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.
Silver bars, rounds and 999 fine silver bullion can be sold by post. GoldPaid pays for the confirmed silver content, valued on the live precious-metal market with our margin already inside the figure. Send a photo on WhatsApp, post with a free prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label, and read a written, no-obligation offer before you decide.
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)
Does the brand of my silver bar matter?We pay for confirmed fine-silver content, not the brand. Branded and generic bars are treated the same way: weighed, XRF-assayed and valued on their confirmed silver content and the live precious-metal market. Original assay cards are not required.
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.
You stay in control
You do not have to post anything to get an answer. Ask your questions first and send photos of your silver bullion on WhatsApp for a free rough estimate. Request a label only when you are comfortable.
This is a UK-wide postal service with no branches anywhere. Wherever you live, it works the same way: a free prepaid Royal Mail label in, a written offer back, and a free return if you decline.
Silver bullion we buy
Silver bars of any weight, 1oz, 100g, 1kg and larger
Silver rounds and minted ingots
999 and 999.9 fine silver
Branded bullion, Royal Mint, Metalor, Umicore and others
Cast and poured silver bars
Brand and packaging are not what we pay for. We pay for confirmed fine-silver content. Bars are accepted with or without their original assay cards.
How selling works here
Start on WhatsApp. A couple of clear photos of your silver bullion are enough for us to give you a rough estimate 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 and read by XRF spectrometry, and the itemised offer is sent to you in writing, usually on the working day your parcel arrives.
Accept or walk away. Acceptance means payment by Faster Payments; declining means a free, fully tracked return.
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.
We do not eyeball a figure. Each item is XRF-assayed for purity and weighed, then valued against the live precious-metal market on the day, with our margin already inside the figure, and you see the working in writing before you decide. The method is set out in full on how we value gold.
Silver bullion is the most straightforward thing to value: it is weighed and XRF-assayed to confirm the fineness, then valued on the confirmed fine-silver content and the live precious-metal market, with our margin already inside the figure and nothing further taken off.
Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live precious-metal market. Your written offer applies the weight and purity we measure to the live precious-metal market, with our margin already inside the figure.
One parcel gets one written figure, itemised piece by piece. Your offer reflects the weight and purity we measure and the live precious-metal market on the day, with our margin already inside the figure, so nothing further is taken off. For coins, watches and signed or collectable pieces, send a photo on WhatsApp first and we will tell you how we would value them before you post anything.
How your parcel travels
Your items travel on Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed, fully tracked 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 at no charge. See postage and cover for the full picture. 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.
Declining, made simple
A quick message is all it takes to decline, and you do not need to give a reason. Your items are then returned free of charge on a tracked, signed-for service, with no fee and no pressure to reconsider. What happens if I decline the offer covers it fully.
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.
Who this helps
This suits silver stackers and investors who want to release some holding without a shop visit, people who have inherited bullion bars and rounds, and anyone who would rather post a sealed parcel than carry valuables into a high-street buyer.
Being paid
If you accept, we aim to pay by Faster Payments within one working hour of your acceptance, directly to your bank account. It is the last step, and a simple one.
What is not silver bullion, and the ID we ask for
What we pay nothing for. GoldPaid pays nothing for silver-plated bars and ingots as precious metal: the silver layer is too thin to refine. Any such pieces in your parcel are listed at nil on the written valuation and returned free of charge by tracked post, whether you accept the offer on the rest or decline it. The full list, and where those items can go instead, is on what we don’t buy.
ID and ownership checks. Every seller sends a photograph of UK photo ID, a passport or a driving licence, whatever the parcel is worth. We check the name and address on the Royal Mail label against the name on the bank account, and ask you to confirm that the items are yours to sell. GoldPaid only buys from sellers aged 18 or over. Why we check, and what the law does and does not require, is set out on payments, cash and money-laundering rules.
How silver bullion is valued
A bar or round has no stones or findings, so its metal weight is its whole weight. A 1 kg fine silver bar and a 1 oz fine silver round are each valued on the metal they hold, with nothing to deduct.
The figure reflects the weight and fineness we confirm by XRF and the live precious-metal market on the day. Send a photo on WhatsApp for a rough estimate before you post anything.
Why sell to GoldPaid
GoldPaid is a small, owner-run UK business built on one promise: show the working. Every item is weighed and XRF-assayed, and 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 close to spot is the offer for silver bullion?
Fine silver bullion is close to pure (999), so nearly all of its weight is payable silver. It is valued on the confirmed fine-silver content and the live precious-metal market, with our margin already inside the figure and nothing further taken off. Your firm offer is confirmed after the XRF assay and weighing of your specific bars.
Can I sell a large quantity of silver bullion by post?
Yes. Message us before posting so we can confirm the right postal and cover approach for the value involved, including splitting items across more than one parcel where appropriate.
What if I decline the offer?
Your bullion is returned to you free of charge by tracked, signed-for Royal Mail Special Delivery. There is no fee for declining and no follow-up pressure.
Do you buy old JM and Engelhard bars?
Yes. Johnson Matthey, Engelhard and other retired refiners carry a small collectable premium on recognised series and a flat spot-silver figure on the rest; XRF confirms the content, so a worn stamp is never a problem.
Do you buy tarnished silver bars?
Yes. Tarnish is surface oxidation, not metal loss, and does not change the silver content. Do not polish; the piece is weighed and assayed as it is. Toning on bullion is cosmetic.
What if my bar has no assay card?
The assay card is not required for valuation. We weigh and XRF-assay the bar directly and the written offer records the measured fine-silver content, with or without the paperwork.
Do you accept odd-size bars (100 g, 500 g, kilo)?
Yes, every size from 1 oz up to 1 kg and poured bars outside those standard sizes. Each is valued against the live silver spot rate on the day the assay is completed.
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.
Send a photo on WhatsApp, ask anything, and request your free prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery label when you are ready. No obligation, free tracked return.
