fed taper in december, page-48

"One time we shorted of cash and my partner tried to sell her 24k gold bangle in India's pawn shop.. Guess what, they offered us 1/3 of the original cost, citing impurity.. Lol.. The same thing they did when we tried in China. So much for Asian loving gold ey .. Lol.."

Have you considered that the bangle may not be 24k gold ?
24k gold is pretty soft.

How about having it tested in Australia - it's pretty easy to do.
If the "impurity" is a third you could try to do some calculations yourself by weighing it and working out the volume.