House clearance jewellery and gold buyer

Who this is for

GoldPaid is a UK-wide postal gold and silver buying service. This page is for the people who most often handle mixed jewellery lots: house clearance firms processing a property, executors and solicitors administering an estate, and families clearing a relative's home. You do not need to visit a buyer or know what anything is worth before you start, the process is built around the post and a written valuation. If you are a family member clearing a parent’s home yourself rather than a firm clearing a property, clearing a parent’s house covers the same ground at a gentler pace.

How it works

• Ask before you post. Message us on WhatsApp or call. Describe roughly what you have, a jewellery box, loose chains, coins, silver cutlery, mixed estate pieces, and we will explain how it works for your situation.
• Send photos on WhatsApp. A few clear photos let us give a quick indicative figure before anything leaves your hands. No charge, no obligation.
• Request a prepaid Royal Mail label. We send a free Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed label, fully tracked and signed for. 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. No printer? We send a QR code for the Post Office counter.
• Receive a written, itemised valuation. Every item is weighed on calibrated scales and tested by XRF spectrometry. You get a breakdown showing each item, its purity, weight, the rate used and the offer.
• Accept or decline. Accept and you are paid by bank transfer. Decline and everything is returned free of charge by tracked, signed-for post. No fee, no questions.

Send mixed lots exactly as found

There is no need to sort, clean or identify anything first. Hallmarked and unhallmarked gold, sterling silver, costume pieces mixed in, broken chains, single earrings, the odd coin. Send it all together. XRF testing confirms precious metal content for certain and separates out costume and plated items at no cost. You are only ever paid for confirmed gold, silver or platinum. See what we buy for the full list.

Stamps, coins, medals or watches in the clearance?

Clearances rarely contain only precious metal. Stamp albums, coin collections, war medals, militaria and old watches often come out of the same property. GoldPaid buys the gold and silver, and values the collectables too: watches, coins, medals and stamps are assessed individually with free, photo-first guidance on the watches, coins, medals & stamps page. If the clearance has turned up a named campaign group, a memorial plaque or a tin of cap badges, read sell war medals and militaria before anything is priced as scrap. Send a photo, get free guidance, and post only if it makes sense.

A written valuation for estate records

Every offer is built from three measurable facts: confirmed purity, accurate weight, and the live precious metal market rate on the day. The written, itemised breakdown is useful supporting documentation when administering an estate, see how we value gold for the method, XRF testing explained for how purity is confirmed, and probate and inheritance for estate-specific guidance. Where the estate needs the open market value at the date of death rather than a purchase figure, see the free probate valuation for jewellery.

Postage, cover and parcel handling

The label we send is Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, tracked end to end and signed for on delivery. 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. If a lot may be worth more than that, message us before posting and we will split the lot across more than one parcel, each with its own label, tracking number and cover, at no charge. See postage and cover and how we handle your parcel for the full detail.

If you decide not to sell

There is never any obligation to accept. If the valuation is not right, decline and everything is returned free of charge by tracked, signed-for post, along with payment for anything you did accept. The full process is on what happens if I decline the offer.

Getting paid

Once the written offer is accepted, payment is made by bank transfer using Faster Payments, directly to your account, or to an estate account where appropriate.

Why this is a calmer way to sell

Three things make GoldPaid a steadier route than a counter sale. You see a measured valuation in writing, not a verbal estimate. You decide at home, with nobody waiting. And if you decline, the return is free, tracked and signed for, so obtaining the valuation costs you nothing.

Common questions

Related pages

• Probate & inheritance
• An executor's guide to selling estate jewellery
• Charity shop gold buying
• What we buy
• Gold price today, UK rates
• Silver price today, UK rates
• UK gold hallmark guide
• How we value gold
• Selling gold to a postal buyer vs a pawnbroker
• Sell medals and medallions
• Sell a Rolex, with a free valuation first