Ask before you post, always
You never have to commit to anything to start. Message us on WhatsApp or call, tell us roughly what you have, and send a few clear photos for a quick indicative figure. Nothing leaves your hands until you decide it should, and there is no obligation even then.
GoldPaid is a UK-wide postal gold and silver buying service. Wherever you are, you sell gold or silver by post with a free insured Royal Mail label. There is no shop to visit and no counter pressure.
Bideford in context, and what we tend to receive from here
Bideford and the surrounding North-Devon estuary towns sit in the EX postcode area on the Taw-Torridge estuary. The town had a long seventeenth- and eighteenth-century merchant-shipping economy and the maritime legacy still surfaces in private jewellery boxes: gold lockets, watch chains, and the occasional foreign coin or sailor-souvenir piece.
Foreign coins and sailor-souvenir gold pieces are XRF-tested directly; if a coin carries numismatic value above bullion we flag it on the written offer so you can decide between a specialist coin dealer and the precious-metal route.
How selling works here
- Start on WhatsApp. A couple of clear photos of your gold or silver are enough for us to give you a quick indicative figure at no charge.
- Claim your free postage. We issue a prepaid, tracked, signed-for Royal Mail Special Delivery label, or a QR code for the Post Office.
- Post in your own time. Any padded envelope works, and there is no deadline to meet.
- Get a written valuation. Each item is weighed on calibrated scales and read by XRF spectrometry, and the itemised offer is sent to you in writing.
- Accept or walk away. Acceptance means payment by Faster Payments; declining means a free, fully tracked return.
How we value what you send
Every offer is built from three measurable facts: confirmed purity, accurate weight, and the live precious-metal market rate on the day we assess your items. You see each figure in a written breakdown before you decide anything. See how we value gold and XRF testing explained for the full method.
A Bideford EX-postcode parcel from the Taw-Torridge estuary
Bideford and the surrounding North-Devon estuary towns sit in the Royal Mail EX postcode area, covering East-the-Water, Northam, Westward Ho! and Appledore. Special Delivery handles any EX postcode on the standard next-working-day route into our address.
Bideford-area parcels carry a maritime legacy that the rest of the south-west does not quite share: gold lockets with sailor-souvenir engravings, foreign coins from long-vanished trading routes, and the occasional fine Edwardian piece from the older merchant-shipping households. Foreign coins are XRF-tested for purity; if a coin carries numismatic value above the bullion line we flag it on the written offer so you can decide between a specialist coin dealer and the metal-content route.
From a Bideford counter the parcel routes overnight to our address. The tracking reference on the counter receipt is your single document; photograph it at the counter and the journey is fully tracked on both sides.
Getting it here safely
Royal Mail Special Delivery cover may be available up to £2,500 depending on the postal method and cover level used. We post you a Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed label: tracked end to end, signed for, and arranged with that cover per parcel. If your items are worth more, the rule is simple, message us before posting and we will sort the right approach. There is more on postage and insurance.
If you decide not to sell
There is never any obligation to accept. If the offer is not for you, simply decline, and we return everything free of charge by tracked, insured post, with no fee and no follow-up pressure. The full return process is on what happens if I decline the offer.
How payment reaches you
Accept the offer and the money is sent by Faster Payments straight to the bank account you provide. There are no cheques, no delays of that kind, and no strings.
The proof, not the promise
Anyone can say "best price". GoldPaid does not. Instead the process is laid bare: a measured XRF assay, calibrated weighing, the live market rate, and a written breakdown you read at home before you commit to anything. The reassurance here is structural, built into how the service works, rather than asserted in a slogan.
Common questions
How long does a parcel from Bideford take to reach you?
Royal Mail Special Delivery from any EX-postcode address normally reaches our address the next working morning. We weigh and XRF-assay your items the same day, and the written offer is emailed back to you within working hours of arrival.
Can I ask questions before I post anything?
Yes, and we recommend it. Message us on WhatsApp or call, ask anything about the items, the cover, the testing process, or the return route if you decline. Nothing has to be posted until you are satisfied with the answers.
How is the parcel cover arranged?
The label we send is Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, fully tracked and signed for, covered up to £2,500 as standard. If your items may exceed that figure, send a rough total weight beforehand and we will arrange the appropriate higher-cover level before any label is issued.
What happens if I do not accept the offer?
Your items are returned to you free of charge by tracked, signed-for Royal Mail Special Delivery. There is no fee, no pressure and no obligation to accept. You keep the XRF certificate and written offer as a record of what your gold is worth.