Interesting enough - the trend toward yellow gold jewelry reminiscent of the early 1980s also harkens to the gold prices back then. The cost of all precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, and palladium) have been on the rise of late, and higher prices today of raw metals will eventually equate to higher prices tomorrow for finished jewelry items. Right now, most jewelry suppliers will have purchased the majority of their stock before the prices increase, so you may not see much of a difference on the price tag. However, once they have to begin to replace that inventory, we should start to see a significant increase in cost.

This impacts both purchasers and sellers. For more information, visit the following links:

• Gold up, jewelry prices follow
• Vertigo hits gold after tilt above $US540
• Cinderella silver also at multiyear highs