About Town
It's Party Time at the Cash-for-Gold Store
Looking for instant cash? Midwest Gold Buyers is busy writing checks for the gold you have around the house. Or, better yet, hold a party!
As gold prices continue to skyrocket -- on Wednesday they soared to a record $1,298 an ounce -- Plainfield's cash-for-gold outlet at 13327 S. Route 59 is ramping up its presence with a sign spinner and a flashy neon light. I stopped by Midwest Gold Buyers earlier this week. While I waited to ask a few questions, I couldn't help but hear gold buying rep Debby B. appraise a customer's jewelry. Debby B., as I read from the gold badge of her blouse, declined to give her full name, but took my number for her boss, who never got back to me. Debbie B. was almost painfully polite and sincere to the middle-aged woman, who said she is out of work and her husband is ill. Before walking out with a check for $304 for her other items, the woman signed …
