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 or silver 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.
Padstow in context, and what we tend to receive from here
Padstow is a long-established north-Cornish fishing-and-harbour town inside the PL postcode area, with a modern tourism-and-hospitality economy layered on top of the older fishing trade. Household jewellery flow here mixes older Cornish family pieces with younger, more current stock from the hospitality-trade decades.
Fishing-household inherited pieces often carry engraved names and dates; we flag any inscribed item separately on the written offer in case its provenance carries value above the gold content.
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 the offer is worked out
Three things set the offer, and all three are measured rather than assumed: confirmed purity, accurate weight, and the live market rate on assessment day. You read every figure in a written, itemised breakdown before you commit to anything. See how we value gold for the detail.
A Padstow PL-postcode parcel from the north-Cornish harbour belt
Padstow and the surrounding north-Cornish coast use the Royal Mail PL postcode area, covering the town centre out through St Issey, Little Petherick, Trevone and Constantine Bay. Special Delivery handles any PL postcode on the standard one-working-day route into our address.
PL-Padstow parcels often carry inherited fishing-household pieces with engraved names and dates. We flag every inscribed item separately on the written offer in case its provenance carries value above the gold content; reducing an inscribed piece to scrap weight without checking the inscription first would be careless.
From a Padstow counter the parcel routes overnight via the regional Mail Centre to our address. We track it from the moment Royal Mail scans the label, and the counter receipt is your record on the journey out.
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.
Getting paid
Once you accept your written offer, payment is made by bank transfer using Faster Payments, directly to your account. No cheques to wait on, no conditions attached.
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 Padstow take to reach you?
Royal Mail Special Delivery from any PL-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.