No pressure to begin with
There is genuinely nothing to commit to up front. A WhatsApp message with a couple of photos of your gold from Northern Ireland gets you a quick indicative figure and an honest answer to any question. Whether you post anything is your call, made later.
GoldPaid has no high-street branches. It is postal-only and UK-wide, which is what keeps it lean and means you never have to travel.
Is the process different from a Northern Ireland address?
The one small honest note: a handful of remote BT addresses and some island addresses may see the occasional next-working-day-plus-one, which Royal Mail flags on the tracking. That is a delivery timing point, not a service point — the parcel is still covered and still tracked throughout.
The five-step process from Northern Ireland
- Send photos on WhatsApp to 07944 014111, or fill in the form on request a prepaid label. UK number, same reply times (8am to 9pm, seven days).
- Free label emailed to you, usually within about 30 minutes during working hours. Print at home, or ask for a QR code and the Post Office counter prints it for you.
- Hand the parcel in at any Post Office branch. Every BT postcode is served by a Post Office branch; keep the proof-of-postage receipt with the tracking number until the sale is complete.
- Next-working-day delivery to us for the great majority of BT postcodes, with tracking updates through the Royal Mail network.
- Written XRF-backed offer, and Faster Payments to a UK account on acceptance — or a free tracked return by Royal Mail if you decline.
The process, step by step
- Get in touch and show us. A WhatsApp photo of your gold from Northern Ireland is all we need to give you an honest quick indicative figure before anything is posted.
- Get your free label. We send a prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, fully tracked. If you have no printer, a QR code for the counter does the same job.
- Send it at your own pace. Wrap it in any padded envelope and hand it in at a Post Office whenever it suits you.
- See the written offer. We weigh and XRF-assay every item, usually on the working day your parcel arrives, then send an itemised breakdown showing exactly how the figure was reached.
- Decide. Say yes and the money is sent by Faster Payments. Say no and your items come straight back, free and tracked.
Where the figure comes from
There is no guesswork in the offer. We confirm purity by XRF assay, weigh on calibrated scales, and price against the live market rate on the day. Every one of those numbers appears in the written breakdown you receive before deciding. The full method is on how we value gold.
The XRF assay, the calibrated weighing and the per-item written breakdown are identical whether your parcel travelled from Belfast, Bristol or Birmingham. Every offer depends on inspection, weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live market on the day.
One parcel gets one written figure, itemised piece by piece. The published rates on this site are a floor, not a headline: for the gold and silver content of your parcel — assayed purity, payable weight, the rate on the day of assay — your written offer is never below the published per-gram rate. Collectables, sovereigns, watches and signed pieces in the same parcel are hand-valued and can come in above it.
Northern Ireland postal cover, in plain terms
Every parcel travels on Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, and Royal Mail cover may be available up to £2,500 depending on the postal method and cover level used. For NI as for the rest of the UK, higher-value consignments are best split across more than one parcel so each stays within its own cover; message us before posting and we arrange it. Full detail on postage and cover.
How your parcel is protected
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. Your items travel on Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed: fully tracked and signed for on delivery. Cover level is confirmed with you on WhatsApp before the label is issued. Worth more than that? Tell us before you post, and we will either arrange extra cover or suggest splitting the items across separate parcels. See postage and cover for the full picture.
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 post at our expense. No fee, no questions, no chasing. See what happens if I decline the offer for the step by step.
Why postal is often the better route from NI
Specialist postal gold buyers cluster in Great Britain, and a Belfast or Derry seller can otherwise face a ferry-plus-drive to reach a comparable counter valuation. Posting removes that entirely: the parcel travels tracked, you compare a written itemised offer at home in your own time, and if it does not suit you the return is free. Local Northern Ireland jewellers remain a perfectly good route for face-to-face conversations, particularly for antique or signed pieces where a specialist opinion beats scrap; the two are not mutually exclusive.
Being paid
If you accept, payment follows by Faster Payments within one working hour of acceptance, transferred directly to your bank account. It is the last step, and a simple one.
Why sellers choose GoldPaid
GoldPaid is a small, owner-run UK business built on one promise: show the working. Every item is XRF-assayed and weighed on calibrated scales. Every offer is itemised in writing. Postage is free and tracked both ways, and there is never a countdown or a hard sell. If something is worth more to a specialist than to us, we say so.
Common questions
How long does a parcel from Northern Ireland take to reach you?
Next working day for the great majority of BT postcodes on Royal Mail Special Delivery. A handful of remote NI and island addresses see the occasional delivery-plus-one — that is flagged in the tracking and does not affect cover or the free return.
Do you pay to a Northern Ireland bank account?
Yes. Any UK bank or building society account in the seller's own name works, including Northern Ireland-branded accounts. Faster Payments settle within the same timelines as any other UK bank transfer.
Do I need special customs paperwork posting from Northern Ireland to Great Britain?
No. NI-to-GB postal movements of personal goods travel as internal UK mail through Royal Mail Special Delivery; there is nothing to declare for a personal parcel of used jewellery being sold within the UK. GB-to-NI return parcels move the same way. The Windsor Framework does not affect a personal Royal Mail parcel of this kind.
Can I use the QR-code label option in Northern Ireland?
Yes. Every Post Office branch in Northern Ireland offers the same Royal Mail Special Delivery counter service and can scan a QR-code label — no home printer needed. Ask for the QR option when you request the label.
Is the ID check the same for Northern Ireland sellers?
Yes. Photo ID is required on every UK transaction under AML good practice, and the process is identical for NI sellers. Payment is to a UK account in the seller's own name.
Request a free prepaid Royal Mail label
Three quick steps. The label arrives by email, usually within about 30 minutes during working hours. Requesting one commits you to nothing: you get a written offer after the XRF assay, and if you decline, your items come back to you free.
Would you rather ask a question first, or send a photo? Message us on WhatsApp . It is the fastest way to get a sense of what something is worth before you post anything.