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Our written method

GoldPaid Precious Metal Verification Standard

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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

The method GoldPaid follows on every parcel: how items are XRF-tested, how they are weighed, how the offer is worked out, and how the parcel is handled and returned. It is GoldPaid’s own written method, version 1.1, effective 11 September 2026, and it is not certified or audited by anyone else.

1. Purity: XRF testing

Every item received is assayed by non-destructive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry. The analyser reads the elemental ratios of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper and zinc to within a fraction of one per cent, with no filing and no acid.

2. Weight and the offer

Each item is weighed to 0.01g once anything that is not precious metal, such as stones, steel springs or filler, is weighed out. It is then valued on its confirmed purity and payable weight against the live precious-metal market on the day of testing, and the figure for each item is printed on your written offer.

3. How your parcel is protected in transit

Every parcel travels on Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, tracked and signed for. 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. If the offer is declined, the items go back free of charge on the same tracked service.

Common questions

Is this method used on every valuation?

Yes. It is the method behind every written offer GoldPaid issues, and it is published here so you can hold us to it. It is our own method, written by us: it is not certified or audited by anyone else, and this page says so rather than implying otherwise. Version 1.1, effective 11 September 2026. If an offer you receive departs from what is described here, say so and we will re-check the file.

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.

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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.

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Nothing leaves your hands until you have asked every question you want to ask. Send a photo on WhatsApp first, we explain how our X-ray (XRF) test works, how the figure is built from weight, confirmed purity and the live precious-metal market, and what Royal Mail cover may be available for your parcel. There is no obligation at any stage and the return is free if you decline.

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.

UK-wide by post, no shop visit needed

Send a photo, get a free figure

Open WhatsApp, send a photo, and ask about the X-ray (XRF) testing, the postal cover, the timing or the return. Nothing leaves your hands until you have read the written offer.

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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.