Tom Bartholomew, owner of Tele Gold, 8051 Market St. in …

Photo by Karl Henkel | published: August 9, 2011

Tom Bartholomew, owner of Tele Gold, 8051 Market St. in Boardman, said gold sellers are more scarce today than in late 2009, when the price for an ounce first topped $1,000. He said he bought three times as much back then, when gold was $1,000 to $1,200 an ounce.