In the early days of this country’s development, every U.S. dollar in circulation was backed by a dollar’s worth of gold. You could go to a bank and receive your gold by turning in your dollars. That gold backing is what made the flimsy paper dollar something that could be exchanged for goods and services.

This gave rise to the term “gold standard.” Today, a business is said to be the gold standard in its area of expertise if it is the one against which all others are measured.

That’s where the Better Business Bureau (BBB) comes in to play.

For over a century, the BBB has been the go-to watchdog in the business community. They’re the ones you call when your complaint is ignored and your injustice isn’t corrected. Their name is even used as a threat. “I’m going to report you to the Better Business Bureau” has been uttered literally millions of times.

Getting a Good Grade With the BBB

The BBB reviews more than 4 million businesses each year and deals with well over a million complaints. Super-high grades aren’t just handed out to the highest achiever;only 23% of businesses earn that coveted A+ rating.

The BBB consider 16 elements for their ratings, including complaint volume and resolution. Then it measures performance against eight standards of trust, including such things as advertising honestly, telling the truth, honoring promises, and embodying integrity. Thus, the hard-earned A+ really means something.

Wouldn’t you be thrilled if your child brought home a report card with an A+ on it? That’s quite an accomplishment, especially when you consider a mark like that isn’t handed out like the government hands out money. It’s earned over time through diligence, effort, integrity and a consistent commitment to excellence.

And that’s exactly why Gold Stash has earned the highest rating from the BBB. There are only a few gold buyers on a national level that have maintained the A+ rating, and of those, only Gold Stash is recommended by Dave.

As of September 2012, the BBB had received only five complaints about Gold Stash over a three-year period and only one complaint in the last 12 months. The company received praise from the BBB for its response and resolution of all five of those complaints, noting that the handling of those matters actually served to raise Gold Stash’s rating.

Going for the Gold

As you can see, Gold Stash is the gold standard in its field. It is the place to turn unwanted or broken gold, silver, platinum, coins and diamonds into cash to be used to build an emergency fund, keep your debt snowball rolling, or speed the trip through Dave’s seven Baby Steps.

Of course Dave doesn’t recommend gold as an investment. That’s not a news flash to anyone who has listened to his radio show more than once. But he strongly recommends that you get gazelle intense to get out of debt. Dave knows that turning your unwanted or broken gold and silver into cash is the smart thing to do, and he really believes Gold Stash is the place to do it.

Why?

Because it consistently demonstrates the high level of honesty, integrity and customer service that Dave looks for in any company that he recommends. Some of those “above and beyond” services include $2,500 in free insurance on your items, free shipping with FedEx and a 14-day return policy. What that means is if you are not happy with the offer, Gold Stash will return your items at no charge to you. On top of that, the company offers a 110% price match guarantee.