. QUESTION:
   Where can i buy the dookie rope gold chains in NYC?
   The chains that Run dmc use to where...the dookie gold rop chains what store sell them in new york city?

   • ANSWER:
     Head on down to Canal street.

10. QUESTION:
    Where can I sell an antique 1920s or 1930s white gold art deco art nouveau ring in NYC for cash?
    I have a ring that I found that I want to sell in New York City for cash. I would like to get the most money possible. I know it is white gold, antique, has blue and white precious stones that I assume are diamonds, and possibly sapphires. I was told it is from the 1920's or 1930's and according to my research it is art deco or art nouveau. Does anyone know of any places, maybe antique jewelry shops that would give me a decent amount for it in new york city or surrounding borroughs?

    • ANSWER:
      You can sell it to Fabrikant Fine Diamonds located at 5th Avenue in New York City. Andrew, the owner there has an eye for creativity and gives due credit to antique pieces and jewelry. You can know more about them at http://www.fabon5th.com/

11. QUESTION:
    Which stores in New York (NYC) sell Eastern Orthodox crosses?
    My brother is in Navy and he wants to attach an Eastern Orthodox cross to his dog tag chain. No precious metals, just something he can wear everyday. I'd try to get one from the church but all they have are silver and gold ones.

    I really need this to be a store, not an online website because I need to send it to him ASAP.

    Thanks and God bless.

    • ANSWER:
      Try Vladimir's Antiques, thats what google suggested.

      You can also google map it, or any of the monasteries that are in NYC and they might be able to sell you an Orthodox Cross. Just call them an ask if they sell, no big deal, the phone number should be provided by Google/Yahoo maps. Just search "Orthodox", or "Orthodox Church".

12. QUESTION:
    selling gold and silver in NY?
    where might be a good place to sell gold or silver in Nyc
    closer to the bronx is beter

    • ANSWER:
      I would try the Silver and Gold Exchange at http://SilverAndGoldExchange.com
      The reason I recommend them to my clients is: 1) They post the prices they pay on a live chart on their website, so there are no games, 2) They are a Better Business Bureau Accredited buyer with no complaints whatsoever. and 3) They pay a heck of a lot more than most other places... local or national.

13. QUESTION:
    where can i find liquid gold bond for attaching hair extensions in new york city?
    i'm looking for lloneau brand liquid gold hair bond. it is a glue for weaves and extensions that dries clear. where are some beauty stores in nyc that sell that product.

    • ANSWER:
      Any beauty supply

14. QUESTION:
    where in nyc can i buy titanium/white gold/zirconium/silver belly button rings?
    i don't wanna buy the ones they sell in st. marks. i want something other than stainless steel and i'm willing to spend the money.
    idk where to go to find them though.

    • ANSWER:
      http://www.9kshoe.com/ . try it, they have many cute jewelry, I bought my jewelry from that, it is cute, I like it.

15. QUESTION:
    Is there going to special event for Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver?
    I remembered that last year, when Pokemon Platinum came out, for the Nintendo World Store in NYC hosted special event that is for Platinum and they sell it before the official release date for the game. Is that going to be same thing for Heart Gold and Soul Silver that is coming out in this Sunday, March 14th?

    • ANSWER:
      I heard that there are going to be events AFTER the game is released, there are going to be many special events in small stores, but not a massive event like last year. Keep checking for the events coming up!, they are supposed to be awesome!.

      Good luck!

16. QUESTION:
    Where is a good jewelry shop in nyc where they sell rings for 0-0?
    my boyfriend and i want to get promise rings but i cant find one that fits my style. i live in nyc and would lik to go to a shop where i can see rings myself and are not to pricey but still are pretty and sparkly! i also have small fingers so im a size 5

    im looking for something like this but in white gold and still vintage

    http://www.emitations.com/shaylaredheartring.html
    i also prefer in Manhattan

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17. QUESTION:
    Where can I get gold-filled chain and other jewelry findings in New York City?
    I know there is a whole district in NYC where you can find jewelry making supplies, but can anyone suggest specific shops where I might find gold-filled chain, wire, jumprings, sheet metal, etc.

    Sterling silver is easy to find, but I'm having trouble finding gold-filled. Most of the shops selling jewelry making materials are tucked away in buildings, and not on street level. Any help would be appreciated!

    • ANSWER:
      Why wasting time and money in physically going to these shops while you could order online everything?

      My favorite online supplier is Pasternak Findings: http://www.pasternakfindings.com (check for the gold filled section therein). They have great products at very decent prices and top service.
      Check also with http://riogrande.com
      http://firemountaingems.com/
      http://www.metalliferous.com/ (Btw, they are in NYC)
      Good luck!
      Sarit.
      http://sarit-jewelry.com

18. QUESTION:
    What is the best place to sell my jewelry and watches in New York?
    I would like to know the jewelry buyer in NYC, where I can can get the best price for my gold, watches and diamonds?

    • ANSWER:
      Oh, my favorite is Buy and Sell Jewelry New York, located at 30 West 47th Street, # lobby, New York, NY 10036.
      They are so nice and aways make me happy with deal.
      Check them out, you'll see they are the best!

19. QUESTION:
    Where would you go to find a "figa" (Brazilian good luck charm) in NYC?
    I live in Queens and I'm looking to buy a figa somewhere. A figa is a Brazilian good luck charm that's a fist with one finger over the thumb usually carved out of wood or made of gold, stone, etc. Does anyone know where I might find a shop that sells them somewhere in the NYC area?

    • ANSWER:
      Look up 'Botanicas' in Queens.

20. QUESTION:
    I think I found a diamond earring (1-2 carats) If I wanted to sell it what price range should I expect to hear?
    It is mounted so that the bottom, doesn't touch the metal that looks like white gold. The metal is definitely soft but I found it on the sidewalk during a smoke break down on Wall St NYC. I intend to take it to my jeweler today for verification.

    • ANSWER:
      Have them appraised. Size isn't as important as the cut of the diamonds, and the color. You also want to find out if they are actually diamonds. If they are real, and valuable, the owner probably misses them.

21. QUESTION:
    Where can i find 14k gold jump rings at a good wholesale price?
    I am making chain maille jewelry and i can't seem to find any where that sells their jump rings at a wholesale price. Any places in NYC?? Internet??? WHOLESALE!!!!

    • ANSWER:
      ebay.
      amazon.
      search it on google.

22. QUESTION:
    Acura Legend. 1995 and only 108k miles automatic. Gold, How much should I ask for it /.?
    I have 3 Acuras and it's time for one of them to go possibly 2. I have a 1995 acura legend 4 door automatic with 108k miles automatic,,,, works well. All stock,

    What do you think I can sell this car for?

    Thanks

    Alex. NYC

    • ANSWER:
      this site will get you in the ball park

23. QUESTION:
    how much can i get for a 9 karat white gold wedding ring?
    I recently got divorced and want to sell my wedding ring , how much do you think i can get for it and do you know any good places in NYC that will offer me a fair price? It was 10 000$

    advise will be appreciated
    Thanks

    • ANSWER:
      about 5 dollars

24. QUESTION:
    the nyc rap game has fell of for some time now.?
    but what i dont understand is why the record companys wount put there albums out. sales are not like they used to anymore and some of the downsouth rappers dont sell over gold but there still on tv and radio 24-7. no hate to atl or anyother south city but when will new york come back.

    • ANSWER:
      NY will come back when it has some marketable young artists, somethin The South does have

      no disrespect to Nas or Jay wit the first comment...while they are both legends, they wont be rapping forever..sooner or later there has to be some young artist to carry on the torch

25. QUESTION:
    Buy or Sell: These Factors Account For The Rise Of Southern Hip-Hop & Decline Of East And West Coast Hip-Hop?
    A few days ago, someone asked, "What factors account for the rise of Southern hip-hop and the decline of West and East Coast hip-hop. Here's was my answer:

    Rise of Southern Hip-Hop:

    Well, for the most part (not all) Southern Music is more dumbed down. And unfortunately, there's a niche for ignorance. The ignorant audience is huge, and if the artists that can't talk about anything beyond 24 inch rims, strip clubs, and gold teeth are pulling in millions, then it makes sense why record execs keep going after them. They love marketing all these high school drop outs. I will say that there are great Southern artists out there, because of corporate greed...they get no exposure.

    I can't tell the difference between Lil wayne, Soulja Boy, Plies and a minstrel show.

    Decline of West:

    Well, I think part of the reason that the West Coast fell off (I'm a Cali native) is because many artists still wanted to talk about gangbangin' and most of the hip-hop audience got burned out on it. Even to this day, there are still artist out here trying to make it, but their content still sounds like MC Eiht in 1991. I'm not saying they need to sell out, but they do need to upgrade. It's sad that most people never got to see the true potential of the West Coast, because the gangsta music took precedence over talented West Coast music like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc7H3SrK4DM

    Hopefully, when we resurrect we will see artist like "People Under The Stairs" because some of the tighest underground acts come from Cali.

    Decline of East Coast:

    Well, where do I start? This is where it all began. I love all music no matter what region, however, I always gravitated to East Coast music more. NYC has always made the most authentic sounding hip-hop in my opinion. When I was growing up [here in Cali] I didn't consider great acts like Ice Cube, Dre, & DJ Quik hip-hop...I viewed it as rap. The problem with NYC was arrogance, they never really embraced other regions, and that was part of the reason why most of the country turned their backs on NYC and starting putting out their own $hit, and playing their own $hit at the clubs, which obviously increased the demand. Moreover, I still miss the pure flow NYC sound.
    Spice 2, you said "sell" for the South, but you just paraphrased everything I said about the South.
    Dominic, I NEVER said that people in other regions stopped listening to East Coast rap...read it again!! And not all rap is hip-hop, just like not all R&B is soul.
    Dominic, Rap is a verb and a noun depending on how it is used in context (which is why you see "rap/hip-hop" as a label in this section. Hip-hop is a variation of rap. You cannot tell me that 2 Live Crew is hip-hop. Anyway, it looks like we will not agree on the music that comes from "my culture". I'm not going to get into the "turning their backs on NYC", you are obviously the only one that thought it meant they stopped listening to East Coast music.
    Dominic, I just clicked on your profile, and I see that you're 16, now it makes sense. Peace!!
    Dominic, anyone can edit wikipedia which is why it's not a credible source. And it doesn't surprise me that it says that since most people don't know the difference between rap and hip-hop.

    And let me be the one to tell you that there are more than two types of West Coast music. There were groups like NWA and the Pharcyde in in the early 90's before hyphy ever blew up, so you're wrong there, but then again, you're just 16.
    I meant to say that the Bay area was huge in the 90's before the Bay Area blew up. And what I meant by turning their backs on them is that many people stopped admiring NYC, and created their own movements.
    I keep effing up, but the Bay was big way before Hyphy. Hyphy isn't that old.

    • ANSWER:
      I could not agree more about the west coast. I grew up in the eighties and was sick of the gansta image by NWA's 3rd or 4th album. The artists aren't entirely to blame it is the record industry that dictates what is successful. I don't remember them ever promoting 1 conscious record from the west. The way they did Spice-1 and Warren G. As for the east I also agree with you for the most part they did get arrogant and arrogance leads to laziness, but it was the money that the west coast made the industry that led to them only marketing rappers that promoted a John Gotti, Tony Soprano type image. It is a combination of these factors that led to the dumbing down of hip hop. Once hip hop became an acceptable marketing tool I knew it was gonna get bad. Think about it, when hip hop was mainly underground it was art. The big names had a message KRS, Rakim, PE, NWA, Ice-T and artists like that were by no means the mainstream. The second an ad exec decided to use hip hop to sell soda it meant, like all advertising does, appealing to the lowest common denominator. If you remember the Eminem skit about Dre's albums being about 40's, blunts and Big Screens and his being about homosexuals and vicodin it perfectly illustrates my point(even though I really don't like eminem). As long as hip hop is used to sell products the media will only pay attention to the salesmen. The south just seems more willing to promote than the other regions at this time.

26. QUESTION:
    Get real answers from millions of real people.?
    What is the going price per gram of 14K gold jewelery and where can I sell it in NYC for the best price.

    • ANSWER:
      Gold closed today at 7.20 per ounce, therefore
      24 Karat (100% pure) gold is 7.20 / 31.1 grams per ounce or .34 per gram
      14 karat gold is 14/24 pure or 58.33% pure gold. So...
      .34 x .5833 = .20 per gram of 14K gold.
      A jeweler or coin shop will pay 80% - 90% of that.

      I don't know any dealers in the NYC area that I could recommend.

27. QUESTION:
    How do I raise awareness of an awesome autistic artist?
    He lives im my town in filthy and horded condition. His art is somewhat known for his, from memory, depiction of NYC skyline. It survived a fall on the Dow Jones when 9/11 happened.

    I know the detail autistic art can produce and the purist and most detailed drawing may raise enough to change his living conditions. He had never been diagnosed with Asperger autism, yet, I have the genes of a rare high functioning autism and I more than know he is low social functioning, yet, as we know in autistic art, he is not low functioned at all.

    Some people like to say they are high functioned autistic. I had the OCD drive to need to know for sure. I am HLA DQ8 positive and am aware of the process that makes high functioning in socially outcast intelligence. Calcium deposit between neurons in the brain, due to lack of vitamin D absorption.

    I do not need the help this good hearted and outcast man needs. Is there anyone online reading this question and know these type of situations truly exist? Do you know people interested in an entire gallery of undiscover autistic masterpieces?

    This man couldn't even sell gold for 10% value due to lack of social grace. He is kind and goofy!

    • ANSWER:
      I have every sympathy for your friend, and the frustrations of being autistic in a mostly non-autistic world. I know several autistic people (mostly young men), of varying types and degrees, and it's just not easy.

      The big question about your friend's art is: is his stuff any good?

      We here on Y!A can't tell you that. Especially without seeing it, or pictures of it. Professional art dealers and museum gallery curators can tell you, if you can get access and their personal attention. That's easier said than done: like all the rest of us, they are very busy people, and they can't often find the time to help everyone who asks. They also earn their livings doing this work, and unless you want to pay for a professional opinion, they may be very reluctant to "give it away for free."

      Ditto for art teachers and professors.

      Your best bet might be to put up, or get your friend to put up, his art on a website that allows viewing and comments by lots of other people who are very interested in art. Deviantart is probably by now the biggest and best-known site for this. Deviantart allows some sales, but its primary function is to allow viewing and critiques of the works of unknown artists by other artists.

      Put some of your friend's best work up for a few months, and see what kind of feedback he gets. If it's mostly positive, then put in the effort to actually get his work a public showing -- in a small-group show in a commercial gallery, if possible. You'll need to do research on what other opportunities are available to him in his area. A world-class art center such as New York City has endless possibilities, it's just a case of timing it right, and finding the right match-ups.

      It does sound as if your friend needs you, and maybe a couple of other partisans like you, to help him manage this. If so, he wouldn't be the first "reclusive artist" who might sell his works well enough, but always through others, never appearing in public himself.

      Btw, as art goes, his autism might make him a more "interesting" artist to some buyers, but it is irrelevant to whether or not his art is saleable. If his art is regarded as "good," then it won't matter in the least whether he is autistic or not. Don't overlook autistic-interest/care agencies if they can help him out any; but don't look at his autism as a boost or barrier to his possible future art success. At "the end of the day," people buy the art and take it home, not the artist.

      Best of luck to you both!

28. QUESTION:
    ,000 for dessert???
    I posted this question a few hours ago, but going back and looking at it I don’t like the way I worded it so I am reposting it.

    I am not making this up...below is the link about it. There is a restaurant in NYC that sells a dessert called The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate that costs ,000!!! It is even covered with “edible” gold flakes. I wasn’t even aware the gold is edible.

    I don't care how much money you make, in my opinion that is just an example of how selfish and decadent people can be. Yes I know it's their money and they can do what they want but there are millions of people starving around the world. ,000 would feed several of these families for an entire year.

    Am I the only person that finds this absurd?

    By the way, why would you even eat gold? Does it have any nutritional value?

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-11-08-haute-dessert_N.htm

    • ANSWER:
      To the sort of people that would buy this sort of thing money does not mean anything. Only that they can do such a thing means anything.
      They are going to build an 80 story tower in Dubai but every floor can rotate on its own what that will cost I dread to think. Coupled with the price of their Islands of the World and Palm Island costing millions. The price of this dessert pales into insignificance, not that it is excusable.The money from the Dubai projects would feed all of Mugabe's poor People.

29. QUESTION:
    A good, cost effective way to end the illegal alien crisis!?
    How about this?
    0 to each leagl resident alien and citizen for each illegal reported?
    This money could come from siezure of bank accounts, homes, cars, and personal posessions of the illegal person (to be sold at auctions).
    We build (one per state) housing facilities with bunks and showers. Personal grooming items to be provided by the illegals themselves from their former abode and theese facilities to be paid for from proceeds of captured illegals also.
    Illegals to be held until the country that the illegal came from pays their plane ticket home!
    One week of food is to be provided per illegal.
    We notify, through the UNITED NATIONS of this policy. No country can complain, as we are giving one weeks worth of food and if they starve, it is due to the illegal's home country's decision not to help out their own citizen!
    HELL! We have Gold stored form every country on earth in Fort Knox and in NYC. We can just deduct plane fare from these holdings and just send them backs
    To all the idiots that want to call me a nazi- SHUT THE HELL UP!!!
    I am talking about rounding up CRIMINALS! People that break into our country and steal from the country, as a whole!
    THEY JUST WANT A BETTER LIFE, THEY JUST WANT A BETTER LIFE! BOO FREAKING HOO!
    DRUG DEALERS WANT A BETTER LIFE SO THEY SELL DOPE! tHIEVES WANT A BETTER LIFE SO THEY STEAL WHAT YOU (HOPEFULLY) AND i WORKED HARD TO GET.
    IF THEY WANT A BETTER LIFE SO DAMNED BAD, LET THEM WORK FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC REFORM IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES OR COME HERE
    L-E-G-A-L-L-Y!
    Mendi8a, can you even read? I deal very specifically with the cost of deportation! GEEZ!

    • ANSWER:
      A better and more economical way is just to put armed US troops on the border. This would also help to curtail the drug problem as well

30. QUESTION:
    Why are charities like shelters and food pantries struggling?
    Lately, the news has been doing a fair amount of stories about people in the United States having trouble paying for basics like food, that donations are down, and demand has doubled. I just don't understand why healthcare is not free and people are worrying about food in such a wealthy country. I contrast this news with the news about A-Rod walking out on the Yankees because he wanted to be paid even more than his ridiculous salary, wanting a 0 million contract, and the Yankees caved to his demands after warning him they would not if he walked. Also, there was another story about a restaurant in NYC that had a dessert on the menu with edible gold flakes that is sold for ,000. Is it me or is this Country's priorities screwed up?

    • ANSWER:
      Because of the Bush administrations terrible economic policies that make the rich richer at the expense of everyone else, so people do not have enough to give as much as they used to.

31. QUESTION:
    Mozilla, Blankfein, Dimon, Geithner -- No Evil Anywhere in there Right?
    Mozilla -- I just originate the loans, and then I sell them. OK so the people have No income, No Job, No assets, but everybody should have their own home right? No evil here!

    Blankfein -- I just re-package the loans into mortgage backed securities which I sell the Europeans who think that all American mortgages are as good as gold, don't blame me, I just provide what the market wants -- No evil here!

    Dimon -- I see a country where millions of my fellow countrymen are being thrown out of their homes, but I report to my shareholders, so I need 100 cents on the dollar for all those mortgages, I'm not responsible for what happens to USA, just pay me, no evil here!

    Geithner -- Yes I was the Chairman of the Fed Bank in New York, yes I knew about the risks in the mortgage backed securities (like everyone else in NYC and like at least three whistleblowers to the SEC) but I have friends in high places, and I take care of them, so don't blame me -- no evil here!

    Let's see if I get this straight -- Ten Trillion Dollars worth of assets are destroyed worldwide, Paulson and Geithner make sure the US taxpayers pick up the tab (not the Europeans who invested in the Mortgage backed securities originated by Mozilla, and repackaged by Blankfein). 50 million jobs are lost in USA and 35 million Americans are on the verge of losing their homes ---

    AND THERE'S NO EVIL ANYWHERE, CAUSE NOBODY DID ANY EVIL!

    Wow, that is amazing.

    These wonderful human beings are surely worth the million per year they pay themselves.

    They do not belong in work camps up in Idaho or anything like that, right?

    I just want to make sure I have this straight.

    Please your views are what I rely on to help me understand this matter.

    Can you help me?

    [Editorial note: I was a Federal attorney for 25 years -- what do I know about the law? You probably know more. I did prosecute major cases, but in these cases I am told that everything done by all these people was "Perfectly Legal" -- and I don't know enough to disagree. So has the USA really come to the end of the road? Is capitalism at the end of its road? Maybe if John Coffee of Columbia University Law School is a member at Lonely Answers Club, he can help me out.]

    • ANSWER:
      Not so sure about your first one, Sounds like a chinese loan shark to me. But then I jest,
      We have twisted the tit of the old witch so hard. that she no longer cares to scream. What
      these above mentioned criminals did is beyond Felony stage, It verges upon treason and
      Subversive stage. These people should have been lumped or grouped together and
      brought in a perp walk to rival Gotti and Paglianni along with Sammy the Bull. At least all they
      did was kill some hoods. What the so called alive 5 of the above did, was try and damn
      near and may in the long run been the undoing of this Nation. Penalty Death by firing squad,

32. QUESTION:
    Why is America in Such an Ugly Mood Right Now?
    I want your answers, not just things on my list of possibilities, but here are some possible things:

    1. Because the country is mostly composed of middle class people, and all the politicians in both major parties seem to have abandoned the middle class. The left gets their money and support from the NYC Bankers. The right, from Big Oil. Neither party needs the middle class as long as money buys TV time, and TV time converts into votes.

    2. Because people are afraid of losing their homes and their healthcare. Money is harder to come by than it was two years ago. So the mortgage is harder to meet. The banks will make absolutely no adjustment. They just want you out so they can sell the house or keep it on their books as an asset. Obamacare can be repealed, but not while Obama is President -- he would just veto any bill that repealed Obamacare -- Doh! So, people are facing about 2.25 years of uncertainty. Obamacare if it happens will be a nightmare. Most folks know that. Everything will be rationed. You will think you are in the USSR.

    3. No major problem has been solved. Pick a major problem -- any problem -- has it been solved -- yes or no? No, right? We still have two wars. We still depend on foreign oil. We still don't have a balanced budget. The climate seems to be getting warmer and stormier. Education is the pits. We are getting dumber and less capable as a people. There are no honest politicians, and the lies they tell are ever bigger whoppers (thanks Citizens United and thanks US Supreme Court).

    We seem to be in a truly ugly mood. Last time I saw it like this was around 1978 -- two years into the Carter Presidency. Gold was up, oil was up, people felt filled with rage, and ready to make the ground shake.

    But I already know my own ideas -- my experiment here is to see if anybody out there (out of 310 million people) has any ideas whatsoever. You have a head, right? Is there something in it? Is it straw, or is there an idea in there? Does the idea relate to my question. Would it make your head hurt too much to type it up and send it to me? Do you need an aspirin first?

    Answers that are actually responsive to my question will get extra credit. That means you actually read the question, and thought about the content of your answer. This is like a pop quiz. It's a POP QUIZ, so don't study for it --- if you study I'll know!

    • ANSWER:
      There was a very similar national malaise in the years following the McCarthy era---I was caught in the wake of the ugliness in a Texas high school the second half of my freshman year when I was BRANDED (school-wide) a "communist" for simply disagreeing with a male American History teacher who said (wrongly) that, "If you love your country it can do no wrong." I was mistreated and maligned, much as our President, his family, and the Liberals in the Democratic party are being mistreated in modern times.

      As I look back now, I see that COGNITIVE DISSONANCE was the root of the problem. People had bought into a false hyped up viciousness and GOP-caused idiocracy (much like German citizens were swept up by the tides of anti-Semitism) that went against everything they really believed in down deep in their hearts, so to avoid angst or nonsequitor feelings the citizenry held fast and hard to defending the false hyped up viciousness and idiocracy, afraid of facing the magnitude of error emotionally speaking. Maybe the upcoming OCTOBER 30TH "Restore Sanity" rally on the D.C. Mall (hosted by comedian Jon Stewart) will be the LAUGHTER CURE we all need. I'm going I hope.

33. QUESTION:
    Is the Psychology of USA Positive or Negative Right Now?
    Why is America in Such an Ugly Mood Right Now?
    I want your answers, not just things on my list of possibilities, but here are some possible things:

    1. Because the country is mostly composed of middle class people, and all the politicians in both major parties seem to have abandoned the middle class. The left gets their money and support from the NYC Bankers. The right, from Big Oil. Neither party needs the middle class as long as money buys TV time, and TV time converts into votes.

    2. Because people are afraid of losing their homes and their healthcare. Money is harder to come by than it was two years ago. So the mortgage is harder to meet. The banks will make absolutely no adjustment. They just want you out so they can sell the house or keep it on their books as an asset. Obamacare can be repealed, but not while Obama is President -- he would just veto any bill that repealed Obamacare -- Doh! So, people are facing about 2.25 years of uncertainty. Obamacare if it happens will be a nightmare. Most folks know that. Everything will be rationed. You will think you are in the USSR.

    3. No major problem has been solved. Pick a major problem -- any problem -- has it been solved -- yes or no? No, right? We still have two wars. We still depend on foreign oil. We still don't have a balanced budget. The climate seems to be getting warmer and stormier. Education is the pits. We are getting dumber and less capable as a people. There are no honest politicians, and the lies they tell are ever bigger whoppers (thanks Citizens United and thanks US Supreme Court).

    We seem to be in a truly ugly mood. Last time I saw it like this was around 1978 -- two years into the Carter Presidency. Gold was up, oil was up, people felt filled with rage, and ready to make the ground shake.

    But I already know my own ideas -- my experiment here is to see if anybody out there (out of 310 million people) has any ideas whatsoever. You have a head, right? Is there something in it? Is it straw, or is there an idea in there? Does the idea relate to my question. Would it make your head hurt too much to type it up and send it to me? Do you need an aspirin first?

    Answers that are actually responsive to my question will get extra credit. That means you actually read the question, and thought about the content of your answer. This is like a pop quiz. It's a POP QUIZ, so don't study for it --- if you study, I'll know!

    • ANSWER:
      "Because the country is mostly composed of middle class people"
      - That hasn't been true for decades

      "The left gets their money and support from the NYC Bankers. The right, from Big Oil"
      - They both get funding from both bankers and from big oil. For example 8 of 10 of the biggest campaign contributors for Obama also funded McCain.

      "Money is harder to come by than it was two years ago"
      - Also untrue. Money has less value now than two years ago. It's a pretty substantial distinction when considering the economy as a whole as inflation sucks all real wealth out of the general public and given to the people who see it first (the Federal Reserve and their buddies).

      "The banks will make absolutely no adjustment"
      - As should have been the case before the housing crash. Establishing an artificially low interest rate for bank loans breeds much riskier loans.

      "We still don't have a balanced budget"
      - We have NEVER had a balanced budget. Government's don't create wealth, they suck all their money out of their livestock, the taxpayers.

      "The climate seems to be getting warmer and stormier"
      - Neither of those claims are true. It's cooler than it was and there are no more hurricanes (for example) than usual.

      "There are no honest politicians"
      - there's no such thing as an honest politician. A politician's pockets are filled by posing new situations that americans need to throw more money at, and yet none of it is agreed to by these same taxpayers. They have absolutely no incentive to help americans, nor would they know how. They are stuffed suit sociopaths jumping on any situation it can justify to steal more money from taxpayers.

      You are showing typical examples of passive aggression under the psychology category. That's not good.

      To answer your actual question people are feeling more depressed on average. Part of it is feeling more free to express such a feeling, but it doesn't help that government power is standing between them and their doctors, their childrens' schools, their jobs or job prospect, even their ROADS! It's like a slow strangling that they are feeling that they can no longer ignore, and the drug of the government is wearing off. People are getting anxious and are looking for easy answers.

34. QUESTION:
    Is America in an Ugly and Dysfunctional Mood Right Now?
    Why is America in Such an Ugly Mood Right Now?
    I want your answers, not just things on my list of possibilities, but here are some possible things:

    1. Because the country is mostly composed of middle class people, and all the politicians in both major parties seem to have abandoned the middle class. The left gets their money and support from the NYC Bankers. The right, from Big Oil. Neither party needs the middle class as long as money buys TV time, and TV time converts into votes.

    2. Because people are afraid of losing their homes and their healthcare. Money is harder to come by than it was two years ago. So the mortgage is harder to meet. The banks will make absolutely no adjustment. They just want you out so they can sell the house or keep it on their books as an asset. Obamacare can be repealed, but not while Obama is President -- he would just veto any bill that repealed Obamacare -- Doh! So, people are facing about 2.25 years of uncertainty. Obamacare if it happens will be a nightmare. Most folks know that. Everything will be rationed. You will think you are in the USSR.

    3. No major problem has been solved. Pick a major problem -- any problem -- has it been solved -- yes or no? No, right? We still have two wars. We still depend on foreign oil. We still don't have a balanced budget. The climate seems to be getting warmer and stormier. Education is the pits. We are getting dumber and less capable as a people. There are no honest politicians, and the lies they tell are ever bigger whoppers (thanks Citizens United and thanks US Supreme Court).

    We seem to be in a truly ugly mood. Last time I saw it like this was around 1978 -- two years into the Carter Presidency. Gold was up, oil was up, people felt filled with rage, and ready to make the ground shake.

    But I already know my own ideas -- my experiment here is to see if anybody out there (out of 310 million people) has any ideas whatsoever. You have a head, right? Is there something in it? Is it straw, or is there an idea in there? Does the idea relate to my question. Would it make your head hurt too much to type it up and send it to me? Do you need an aspirin first?

    Answers that are actually responsive to my question will get extra credit. That means you actually read the question, and thought about the content of your answer. This is like a pop quiz. It's a POP QUIZ, so don't study for it --- if you study I'll know!

    • ANSWER:
      1. This is a false equivalency. The left cares more about the middle class than the right does. Example: the democrats wants to repeal Bush's tax cut on the rich, but the rich are freaking out about it and trying to convince the middle class that it is bad for them, when actually, it's good for them.

      2. You're just repeating boilerplate arguments against Obamacare. But if you've ever lived in a country with this kind of thing (Canada, France, Japan, etc.), then you know that it's a hell of a lot better than the current US system. It's not like the USSR. In reality, the current system, with such a large percentage of people with no healthcare, the system is far worse.

      3. Actually, the fighting has now ended in Iraq. Obamacare is on the road to helping to solve the healthcare crisis. We're always going to depend on foreign oil, but we can improve things. I agree about the budget, and education. Politicans are no worse now than they ever were--you need more historical perspective.

35. QUESTION:
    Is the Political Philosophy in America Positive or Negative Right Now?
    Why is America in Such an Ugly Mood Right Now?
    I want your answers, not just things on my list of possibilities, but here are some possible things:

    1. Because the country is mostly composed of middle class people, and all the politicians in both major parties seem to have abandoned the middle class. The left gets their money and support from the NYC Bankers. The right, from Big Oil. Neither party needs the middle class as long as money buys TV time, and TV time converts into votes.

    2. Because people are afraid of losing their homes and their healthcare. Money is harder to come by than it was two years ago. So the mortgage is harder to meet. The banks will make absolutely no adjustment. They just want you out so they can sell the house or keep it on their books as an asset. Obamacare can be repealed, but not while Obama is President -- he would just veto any bill that repealed Obamacare -- Doh! So, people are facing about 2.25 years of uncertainty. Obamacare if it happens will be a nightmare. Most folks know that. Everything will be rationed. You will think you are in the USSR.

    3. No major problem has been solved. Pick a major problem -- any problem -- has it been solved -- yes or no? No, right? We still have two wars. We still depend on foreign oil. We still don't have a balanced budget. The climate seems to be getting warmer and stormier. Education is the pits. We are getting dumber and less capable as a people. There are no honest politicians, and the lies they tell are ever bigger whoppers (thanks Citizens United and thanks US Supreme Court).

    We seem to be in a truly ugly mood. Last time I saw it like this was around 1978 -- two years into the Carter Presidency. Gold was up, oil was up, people felt filled with rage, and ready to make the ground shake.

    But I already know my own ideas -- my experiment here is to see if anybody out there (out of 310 million people) has any ideas whatsoever. You have a head, right? Is there something in it? Is it straw, or is there an idea in there? Does the idea relate to my question. Would it make your head hurt too much to type it up and send it to me? Do you need an aspirin first?

    Answers that are actually responsive to my question will get extra credit. That means you actually read the question, and thought about the content of your answer. This is like a pop quiz. It's a POP QUIZ, so don't study for it --- if you study I'll know!

    • ANSWER:
      I think everyone is mostly pissed off that they can't forfeit their responsibility to educate themselves and just magically get the results they wanted from someone else.

      I've been contemplating how the disparity of wealth in the global market has been stalling the markets. I've been trying to figure out how to do it noncoercively, but after reading The Federalist Papers and a bunch of other political philosophy I understand now that wealth and power will telescope almost indefinetely given no checks. Who then will the big corporations sell too? I really enjoyed reading one (really all, but particulary talking about this one) of your last answers on how to jump start the economy by tipping the hourglass over.

      1. The only cure to the disappearance of the middle class is the appearance of an intelligent, sane, politically active middle class. I'm optimistic, though I'm currently only part of the problem.

      2. I have this daydream that breaks through everytime I hear about anyone's plan to redistribute wealth to solve a problem. (Though that is permanently and I still do rather like your idea of the hourglass as I said. My god you are the only person I have ever met with viable options and a grasp of reality.) Anyway...it consists of a large Charlie and the Chocolate Factory machine whereby we insert billions and get magic utopian fairy dust that will cure all our problems without any effort.

      3. No major problems have been solved. That's not actually what I'm worried about though. I'm worried because no one is talking about anything, well, not anything real, and that the real issues and solutions continue to be shrouded by a massive movement of hate/stupidity culture.

36. QUESTION:
    "Selling out," why is it so awful?
    In the hip hop community, "selling out" is considered one of the ultimate sins. For the price of your integrity and principles you receive money and fame in the mainstream crowd. For example, Jay-Z has received a lot of criticism for "selling out". Nas, one of the most praised rappers in the game today, is known for staying true to his style. Though back in the early 2000's, both were the stars of NYC hip hop, their fan base has seemed to changed by 2010. Nas's last solo album, Untitled, went gold and Jay-Z's album, Blueprint 3, went platinum (14,000 from multi-platinum). Though many feel like Jay-Z has betrayed the hip-hop culture for increased success in the mainstream crowd since his return from retirement, it is difficult to see why he would not. Hip-Hop has changed in the past several years. Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, and B.o.B have become the faces of the rap industry. The big names of the 90's and early 2000's have disappeared. The few who were willing to do what it takes to keep their fame and fortune, such as Jay-Z and Eminem, receive criticism for it. Why is it so wrong to change your style to keep your popularity? The difference between changing and keep doing what your doing comes at the price of millions of dollars. So is it greedy and selfish or simply the smart thing to do?

    • ANSWER:
      It is only awful to fans. To the artist, the ability to hold your entire family down for life, financially, is too great an opportunity to pass up. Not sure why people don't understand this. If I were a rapper and could retire my parents in luxury, I really couldn't give two fuks about being seen as a sell out. What dream world are people living in where artistic integrity is more important than creating a secure future for your loved ones? The poor starving artist is over rated. Just because their music is true, doesn't make them a good person outside the studio.

37. QUESTION:
    What's the coolest, most desirable item in today's Yankees auction?
    Big auction of Yankee Stadium memorabilia and other baseball stuff today in NYC.

    List of many things: http://www.guernseys.com/auctions/stadium/index.html

    So what's the coolest thing, the one item you'd most like to own? (Get down to MSG and bid, quickly!)

    - Joe D's 1999 All-Century Team gold watch?
    - LeRoy Neiman oil painting of Reggie?
    - various Yankee Stadium original blueprints?
    - Babe Ruth signed paycheck?
    - bats, balls, autographs, pictures?
    - Jose Molina's last-homer-at-YS baseball?
    - Joe Namath portrait used in a YS ad?
    - Yankees World Series programs?
    - Del Webb's Yankees World Series rings?
    - Mickey's 1949 Plymouth convertible?
    - YS pitching rubber?
    - or the 1912 Red Sox World Series trophy? (Yes, this is in the auction. http://www.guernseys.com/auctions/redsoxtrophy/index.html )

    This is not solicitation for this auction as I am not selling any of this, nor do I think anyone on YS Baseball is positioned to bid on anything. Just the stuff of which dreams are made.

    Me, I'd go with the trophy.

    • ANSWER:
      At the impressive opening bid for the trophy, I too would have to say this is the crown jewel of the items beings auctioned.

      "Holy Cow!"

38. QUESTION:
    Know about stores that sell gold scarfs?
    I'm looking for a store here in NYC that can sell silk or polyester gold scarfs. I have a polyester dress that is gold and I need a scarf with it.

    • ANSWER:
      There are a lot of shops in NYC that sell scarves, but it really depends what your price range is. Theres always http://www.gucci.com/us/us-english/us/spring-summer-09/scarves/
      but if thats to expensive then try: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/category.jsp?_DARGS=%2Furban%2Fcatalog%2Fcommon%2Fhighlited_itemcount.jsp_A&_DAV=true&_dynSessConf=1828647450351324205&itemCount=60&pushId=&id=W_ACC_SCARVES&selectedProductColor=&navCount=&navAction=poppush&sortby=&prepushId=&popId=&cm_guid=1-_-100000000000000100370-_-2634026417&cm_mmc=Google-_-Womens_WAC-_-Scarves-_-scarves%7C-%7C100000000000000100370

      and

      http://www.bizrate.com/womensscarvesshawls/products__keyword--polyester+scarves.html

      and

      http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en&q=polyester+scarves&oe=UTF-8&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf&ei=8LMASq-mL5C0tgfos-iPBw&oi=property_suggestions&resnum=0&ct=property-revision&cd=1

      I hope I was helpful!