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[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You can do that with E waste, I have seen tick tockers that already have a marble sized nugget of gold from doing it.

But again, the alloy in it's jewelry form is almost always worth more than its metal value. Even old super ugly styles eventually come back into popularity, there is a reason you don't see pawn shops melting down their inventory.