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Monday, 10th May 2004 (5815 views)

A leading Japanese bullion house has highlighted the advantages of offering additional services when selling gold.<BR/><BR/>Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry offers gold to its customers as more of an investment and sells gold jewellery and artefacts.<BR/><BR/>However in addition the company also supplies a range of services - refresh, repair, reform or recycle, for old gold items bought in by customers.<BR/><BR/>Masakazu Tanaka, director and chief of the firm's sales planning department told Daily Yomiuri Online: "I believe we're one of only a few businesses that provide a variety of precious metal-related products backed by extensive services."<BR/><BR/>The company has produced items such as commemorative gold medallions for the Olympics and its founder is well known for promoting 18 carat and 24 carat gold in Japan.<BR/><BR/>Designs are "simple and solid" and "fully convey the metal's value" with products based on what customers want rather than simply fashion trends.<BR/><BR/>With the most popular items selling up to 100,000 yen the store also holds seminars to educate people about the precious metal.<img src="http://directnews.dehavilland.co.uk/dn.gif?feedid=196&itemid=2592431"/>

 

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