Mixed lots of jewellery from a clearance or an estate are easy to undersell. Post them with a free prepaid Royal Mail label, have every piece XRF-tested, and see a written valuation before anything is sold.
Send a photo on WhatsApp for a rough estimate where possible, or arrange to post your items for assessment. We confirm our purchase offer after inspection, and you decide whether to accept. Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live precious-metal market.
Accept the written offer and we aim to pay by Faster Payments within one working hour. Decline and everything comes back free by Royal Mail Special Delivery.
Do I need to sort or identify the jewellery first?No. Send mixed lots exactly as found: hallmarked and unhallmarked, real and costume together. Every piece is XRF-tested, you are paid only for confirmed gold, silver, platinum or palladium, and anything that is not precious metal comes back free with any items you decline. You see a written, itemised offer before anything is sold.
Please send us photos on WhatsApp, and we will help you.
Send photos of your items and any hallmarks. We give a rough estimate where possible; your final offer follows inspection. You do not need to arrange postage to ask us a question.
We arrange postage with you after our conversation.
Before you post
The questions people ask before they send anything, answered here rather than at the end of the page.
Can I ask first?
Yes. WhatsApp a photo to 07944 014111, 8am to 9pm, every day, and we reply with an idea of what it is worth. Nothing is posted until you decide.
Is it safe to post?
Your parcel travels by Royal Mail Special Delivery, 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.
How is it tested?
Your parcel is signed for on arrival and opened at our Bristol office, where each item is weighed and tested with an XRF analyser, an X-ray test that reads the metal without marking it. Your written offer lists each piece with its weight, purity and figure.
What if I say no?
We return everything by Royal Mail Special Delivery at our cost. Saying no costs you nothing.
When am I paid?
Only if you accept the written offer. We aim for the money to reach your bank within 24 hours of posting. We use Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, test your items promptly on receipt, and aim to pay by Faster Payments within one working hour of your acceptance. The 24-hour target is an aim, not a guarantee: it depends on posting before the local cut-off, the applicable working-day delivery service, prompt acceptance, completed identity checks and bank processing.
How long does an offer last?
Each written offer is dated and holds for a limited time, because metal prices move. If it lapses, we re-run it at that day’s rate.
Who am I dealing with?
GOLDPAID LTD, registered in England and Wales, run by founder Rocco Clayfield. Our office is at Unit 217, Bristol Business Centre, 179 Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2AG. We are postal only, so there is no counter to visit. Before we pay, we ask every seller for a photo of their passport or driving licence.
Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live precious-metal market.
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 rough estimate 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. 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 lot may be worth more than £2,500, tell us first and we can split it across more than one prepaid label at no charge. No printer? We send a QR code for the Post Office counter.
Receive a written, itemised valuation. Every item is weighed 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.
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.
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 identifies the precious metal in each piece and separates out costume and plated items at no cost. You are only ever paid for confirmed gold, silver, platinum or palladium. 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 also buys watches, coins, medals and stamps. Send a photo of those on WhatsApp first and we will tell you how we would value them before you post anything; the watches, coins, medals & stamps page explains more. 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: purity confirmed by XRF, payable weight, and the live precious-metal market on the day of testing. 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 when an estate needs a registered valuer.
GoldPaid does not publish a public buying rate. Your written offer is worked out after an XRF assay confirms the purity and weight of the specific items sent, and it moves with the precious-metal market.
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 sell by post with GoldPaid
Three differences from 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
Can you help with probate or estate valuations?
Every assessment includes a written, itemised breakdown showing each item’s confirmed purity, weight, the rate used and the offer. This is useful supporting documentation for estate administration. See our probate and inheritance page for more.
What happens to items you do not buy?
Anything that is not precious metal, or any item you choose not to sell, is returned to you free of charge by tracked, signed-for post, along with payment for anything you did accept.
How and when is payment made?
Once the written offer is accepted, payment is made by bank transfer using Faster Payments, directly to your account. If you decline, your items are returned free of charge.
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.
Other guides for estates and inherited jewellery
Each of these answers a different part of the same job. Pick the one that matches where you are.
When you are ready, there is one step to take: request a free prepaid Royal Mail label, or send photos on WhatsApp first if you would rather ask before posting. Every piece is XRF-tested and you receive a written, itemised valuation. Nothing is sold unless you accept it, and anything declined comes back free by Royal Mail Special Delivery. For everyday gold that is not part of an estate, the general route is selling gold by post.
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.
