Unfortunately, you sometimes have to educate the buyer or they will perceive the material you are selling as being worth less.

Good gold fingers have what I would call 50% gold plating, it's equal space for the gold leads as it is for the gaps, and usually on both sides. Really good fingers that come from isa cards, etc, that has very little gaps can be considered about 90% gold plating.

Think of this. We are talking surface area and weight, surface area that is covered in gold, and the total weight. If you have what I would call 50% plate, but they were not close cut, then you have to consider the portion that is excess in the weight/surface area, and if it's a lot that can change the percentage from 50% to 30% if it's really bad.

There are so many variables, that you have to develop an eye for it. And then, if you are posting on ebay, you have to point out these facts to the people buying because often times they have not either thought about this at all, or they just simply never learned.

Scott