Gold King NC, Inc. Review

Did NOT have a good experience with Mr. McDaniel. I am trying to sell a bunch of my grandparents and parents stuff, brought the first load to The Gold King just to see if he was a fair dealer or was going to screw me. He asked me a couple questions about how much I was going to ask for each piece, I explained that, if I sold the stuff on eBay it looked like it would go for x dollars, had already mentioned that I knew each piece would go for less if I sold it to a reseller such as himself but he seemed too stupid to connect the two dots and assumed I was asking too much. As a result, my meeting with him was a complete waste of time resulting in a zero dollar sale. Your time is better spent meeting with resellers who understand what you might be trying to say

I was there today, We just moved here from New England but are originally from West Virginia. I thought the owner was okay, he was more interested in my grandfathers military discharge orders from 1805 then the things I was there to get information on. I had found a coin wrapped in the military orders that I had questions on, along with some inherited pottery!
However I was highly unimpressed when I realized he had no idea what he was looking at! My family has a rich Military History , my great grandfather, grandfather, father, uncle an husband all fought in wars none of the same! When he looked up at some other guy and said "are these worth anything "I spoke up and said again not for sale and the man shook his head no! Lol
He hadn't even seen them number 1, Second they do have a value along with his photos, flight wings and metals in which I have all of! Like I said , they were never for sale!
I do have a lot of costume jewelry that dates back to 1800s , I had it with me but choose to leave without showing it! They are marked Sterling & Silver spelled out on the back. Which is a huge indicator that it's 1800s jewelry. However after his comments on the other things I had .. Like pottery he was quick to put it down, Even after telling me it did have a small value . His reasoning because it was not from North Carolina!
As a glass collector myself, I was pretty shocked to hear that! My home state is West Virginia , a place to be for glass lovers! However, my wings spread wide to Fire King Jadite and Anchor Hocking from its first year wrapped securely in its original in box.
Just because it's not made in your home state don't make it junk.. This world is full of beautiful treasures from everywhere. Gold King maybe but other antiques, I would recommend seeing someone different. And FYI incase you want to come down on me like the lady who left a review before myself,, I can assure you my class of people are not far from where you stand. Infact my class of people have stood on lines and bought you the freedoms to treat others poorly out of arrogance. 1805 , My friend there's nothing in this world today stamped 1805 worth nothing! Your buddy gave you Ill advice on a product that was never up for sale! It simply was where he stored the coin you called trash and I've choose to keep it there. When the young man ask to see them and I agreed it was not to get a value from a guy who specializes in pottery from 1 state! Good day

I can't say enough nice things. The store was pretty. The person who helped me was pleasant, knowledgeable and helpful. When he says top dollar, he means it. I was very, very pleasantly surprised when I was quoted a price the gold I brought in. What a blessing! Thank you again for a great experience. I know where to go in the future!

Very good customer service. They treated me like family. Not to mention I got top dollar for my gold. I highly recommend to anyone that is in the market for selling gold or jewelry to check this place out.

Amazing! I always take my old jewelry to The Gold King. I'm know I'm not going to whare it anymore. He pays me the most. He is sweet honest and funny <3

I had some antique furniture and gold jewelry I was needing to sell. After taking it to several places I found the Gold King and was offered a MUCH more fair price. Their offer was several hundred dollars more than every other shop I went to for a price quote!

I've told friends and family and have heard back from many of them saying they had great experiences dealing with the gold king. A+ !

Marty is one of the best buyers of gold and silver that I know of and we'll top any dollar amount that any other place will give you without even trying. I've went to him numerous times over the last 10 years and have never not one time had a bad experience. Also I was reading some of the other reviews and just like the shop that I run people often get places confused with Walmart which has rigorous company policies and customer service protocols to make sure that every single person is spoken to treated and whatever because their corporation but when it comes to small shops and family-run businesses I'm sure he feels the same way that he would rather you just leave with your problems that you came with instead of unloading them. Also just because something is old doesn't mean it's worth anything. Thanks again Marty for your tremendous help over the years.

I had checked alot of places . They definitely paid our more than the other locals.

Great location in hickory, next to Infinity Gaming (5 star recommendation there as well), wonderful service and best value for your gold!

Love the Gold King! Marty is very knowledgeable in their field of antiques and collectibles, and when it comes to Gold and Silver they led the way in Western North Carolina during the precious metals spike and still do!

Great service. You can be sure if you need backing information on an item you have, or if it is of value Marty will know something about it.

The only people on this page who are bashing them are folks who thought their items were worth a fortune and were awakened to reality. Plain and simple. Times change and so do values of items.

I'll keep coming back!

I contacted the Gold King (Marty) on Friday about selling some 999.9% pure gold bars. He began by quoting me $100 under spot. After several emails, he said he would pay me $40 under spot on Friday. I went into his shop on Monday to take him up on the offer. He then offered me $100 under spot again. It is fine if you want to only pay $100 under spot price, but when you tell someone that you are going to offer another price, then I think you should honor it. Where I am from, your word is your reputation and you honor it. Since moving here years ago, I have learned that is not the case here, whether it be a product or contracted job.

Marty seemed like a decent enough person to to deal with though.

EDITED: I would like to respond to the owners reply. I did contact him on a Friday and went in on Monday. But the gold price was higher, not lower on that Monday. I told him on Friday if it stayed at or above 1700, then I would come in.

Rip Off artists!!!!! I was offered 26.00 for a $900.00 ring. PLUS I was told by their 'Diamond expert' that the diamond I had was a fake, even though it had been previously certified by a gemologist as a VVS1 diamond 20 years ago.

Great people great deals on stuff!!! Best prices around guaranteed!!!!!

I love the people who work there and enjoy the environment they provide a t the store

best place on the gold coast to get a jewellery loan, lowest interest rates charged and best customer service you will get as far as family businesses go!, give them a go and you will not be dissappointed

Always been very up front and honest on every visit. Always gives great information about everything I have and the history about the old items I have. Amazed on how much Marty knows at times. Thank you for helping me out and always feeling fair with your offer when I walk out of your store.

Love Gold King and Marty! Pays high prices for gold! I also love to shop there & I have purchased some great items! Thanks Gold King!

Marty is the kindest man I have ever met besides my grandfather. I don t need to write a review really, he s given me money in times of need.....Marty there needs to be more people like you!

As that guy stated, these are truly rip-off artists. They offered me $24 TOTAL for a 10k white gold amethyst ring, 14k gold ring with several diamonds, 14k white gold ring with rather large diamonds, and a silver antique ring. I was in disbelief at how much these people LOWBALL. Then, afterwards, I went to a pawn shop and got offered $300 for the SAME EXACT rings! Go figure. Don't go here unless you want to give your jewelry for basically free or get ripped off.

I seen a ring on market place went to gold king on star town rd. I looked liked it he came down 100$ on it so I could get it sized well it ended up costing me another 216 @ jewelry exchange because the shank was broken and it was missing a diamond just be cautious really look hard at what you're buying

Awesome and honest place. Always gives the best price on everything I've brought in. With good service.

It's okay that's about all i can say. Yeah you was nice

GOLD KING INC HICKORY NC USA 28602 is a perfect place to sell and purchase of Gold, diamonds, vintage and antique items. And above all, Gold king Inc is the only one who gives you highest price when you sell gold and diamonds to them. I just love this place most genuine and trustworthy shop

Gold king place to go pays great on gold and silver and a very friendly place.

I have lived in Hickory for 8 years and have had a few locals tell me to go to Gold King. I was with my dad and decided to check them out and was looking forward to seeing gold and silver coins for a possible purchase. We were barely greeted by a surly clerk that seemed annoyed by our presence. We inquired about buying gold coins and the clerk responded by saying "We don't have anything to sell right now." The store was extremely disorganized and messy and there was a case filled with piles of various coins and some other trashy looking items. I asked her if anything was for sale in the case and she said, "That's all fake." She was very dismissive and curt. Needless to say we left in a hurry and will never return. I've read their responses to other poor reviews and the owner's tone is arrogant, insulting and defensive. If you want to be treated rudely and with disrespect, you should definitely go there. Gold King should be renamed Gold Fink!

Great prices, Paid in Cash, No funky checks. Easy to do business with The Gold King. I highly recommend.

My mother and I went to to sell some of her old things she didn't wear that was ether broken or just old. They treated us very well and helped us out great. They offer the best prices for gold and silver items then anyone else around. I recommend Gold King to anyone to sell there items. Thanks for running a great business. Will be seeing you again.

I have been going to the gold king for quite a while now and every time I go they offer top dollar and pay in cash, I take costume and real and they take the time to look over and check every piece out and even make a offer on the costume jewelry, I like going and just talking to Marty, very smart man and can tell you all kinds of stuff about antiques and collectibles, the gold King is the best at what they do and I will always recommend them to anyone

I was pretty disappointed in our visit. After mom told the lady behind the counter why we were there, all she said was "drop it on the floor." She then told us she would have to go get the owner. After she got him, he seemed more interested in showing her what he found in the back instead of listening to her as to why we were there. He barely acknowledged that my mom and I were there. The first thing he said to us was "Did y'all just come from a yard sale?" He didn't say "Hey" or ask how we were doing. When he finally came around the counter, he barely looked at anything we had. He basically said we had junk and said we would have better luck selling it at a yard sale. It just seemed really rude. The only nice thing that happened while we were there was the lady held the door for my mom to leave.

October 8, 2016: I am responding to the comment you made to my review about a month ago. I posted my review above 5 months ago and the response you made a month ago is 100% WRONG! I don't know who you are talking about, but we had no cloth whatsoever when we came to see you. We had heard good things about your business and was looking forward to seeing if you would take any of our items because they were antiques NOT yard sale items. We also came to you based on an ad we saw in the newspaper listing some items that you took. We were not upset that you didn't take anything, but we did not appreciate being treated the way we were. You didn't say "hey," you only asked if we came from a yard sale which we replied "no." Fast forward 4 months to your response and you still accuse us of bringing you yard sale items which we did not do. All I'm saying is you were rude that day and could've been nicer.

Went up there for a school project had fake jewelry mixed with real jewelry that had real diamonds and gold. They offered me 4 bucks. Glad I wasn't there to sale anything

Very honest, fair priced, informative. I would recommend this place if you have gold to sell. No pressure.

Any Time I walk in the Store I am treated with Respect. Reading these other reviews just blows my mind. i cant speak on anybody else experience but these bad reviews must be from the competition. I have been a Gold King Customer for years Bout since the Beginning and Everytime I am Given a
Fair price or if Hes Not interested he will send me to a place that is interested always leads me in the right direction. Just a lil advice just because it means something to you doesnt mean its worth a whole bunch to somebody else cant get mad at a man for opinion. I know for a fact if it will resell and Marty can make a profit then guess what they will buy it you cant expect them to take your junk off your hands Its Gold King Not Republic Services.

Just left the Gold King he did nothing but give me the best price that he could I am so happy with the deal that we made couldnt have been better!! Thank you go King