Comment for journalists from GoldPaid’s founder

Topics he can comment on

• Gold and silver prices in pounds: what moves the sterling price, and what it means for someone selling jewellery.
• Hallmarks: reading UK and foreign marks, the four assay offices, and selling unhallmarked gold.
• XRF testing: what it measures, its limits, and how it compares with an acid test.
• Selling safely by post: Royal Mail cover may be available up to £2,500 depending on the postal method and cover level used; what to keep, and how free returns work.

What to include in a media enquiry

• Your publication, the subject, your deadline and whether you need a written response or a call.
• The specific question or claim you are checking. For an item-identification question, include a photograph of the whole object and readable close-ups of its marks.
• Whether you need background on GoldPaid’s own process or a source for an industry-wide statement. Those are different requests, and a buyer’s experience should not be presented as a representative market survey.

Attribution and scope

Use the attribution Rocco Clayfield, founder of GoldPaid. GoldPaid buys precious-metal items, so it has a commercial interest in this subject. This page does not claim professional tax, legal or investment qualifications, independent laboratory accreditation or endorsement by an assay office. For legal or tax conclusions, use the relevant official source and a suitably qualified adviser.

For background that can be checked before an interview, see the company details, method notes and primary references and our written testing method. The valuation examples are illustrative; they should not be described as customer results or quoted as typical payouts.

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