| How you go about selling your scrap gold really | | | | hallmark it might be worth checking with a jeweller |
| depends on exactly what it is you have for sale. If it is | | | | before sending anything away, or you can buy fairly |
| scrap in it's traditional sense; for example the bonnet of | | | | inexpensive gold testing kits. Obviously you want to |
| a McLaren F1 - coated in gold for it's heat reflective | | | | use the most accurate scales you can gain access to. |
| qualities, you may be quids in but you'll have difficulty | | | | The gold packs that you'll receive to send your gold |
| crowbarring it into a little plastic envelope. | | | | away in, generally includes postage and insurance. In |
| To perform this type of precious metal recovery, you | | | | some cases the insurance is restricted - before |
| will need to get in touch with a company specialising in | | | | posting ensure that your package is adequately |
| such activities, and you will need a large quantity to | | | | insured even if this means paying extra at the post |
| make it worth your/their while. However if your idea of | | | | office. |
| selling scrap gold is broken jewellery, odd earrings, | | | | Knowing the value of your gold before you dispatch it |
| dental fittings and even gold teeth then there are many | | | | to your gold buyer of choice gives you the confidence |
| options available to you. | | | | to haggle if you do not agree with their initial valuation. |
| The influx of new companies into this relatively new | | | | Many postal gold companies will not give you any |
| scrap gold buying industry should in theory be good | | | | indication of the price they will offer you (apart from |
| news for the seller, assuming the companies are | | | | the obligatory "we pay more" claims and guarantees). |
| bonafide and compete on price. Public awareness of | | | | Be prepared to haggle with these people, often the |
| the price of gold has doubtless been raised by the | | | | initial valuation is not the maximum they are prepared |
| apparently unending stream of gold buying | | | | to pay, they are simply chancing their arm so to speak. |
| commercials that are plaguing our tv ad breaks at the | | | | If you are not comfortable haggling stick to the |
| moment. | | | | companies that either display their prices on their |
| Before you decide to dispatch your gold to the | | | | website, or will give you a verbal quotation before you |
| company with the friendliest celebrity or best sounding | | | | send your gold off. |
| offer, be sure to assess the value of your scrap gold | | | | Always remember that you can always get a |
| yourself. Our website has a simple gold valuation guide | | | | valuation from a local jeweller, in some cases they will |
| that breaks down this process into simple steps. | | | | offer to buy the gold from you. If the value they place |
| In summary, you'll want to split the gold into groups | | | | on your gold is within an acceptable margin of what |
| based on the purity. (9ct, 18ct, 24ct, etc) and weigh | | | | you calculated using our guide then you may save |
| each individual group separately. Most jewellery in the | | | | yourself a lot of stress posting your gold off into the |
| UK is hallmarked somewhere unobtrusive, if there is no | | | | unknown. |