Start with a question, not a parcel
The first step is a conversation, not a commitment. Send a photo of your platinum on WhatsApp, or call, and you will get an honest quick indicative figure and a straight answer to anything you want to ask. You decide what happens next.
Because GoldPaid works entirely by post across the UK, you do all of this from home, in your own time. No shop, no queue, and nobody watching over your shoulder while you think.
Platinum we buy
- Platinum rings, including engagement and wedding bands
- Platinum chains, bracelets and earrings
- Platinum bullion bars and coins
- Hallmarked and unhallmarked platinum
- Broken and worn platinum pieces, condition does not matter
UK platinum is usually hallmarked 950 (95% pure), though you may also see 850, 900 or 999. Platinum is dense and white, and is sometimes mistaken for white gold or silver, the XRF assay tells the two apart for certain. If you are unsure what you have, send a photo of the marks on WhatsApp.
How it works
- Ask first and send photos. Message us on WhatsApp with photos of your platinum for a quick indicative figure. 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. 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 on calibrated scales and tested by XRF spectrometry. You get a written, itemised offer: purity, weight, the rate used 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, insured post.
Valued on fact, not estimate
Your valuation rests on what can actually be measured: the purity an XRF assay confirms, the weight a calibrated scale records, and the live precious-metal rate at the time of assessment. It is all shown to you in writing first. XRF testing explained covers how the assay works.
Platinum is valued the same disciplined way as gold and silver, weighed on calibrated scales, XRF-assayed to confirm purity, and valued against the live platinum market rate on the day. Platinum and white gold look similar but are different metals worth different amounts; the XRF assay removes any doubt.
Cover in transit
Royal Mail Special Delivery cover may be available up to £2,500 depending on the postal method and cover level used. The prepaid label is Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed: full tracking, a signature on delivery, arranged with that cover per parcel. Higher-value items are no problem, but please message us first so the cover and the packing approach match the value. Postage and insurance explains it fully.
If the offer is not for you
Then nothing happens except a free return. We send your items back by tracked, insured post at our cost, with no fee for declining and no follow-up. A valuation is only worth having if you can turn it down freely, so you can. See what happens if I decline the offer.
Who this helps
This suits people with platinum engagement or wedding rings from a previous chapter, anyone who has inherited platinum jewellery, and holders of platinum bullion who want a straightforward postal sale with the metal confirmed properly.
Payment, once you accept
When you say yes to the written offer, GoldPaid pays by Faster Payments bank transfer to your nominated account. You give those details only at the point you accept, never as a condition of getting an offer.
Why this is a calmer way to sell
Three things make GoldPaid a steadier route than 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 insured, so obtaining the valuation costs you nothing.
Common questions
Do you buy broken or unhallmarked platinum?
Yes. Condition does not matter. We pay for the metal content. Unhallmarked platinum is fine too; the XRF assay confirms it.
Is platinum worth more than gold?
It depends on the live market, platinum and gold prices move independently. Both are valued the same way: confirmed purity and weight against the live rate for that metal on the day.
What if I decline the offer?
Your items are returned to you free of charge by tracked, insured Royal Mail post. There is no fee for declining and no follow-up pressure.