Selling gold

[Kingstepper]

I know there have been several threads asking about best place to sell gold.

We've got several foreign items and I wondered if these will these be accepted - do they have to have a British hallmark or will they be tested by the buyer anyway?

[Foggy]

I know there have been several threads asking about best place to sell gold.

We've got several foreign items and I wondered if these will these be accepted - do they have to have a British hallmark or will they be tested by the buyer anyway?

They'll be tested. I sold some scrap bits and pieces that I'd had in the drawer for years, literally an hour ago, and where in doubt the guy tested there and then. Very quick and easy.

Cheers

Foggy

[seadog1408]

Who did you use Ian?

I have some gold and silver fob chains and silver pocket watches that I would like to price up




Mike

[Foggy]

Who did you use Ian?

I have some gold and silver fob chains and silver pocket watches that I would like to price up




Mike

Mike - for you in Brighton, I would go to Bloomsteins. I sold them some gold a number of years back and they were very fair.

Cheers

Foggy

[wls1971]

Hi,

I sold a 9ct ladies Omega watch about 2 months ago in leeds, I trawled the streets to find the best price and from experience the large chains and cash for gold shops are an absolute insult. I took the watch to a Herbert Brown pawn brokers, the young lad who served me told me that they dont buy watches for scrap but would buy it in for stock if they liked it, he then weighed it and offered me £180.00 pounds I told him he must be joking as the scrap value alone was £350.00 approx( IT would have probably gone straight in the window at £600.00).I tried Ramsdens, Cash Generators, Cash Convertors all an absolute insult.
The best prices I got where from the smaller jewellers, one by the market offered me £315.00 but the one I sold to gave me £320.00 I dont know the name of the place but its a small shop on the headrow in leeds the guy in the shop was very fair and paid out in cash he would have made around £30.00 pounds on his out lay so I was very happy with what I got.
Try the small independant jewllers would be my advice.

Wayne

[seadog1408]

Mike - for you in Brighton, I would go to Bloomsteins. I sold them some gold a number of years back and they were very fair.

Cheers

Foggy

Thanks Ian, back home in a week hopefully so will get digging in the magic cupboard!!

Mike

[MST]

Hatton Garden Metals are THE best both in terms of price & service IMHO and are the only company I would be selling to if I were in your position.

[taffytoon]

I know a few jewellers and they all use Elm

http://www.elminvestments.co.uk/

Mart

[Kingstepper]

I know a few jewellers and they all use Elm

http://www.elminvestments.co.uk/

Mart

I think they are trade-only.

[taffytoon]

I think they are trade-only.

You will be fine

[Kingstepper]

You will be fine

Ok, thanks.

[JasonM]

Hi,

I sold a 9ct ladies Omega watch about 2 months ago in leeds, I trawled the streets to find the best price and from experience the large chains and cash for gold shops are an absolute insult. I took the watch to a Herbert Brown pawn brokers, the young lad who served me told me that they dont buy watches for scrap but would buy it in for stock if they liked it, he then weighed it and offered me £180.00 pounds I told him he must be joking as the scrap value alone was £350.00 approx( IT would have probably gone straight in the window at £600.00).I tried Ramsdens, Cash Generators, Cash Convertors all an absolute insult.
The best prices I got where from the smaller jewellers, one by the market offered me £315.00 but the one I sold to gave me £320.00 I dont know the name of the place but its a small shop on the headrow in leeds the guy in the shop was very fair and paid out in cash he would have made around £30.00 pounds on his out lay so I was very happy with what I got.
Try the small independant jewllers would be my advice.

Wayne

Not trying to pick an argument, but the other shops are only trying to make money out of the deal, that's what they do, make money, the guy you sold to was prepared to make less than the others that's all, you did the right thing and shopped around, some people don't, doesn't make the offers an insult, it's just business...

[wls1971]

Not trying to pick an argument, but the other shops are only trying to make money out of the deal, that's what they do, make money, the guy you sold to was prepared to make less than the others that's all, you did the right thing and shopped around, some people don't, doesn't make the offers an insult, it's just business...

Yeah its buisness that boarders on sharp practice It goes straight in the melting pot its not as if they have to do a lot for the money, just hand it over to the refiners. It pays to shop around and check prices on the internet but I can see a lot of old people taking there gold in and basically getting ripped off by these places