How these guides are structured
Every guide covers four things: what the item is and how it is valued, how we test and weigh it on arrival, the practical posting and Royal Mail cover detail for that item type, and how decisions and payment work. None of them require you to commit to anything before you have seen a written offer. See sell gold by post UK for the parent process page, and how we value gold for the underlying XRF and weight method used across every guide.
Unsure what you have?
The valuation guide explains what to look for before choosing a selling route. For silver, start with safe checks you can make at home; these are clues, not a substitute for assessing the item. If you have an old coin collection, the pre-1947 silver coin guide explains date groups and when collector value matters more than metal content.
Sell by item type
A page per common gold-jewellery item, what we look for, how the metal is tested, what affects the offer, and how to post it safely.
- Sell Gold Chains
- Sell Gold Earrings
- Sell Gold Bracelets
- Sell Gold Brooches
- Sell Gold Lockets
- Sell Signet Rings
- Sell Charm Bracelets
- Sell Wedding Rings
- Sell Engagement Rings
Repair a broken chain or sell it? Compare the repair cost and the reasons to keep a piece before deciding.
Sell coins and bullion-style pieces
Specific guides for the most-posted UK and international gold coins, with date, mint-mark and proof-condition guidance per coin family.
Sell by era or cultural style
Antique and culturally distinct jewellery often carries provenance value above the gold content. These pages explain when that applies and how to find out before you commit.
Sell in a specific scenario
Selling situations that have a different shape to the standard route: separation, broken pieces, drawer-clearance batches and discretion-first transactions.
Who owns an engagement ring? Resolve ownership before offering a ring for sale.
Selling gold discreetly Understand privacy and the identity checks that still apply.
Sell by intent, comparison and process pages
The pages people search for when they are still deciding how to sell, comparing routes, or running a reseller / trade operation.
Cannot see your item or scenario?
These guides cover the most-asked-for routes, but they are not the limit of what we buy. The full list of what we buy covers every category, and the simplest route for anything outside the guides above is to send a photograph on WhatsApp and ask. There is no obligation to do anything beyond that until you have seen what your specific item is worth.
Common questions
Which guide should I read first?
Start with the item type that best matches what you want to sell. If your situation is more about a scenario (divorce sale, drawer-clearance, broken pieces, no receipt), go straight to the scenario guides. If you have a coin, the coin family guides cover sovereigns, half-sovereigns, Krugerrands and Britannias separately.
Are the guides specific to each item or a generic template?
Each guide is written for that specific item, era or scenario. Coin guides cover mint marks, date ranges and proof condition; era guides cover provenance signals and when antique value exceeds metal content; scenario guides cover the practical posting and decision flow for that situation.
Do I need to read a guide before sending a photo?
No. The fastest start is always a photo on WhatsApp. The guides exist for sellers who want the detail before committing to anything. They are written to be skimmable.
What if my item is not covered by a guide?
GoldPaid still buys it under the same terms. These guides cover the most-asked-for routes, not the limit of what we accept. Send a photo on WhatsApp or see what we buy for the full category list.
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.