Avoid this Gold Buyer

Katykat

Do not send your gold items to this man, he has not paid me yet he has not returned my gold ring. Its not that I am attached to the ring, after all, I was selling it, but nevertheless, it is mine, & basically, he has stolen it. I phoned him & got no answer, but he rang me back later thinking I was ringing for an estimate. He said he would send my cheque, but he hasn't.

Mr BIG-0800 121 6437

isplumm

Hi,

When did he say that he sent it ... remember Christmas post - do you have name & address ...

Mark

LemonGrove

Why choose an something unheard of like 'Mr Big' when there's all those larger more well known gold companies advertising on TV?

gordikin

Why would you send anything of value to a complete stranger? Would you put £100 in an envelope and give it the first person you meet on the street and trust them to give you it back 3 days later?

LemonGrove

To be fair, a quick Google showed Mr Gold is https://www.bestpriceforgold.co.uk who claim to be the biggest scrap gold buyer on their site. Whether I believe that or not though, I'm not so sure.

omen666

I would email nominet as he is trading but has witheld his details
Domain name:
bestpriceforgold.co.uk

Registrant:
steve goulton

Registrant type:
UK Individual

Registrant's address:
The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
address omitted from the WHOIS service.

Registrar:
Webfusion Ltd t/a 123-Reg.co.uk [Tag = 123-REG]
URL: http://www.123-reg.co.uk

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 08-Aug-2008
Renewal date: 08-Aug-2010
Last updated: 07-Jul-2009

Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.

Name servers:
dns1.jefferyswest.co.uk 81.201.129.80
dns2.jefferyswest.co.uk 81.

domaintools.com/bestpriceforgold.co.uk

Katykat

thanks Omen, but how do I go about this?. I have actually got his address, or at least the adress I sent the ring to. I am contacting trading standards after the holiday. I have the certigicate from sending it special delivery. I do have more gold to sell, but thought I would test it out by sending this ring first. Its not particularly valuable or sentimental, so thats why I used it. I wont be sending any more.

pinkshoes

Weren't all these postal gold firms on TV recently, where it was shown that they offer a really lousy deal for your gold, and if you want a decent price, you should take it to your high street jeweller to see what they can offer?

newfoundglory

omen666 wrote: »

Registrant's address:
The registrant is a non-trading individual who has opted to have their
address omitted from the WHOIS service.

I have emailed Nominet... his address should appear in the Whois record shortly, or his website will go offline I would imagine.

Pollycat

LemonGrove wrote: »

To be fair, a quick Google showed Mr Gold is www.bestpriceforgold.co.uk who claim to be the biggest scrap gold buyer on their site. Whether I believe that or not though, I'm not so sure.

Are you sure you're talking about the same person?
Did you google 'Mr Gold' or 'Mr Big' who the OP referred to?

Katykat wrote: »

Mr BIG-0800 121 6437

Browntoa

the web site calls him Mr Big

http://www.bestpriceforgold.co.uk/ask-mr-big.php