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How we measure

How GoldPaid measures every item

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Read our reviews on TrustpilotFree Special Delivery label, usually within 30 minutesWe aim to pay within one working hour of acceptancePurity tested in-house by X-ray (XRF)Free return if you say no

Every item sent to GoldPaid is XRF-tested for purity rather than read off its stamp, weighed to 0.01g once anything that is not precious metal is weighed out, and valued on that confirmed content against the live precious-metal market on the day of testing. Every figure appears on the written offer, and declined items come back free.

How every item is measured

Purity is established by non-destructive XRF assay on each piece, not inferred from the stamp, so a worn, foreign or missing mark changes nothing about how the item is valued. Items are sorted by carat, weighed to 0.01g and valued on that confirmed content against the live precious-metal market on the day they are tested. For the wider picture, recycled gold vs mined gold sets out the published World Gold Council supply data and the environmental evidence, and what happens to your gold after you sell it describes the refining route itself.

What is measured, and how

What is measuredHow it is establishedMethod
Purity of each itemFine metal content read directly from the piece, not from the stampNon-destructive XRF assay
Worn or absent hallmarksNo mark is needed; the assay reads the metal that is actually presentIn-house XRF assay
WeightSeparated by carat group, then weighed to 0.01g, less stones and other non-precious partsScales reading to 0.01g
Figure for each itemWorked out from the confirmed purity, payable weight and the live precious-metal market on the day of testing, shown on the written offerItemised written offer
Declined offersEverything returned free, tracked and signed forRoyal Mail Special Delivery

Common questions

How does GoldPaid establish what an item actually is?

By non-destructive XRF assay on every piece, using a Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 analyser. The purity, the weight and the figure all appear on your written offer. Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live precious-metal market.

Not the question you had? The full GoldPaid FAQ covers the rest, from postal cover and ID checks to what happens if you decline the offer.

Get a free Royal Mail label by email

Free, and it commits you to nothing. We test your items when they arrive and send a written offer; anything you decline comes back free.

What are you sending?

About a minute

What are you sending? Tap any that fit.
Roughly what is it worth?

Helps us pick the right postal option. Skip if unsure.

How should the label arrive?

Show it at any Post Office counter and they print the label.

Your details for the label

Last step

Your label is sent here, usually within 30 minutes (8am to 9pm, every day).

Your address prints on the label, and anything you decline comes back to it. UK addresses only.

Only used if your email bounces.
  • Free. No obligation to sell after you see the written offer.
  • Anything you decline comes back by Royal Mail Special Delivery at our cost.
  • Before we pay, we ask every seller for a photo of their passport or driving licence, to check identity and ownership.

We use these details only to issue your prepaid label and to talk to you about your items. We do not sell or share them. Data controller: Rocco Clayfield, founder of GoldPaid, on the ICO data protection register under registration ZC214216. See our privacy policy.

Rather ask a question or send a photo first? Message us on WhatsApp.

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Here is the whole process in brief. Send us a photo on WhatsApp. We answer questions about the testing, the rates and the cover before anything moves. You only post when you say so, you only decide when the written offer is in front of you, and a decline costs nothing and triggers a free tracked return.

GoldPaid is a UK-wide postal gold and silver buying service with no shop: you request a free prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, your items are XRF-assayed in house, and you are paid by bank transfer only if you accept the written offer.

Your prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label is addressed to GOLDPAID LTD, Unit 217, Bristol Business Centre, 179 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AG. That is our Bristol office: your parcel is signed for on arrival and opened there, and each item is weighed and XRF-tested, so you know exactly where it is going before you post it.

Send a photo on WhatsAppRequest a prepaid Royal Mail label

Ask for the label in that chat and we usually send it within 30 minutes during working hours, 8am to 9pm, 7 days a week. No printer? We send a QR code you show at the Post Office counter instead.

Ask first, post only when you are ready

Ask what your items are worth first

A photo and a question are the whole first step. We reply with an idea of what it is worth, you decide whether to post, and you decide again, only after the written offer, whether to accept.

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Free prepaid label, usually sent within 30 minutes during working hours. Free tracked return if you decline. We aim to pay by Faster Payments within one working hour of acceptance.