A charity gold and silver buyer for every UK town
GoldPaid buys gold and silver from charity shops by post across the UK. It is not a walk-in shop. Wherever a charity shop is, the route is the same: ask first on WhatsApp, send photos, request a free prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, receive a no-obligation written valuation, and the charity is paid by Faster Payments to its registered bank account once it accepts. Choose a city or town below for its local page, or message 07944 014111 to start.
Cities and larger towns, A to Z
North West England
Yorkshire, Humber and North East England
The Midlands
South East England and the Home Counties
Central Scotland
Merseyside
Tyne and Wear and Northumberland
Essex and East Anglia
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and the Home Counties
Kent and Sussex
Wiltshire and the South West
West Scotland
Cambridgeshire and Suffolk
Kent and the Medway Towns
Who stands behind the offer
- Owner-run, with founder Rocco Clayfield personally accountable for the service
- Every item XRF-assayed, the result shown to you in writing
- Free tracked postage both ways, so a valuation carries no obligation
- Honest about its limits, including when a specialist would suit you better
- No fabricated reviews and no invented numbers, anywhere on the site
What decides your offer
Every parcel is opened at our Bristol office and each piece is handled on its own. Nothing is averaged across the parcel.
- Weight. Each item is weighed on scales. Stones, steel springs, non-gold clasps and cores are not paid as gold. The written breakdown explains the payable metal weight for each item, rather than treating everything on the scales as precious metal.
- Purity. Each item is tested with an XRF analyser, which reads the metals at the points tested without marking the item. A surface reading alone cannot establish the composition of a plated or filled piece. Hallmarks, construction and different components all need to be considered alongside the test.
- The market on the day. Gold and silver are priced against the live precious-metal market at the time your parcel is assessed, not at the time you posted.
- Condition and intact value. Broken is fine and does not reduce a metal offer. Where a piece is worth more intact (a named maker, a collectable coin, a locket with provenance) we tell you before testing, so you can choose.
- Anything that is not gold or silver. Plated, rolled-gold and base-metal items are listed on the offer at nothing and returned to you free. We never quietly keep them.
Why we do not publish a per-gram price list. A single printed rate hides the things that change the figure: hollow versus solid, stones, mixed carats in one bag, a mark that does not match the metal. We would rather show you the weight, the tested purity and the figure for each item, in writing, and let you decide. Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live precious-metal market.
What you see before you decide. A written, itemised offer by WhatsApp or email: every item, its weight, its tested purity, and its figure. Accept and we aim to pay by bank transfer within one working hour. Decline and the whole parcel comes back by Royal Mail Special Delivery at our cost. No fee, no deduction, no questions.
Common questions
Does GoldPaid have a shop in our town?
No. GoldPaid works by post across the UK, with no branches. It works with charity shops in every town entirely by post, using a free prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, so nobody has to travel anywhere.
Is the service free for charity shops?
Yes. The WhatsApp valuation, the prepaid Royal Mail label and the tracked return if the charity declines are all free. The shop never pays for postage, valuation or any service fee.
How are donated items valued?
Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-precious-metal components, condition and the live precious-metal market. Precious metals are XRF-tested and weighed, and the written itemised report is the binding offer.
What Royal Mail cover applies?
Your parcel travels on Royal Mail Special Delivery, and Royal Mail cover may be available up to £2,500 depending on the postal method and cover level used. GoldPaid can confirm the appropriate postal option before you post, and a higher-value parcel can be split across more than one label.
How is the charity paid?
By UK Faster Payments, straight to the charity’s registered bank account, once the charity accepts the written valuation. Never to a personal account, a shop till or a volunteer.
What if our town is not listed yet?
GoldPaid still helps. The town pages are added in stages, and the postal service already covers every UK address. Message 07944 014111 on WhatsApp and Rocco Clayfield (GoldPaid founder) will help straight away.
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.
Speak to us before you post
Please send us photos on WhatsApp, and we will help you. We give a rough estimate where possible and arrange postage with you after our conversation. Your final offer follows inspection.