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.
GoldPaid buys gold wedding rings by post from anywhere in the UK, including rings from a relationship that has ended and rings inherited from family. Each ring is XRF-tested and weighed and valued by its weight and measured purity, whether or not it still fits. There is no shop visit, and we do not record why you are selling.
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)
Is selling a wedding ring discreet?Yes, within honest limits. We do not record the circumstance behind the sale, we do not send marketing follow-up, and the Faster Payments reference we set on the transfer is a neutral one you choose. What we cannot set is the sender name your bank displays on the credit, which comes from the payer’s account name (GOLDPAID LTD), by the receiving bank’s own rules. For genuine off-statement discretion a solo account in your own name is the reliable route.
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.
Short answer
Selling a wedding ring is sometimes practical and sometimes emotional, and the postal route keeps it private either way. We buy gold wedding bands UK-wide, including rings from relationships that have ended and bands inherited from family. Each ring is weighed and XRF-tested, and the offer is built on the measured metal, as with the rest of selling gold jewellery by post. A free prepaid Royal Mail label takes it to us, payment is by bank transfer on acceptance, and a decline is returned free and tracked.
The decision that brings a wedding ring to scrap
A wedding ring can be sold after a divorce, after a bereavement, or simply after years in a drawer. None of those circumstances need explaining to us, and there is no script attached to the transaction. The metal value is what it is.
We do not treat a wedding ring differently from any other ring, and we do not ask why it is being sold. The same XRF reading is taken, the same valuation method is applied, the same written offer is sent. Whether you accept or decline is your decision, free of any pressure.
What plain bands typically weigh and contain
A standard British plain wedding band weighs between 3 and 8 grams depending on size, profile (court, D-shape, flat) and width. Most are 9ct, 18ct or occasionally 22ct gold. The metal is usually consistent across the band; the XRF reading on the inside of the band confirms the carat directly.
Patterned bands (etched, milgrain edges, faceted, hammered) weigh similarly to plain bands of the same size and width because the pattern is cut into the existing metal rather than added to it. The pattern does not change the metal value.
Eternity rings, half-eternity, and the stone question
Eternity rings (a continuous line of stones around the band) and half-eternity rings (stones across the front half) are usually 18ct or 14ct gold with diamonds, sapphires, rubies or emeralds. The metal valuation and the stone valuation are separated on the written offer. Where the stones are diamonds and the total carat weight is meaningful, the stone value often exceeds the metal value and we say so explicitly on the offer.
The stones in an eternity ring are usually visually graded on arrival (we do not provide formal gemmological certification, but we can tell good diamonds from poor ones, real from imitation, and we are honest about quality calls). Where a stone is unusually fine, we recommend a specialist sale rather than scrap and explain how.
Wedding rings from a previous relationship
A ring from a previous relationship is weighed, XRF-tested and itemised exactly as any other ring is. There is no question asked about the circumstance and nothing on the written offer records one. If you change your mind once you see the figure, declining is free and the ring comes back tracked and signed for at our cost.
Some people prefer to keep wedding-ring sales off any joint account record. The transfer reference on the outbound Faster Payment is set by us to whatever you choose (a neutral word, initials, a household code); the sender name shown on your receiving bank statement is set by the receiving bank and typically displays the payer’s account name, GOLDPAID LTD. For genuine off-statement discretion, a solo account in your own name is the reliable route. Payments can be made to any UK account in your own name.
The process, step by step
Get in touch and show us. A WhatsApp photo of your wedding rings is all we need to give you a rough estimate 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. Everything is weighed, metal is XRF-assayed and any stones are assessed separately, usually on the working day your parcel arrives. You then get 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.
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.
Getting it here safely
We email you a Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed label, usually within 30 minutes between 8am and 9pm: tracked end to end 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. Print the label at home, or ask for a QR code and the Post Office counter prints it for you. If your items are worth more, message us before posting and we split them across more than one prepaid label. There is more on postage and cover. 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.
How payment reaches you
Accept the offer and we aim to send the money by Faster Payments within one working hour of your acceptance, straight to the bank account you provide. There are no cheques and no strings.
What you see before you decide
GoldPaid makes no price-beating claims. You get the XRF reading, the weight and the figure for every piece in writing, and you decide at home.
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.
Yes. Whether the ring fits any current finger is irrelevant to the scrap value. We pay for the gold by weight and measured purity.
What if my wedding ring has small diamonds set into it?
The stones are assessed separately from the metal on the written offer. Where the stones are good-quality diamonds and the total weight is meaningful, the stone value can exceed the metal value, and we tell you that.
Can I sell only my ring and not my partner’s?
Yes. Each ring is its own line on the offer. You can post one or both, and you can accept one and decline the other if you change your mind once the figures are in writing.
Will you remove the engraving or polish the ring before paying?
No, because the ring is going to scrap rather than resale; engraving makes no difference to the metal value and we never alter pieces before assay. The engraving stays as it is.
How quickly does payment go out after I accept a wedding-ring offer?
We aim to pay by Faster Payments within one working hour of your acceptance. How quickly it shows after that depends on your bank.
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.
Message us with a clear photo of your items on WhatsApp, or call. There is no obligation at any stage and the only commitment is your decision to accept a written offer once you have seen it.
