Rough estimates where possible; your final offer follows inspection.
No obligation. Free tracked return if you decline. We aim to pay within one working hour of acceptance.
GoldPaid buys 22ct and 24ct Asian gold by post from anywhere in the UK: chains, bangles, rings and sets from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Gulf and the Far East. Each piece is XRF-tested for its real purity and valued at that carat, not at a lower default such as 9ct or 18ct.
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.
Free Special Delivery label, usually within 30 minutesPurity tested in-house by X-ray (XRF)
How do I know if my Asian gold is really 22ct or 24ct?The XRF reading on arrival measures it directly. If you want a preview, send photos of any stamps on the pieces; we can usually identify the intended purity from the maker’s mark or BIS hallmark before you post.
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.
Short answer
Asian-style gold is usually 22ct or 24ct, and it should be paid at that purity rather than a default lower carat. We buy chains, bangles, rings and sets brought from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Gulf and the Far East, XRF-testing each piece for its actual purity. A 22ct or 24ct item is valued at its measured purity, not at a 9ct or 18ct default. Post under a free prepaid Royal Mail label; a decline is returned free.
Why measured purity matters more for Asian gold than for British gold
British retail gold (the 9ct, 14ct, 18ct sold on the UK high street) is typically marked clearly, assayed by a UK office, and the stamp matches the metal content closely. Asian gold (22ct and 24ct pieces brought from the Indian subcontinent, the Gulf, or the Far East) is also typically marked, but the marks are unfamiliar to most UK retail buyers and the buyers often default to the lower of the visible options when valuing.
The XRF reading removes that ambiguity. A piece reading 91.67% gold is 22ct regardless of what stamp it carries. A piece reading 99.9% gold is 24ct, the 999 fineness a British hallmark covers; a reading around 99.5% is 995 fine, high-purity but below the 999 standard. Each piece is valued at the carat its measured purity supports.
The economic difference between 22ct and 9ct
22ct gold (91.67% fine) is worth roughly 2.4 times what the same weight of 9ct gold (37.5% fine) is worth at scrap. The difference is mechanical: more fine gold in each gram, more fine gold value. A 25-gram 22ct gold bangle is worth almost two-and-a-half times what the same 25 grams would be worth if it were 9ct.
We do not price Asian gold from the stamp. A mark such as 916 or 22K, a maker’s punch in an unfamiliar script, or no mark at all is recorded and then set aside; the carat that decides the value is the one the XRF reading confirms. A 22ct bangle is valued as 22ct whether or not its mark can be read.
Common Asian gold pieces and the typical weight per item
22ct gold chains brought from India can run from 8 grams (a thin necklace chain) to 60 grams (a substantial gentleman’s curb chain). Asian-style bangles can run from 6 grams (a thin children’s bangle set) to 35 grams or more (a substantial adult bangle in solid 22ct). Mangalsutra necklaces are typically 15 to 25 grams of 22ct. Rings are usually 5 to 15 grams.
22ct chains and bangles are often hollow rather than solid, particularly larger ornate pieces. Hollow construction does not change how the gold is valued (the purity is still 91.67%) but it does mean the total weight is lower than a solid piece of the same external dimensions. The XRF reading and the scale handle both identically.
Pieces in original sealed packaging
22ct and 24ct gold bought in the subcontinent or the Gulf is often sold in sealed plastic envelopes with the jeweller’s name, the weight, and the purity stamped on the seal. If your pieces are in original sealed packaging, do not break the seal before posting. The sealed packaging is sometimes useful for provenance and the seller stamp confirms the weight at point of sale.
Your parcel is signed for on arrival and opened at our Bristol office, where each piece is weighed and XRF-tested. A weight stamped on the packaging can differ slightly from the real weight; the weight we measure is the figure used on the offer.
How it works
Ask first and send photos. Message us on WhatsApp with photos of your Asian gold for a rough estimate. Ask anything; there is no charge and no obligation.
Request a prepaid Royal Mail label. We send a free Royal Mail Special Delivery label, tracked and signed for, usually within 30 minutes between 8am and 9pm. No printer? We send a QR code for the Post Office counter.
Post it when you are ready. Use any padded envelope. There is no deadline and no pressure.
Receive a no-obligation valuation. Every item is weighed and tested by XRF spectrometry at our Bristol office. You get a written, itemised offer, usually on the working day your parcel arrives, showing purity, weight and the figure.
Accept or decline. Accept and you are paid by bank transfer via Faster Payments. Decline and everything is returned free of charge by tracked, signed-for post.
Your parcel is signed for on arrival and opened at our Bristol office, where each item is weighed and XRF-tested before the written offer is prepared.
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.
Your parcel travels on Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed: tracked end to end and signed for on delivery. 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 your items may be worth more, message us first and we can split them across more than one prepaid label, each with its own tracking number, at no charge. Full detail is on postage and cover, and is it safe to post gold? walks through posting valuables safely. If a parcel is lost on its way to us, the compensation claim goes to Royal Mail from you, the sender, using your Post Office receipt, and we give you our tracking records and help you make it. Lost parcels, step by step.
Changing your mind is free
Declining costs you nothing. If the written offer does not suit you, say so, and your items come straight back by tracked, signed-for Royal Mail Special Delivery at our expense. No fee, no questions, no chasing. See what happens if I decline the offer for the step by step.
The written offer is dated and holds for a limited time, because metal prices move. If it lapses before you decide, we re-run it against the live precious-metal market on the day, at no charge. You can also accept part of a parcel and decline the rest, with no minimum and no penalty for splitting it.
The payment step
Acceptance starts payment: we aim to send a Faster Payments bank transfer within one working hour of your acceptance, to the account you give us. Nothing to bank and nothing to chase.
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
Common questions
How is a 22ct gold offer worked out?
The offer reflects the weight we measure, the 91.67% fine-gold content that the XRF assay confirms, and the live precious-metal market on the day. Our margin is already accounted for, so nothing further is taken off the written figure. How we value gold sets out the method in full.
Do you buy 22ct gold without UK hallmarks?
Yes. UK hallmarks are not required; the XRF reading confirms purity directly. Indian BIS marks, Gulf marks, Far East marks and unmarked 22ct gold all assay the same way.
Are Asian gold sets (necklace + earrings + bangles) valued together or separately?
Each piece is weighed and XRF-tested individually and shown on its own line of the written offer. You can accept the whole set or any piece individually.
What about Asian gold with stones (rubies, emeralds, pearls)?
Stones are assessed separately from the metal on the written offer. The metal value is the dominant figure for most Asian gold pieces; the stones are usually decorative and add little independent value unless unusually fine.
Do you return Asian gold pieces in their original packaging?
Yes. Where the pieces arrived in sealed plastic envelopes or jeweller’s presentation boxes, they are returned in the same packaging unless we needed to open it for assay; in that case the open envelope is returned alongside the piece.
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.
Message us with a clear photo of your items on WhatsApp, or call. There is no obligation at any stage and the only commitment is your decision to accept a written offer once you have seen it.
