Gold we buy
- All carats, 9ct, 14ct, 18ct, 22ct and 24ct, with a page each on selling 9ct gold, 18ct gold and 22ct gold
- Gold jewellery: rings, chains, bracelets and bangles, earrings, lockets, pendants, including single earrings, broken pieces and unwanted jewellery of any age
- Scrap and damaged gold of any kind, including unhallmarked pieces
- Gold coins and sovereigns (selling gold coins), and gold bullion bars of any weight (selling gold bullion)
- Inherited jewellery and probate jewellery, with a written itemised valuation an estate can keep (probate and inheritance)
- Dental gold, crowns, bridges and inlays sent exactly as they are
GoldPaid is built around everyday gold: jewellery, broken pieces, inherited pieces and the bottom of the jewellery box. The whole route, from a photo on WhatsApp to a free prepaid label, the XRF test, the written offer and payment, is on selling gold by post.
Silver, platinum and palladium we buy
- Sterling and Britannia silver, plus silverware, flatware and cutlery sets (selling silver)
- Silver coins and silver bullion; a mixed holding of gold and silver bars and coins is covered on selling bullion
- Platinum and palladium jewellery and bullion
Final offers depend on inspection, item weight, purity, hallmarks, stones, non-gold components, condition and the live precious-metal market.
Diamonds and stones
We buy diamonds, both set in jewellery and as loose stones, and grade them in-house. If a piece has both precious metal and stones, both are valued. Selling diamond jewellery sets out how.
Watches, coins, medals, medallions and stamps
Gold and silver are our main trade, but they are not all we buy. We also buy a wider range of collectable items, value them for you free of charge, and make a no-obligation offer.
- Watches, old and new. Vintage, modern, branded and pocket watches, working or not, bought as timepieces. Solid gold and silver cases are valued for their metal too. Send a photo before posting and we will advise (selling watches).
- Coins. Collectable, commemorative and bullion coins, single pieces or whole collections, including pre-1947 silver and sovereigns.
- Medals. Military, service and commemorative medals, single or as a group (selling medals).
- Medallions. Gold, silver and base-metal medallions and tokens.
- Stamps. Stamp collections, albums and first-day covers.
For coins, medals and stamps, the fastest way to find out how we would value yours is to send a photo on WhatsApp. Final offers depend on inspection, and you are under no obligation to sell. See the watches, coins, medals and stamps page for the full detail.
What we don’t pay for, and what to do with it anyway
There are two things we cannot pay metal value for: gold-plated and gold-filled pieces, which have a base-metal core with no recoverable bullion in them, and costume jewellery, which holds no precious metal at all. That is not a reason to sort them out of your parcel. Send the whole tangle. The XRF test tells plated from solid, and every plated or costume piece is listed on your valuation at nil, so you can see exactly what it was, then returned free by tracked post whether you accept the offer on the rest or decline it. Nothing is thrown away and nothing is charged for. GoldPaid buys bulk costume jewellery only from charity shops, through its charity service, never from individual sellers.
The one genuine limit is different in kind: we cannot buy anything you do not own or have the right to sell. Identity and ownership checks apply to every transaction, without exception and without a threshold.
We buy watches as timepieces and grade diamonds in-house, so where a watch or a diamond is worth more than the metal around it, the written offer reflects that. For coins, medals, medallions and stamps, send a photo first and we will tell you how we would value them before you post anything. If we think a piece would fetch clearly more with a specialist dealer or at auction, we tell you so before you decide, and if you decline it, it comes back free.
For the full list with the honest reason behind each one, how to check your own items before posting, and where declined pieces can genuinely go instead, see what we don’t buy, and what to do with it instead.
Not sure? Send a photo first
The fastest way to know is to send us a photo on WhatsApp. We will tell you whether it is worth sending before you go to the Post Office. No obligation either way.
Common questions
How do I know if my item is real gold or gold-plated?
Look for a hallmark such as 375, 585, 750, 916 or 999. If there is no hallmark, or you are unsure, send us a photo. If you do post it, our XRF test checks the metal content before any offer is made, at no cost.
Do you buy broken or single items?
Yes. Condition does not matter. We buy for the metal content. Broken chains, single earrings and bent rings are all accepted.
Do you buy watches?
Yes, old and new, and we buy them as timepieces: vintage, modern, branded and pocket watches, working or not. Solid gold and silver cases are valued for their metal as well. Message us a photo of the dial and the case back before posting and we will advise.
Do you buy coins, medals, medallions and stamps?
Yes. We buy collectable, commemorative and bullion coins, military and commemorative medals, gold, silver and base-metal medallions, and stamp collections. We value them free of charge and make a no-obligation offer. Send a clear photo first and we will tell you how we would value them before you post anything.
What if I send something you don’t buy?
It is listed at nil on your written offer and returned free by Royal Mail Special Delivery, whether you accept the offer on the rest or decline it. Anything you accept is paid by bank transfer.
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.
Bespoke selling guides, by item, era and scenario
We publish a dedicated, in-depth guide for every common item type, era and selling scenario. The complete selling-guides directory covers thirty pages including gold chains, sovereigns, Krugerrands, Victorian and Art Deco jewellery, 22ct Indian and Asian gold, mixed jewellery boxes, divorce sales, broken pieces and trade-account routes for resellers.
By item and by piece
Each kind of piece has a page that goes into the specifics: typical weights, what changes the payable figure, and when the piece belongs at a specialist rather than at scrap. For chains, see broken chains. The format-specific detail on wedding bands (court fit, flat fit, two-tone) has its own page. Stone-set pieces sit under eternity rings. Full sovereigns in mounts have their own page on sovereign rings. Non-UK marks (Turkish, Dubai, Italian, Indian, Saudi, Soviet-era) are covered on foreign gold. Small pieces and singles: gold earrings, gold lockets and cufflinks, tie pins and tie clips. Live per-gram figures for the most common British carat sit on 9ct gold price per gram. And from a BT postcode, everything runs identically via Sell gold by post from Northern Ireland.