WHY WHY WHY are clasps so expensive?

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  1. LTEK4NZ

    LTEK4NZ Member Silver Stacker

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    WHY ARE THEY SO EXPENSIVE?? $90 for a 2 gram piece of silver.

    may as well go to the pawn shop buy a necklace and swap the clasp over.
    anyone know where to buy parrot clasps wholesale? i need 5 or so of them. 10mm/18mm
     
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    Thank you. been looking all morning and haven't found anything under $20 a piece.
     
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    Neat website.

    $1.11 a gram for silver granules seems pretty reasonable too
     
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    Have you got a Michael hill around your area? When I worked there clasps were very reasonable and so were O rings
     
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    I'd also recommend a pawnbroker based here in Brisbane - they're very good to do business with face to face.

    Try CitiGold - http://www.citigoldaustralia.com.au

    Note that these guys are in no way related to Site Sponsor City Gold Bullion - its a completely unrelated business!
     
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    to our costumers and friends ? lol
     
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    sadly im in Perth. im cannibalizing a chain from my collection and ordering some replacements from AEmetal that site is very decent.


    i went around the pawn shops in perth today. half of them are closed. the other half are out of silver. damn shame.
     
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    Precisely, there's something of a class distinction between pawnbrokers and bullion dealers... never a more obvious example! :D
     
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    yeah i'm liking aemetal too. i was looking to get gold solder
     
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    I'm in Perth.
    Have some 925 handmade clasps, that may work.
    Some stock and some more styles/Ltd also.
    Also selection of beads.
    Some Pendants, chains and bracelets too.
    Will do at present replacement A$2.45/gm
    (so as shown 1.0gm, 2.4gm, 3.5gm & 2.3gm)
    PM if these would work for you.
    Cheers
    Aum
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    I've lost a very important gold pendant because of one of those hook clasps seen above. Never will one of those hook clasps grace my body again.
     
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    Gee Wiz :rolleyes:
     

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