What Gold Up buys
- Gold jewellery of any standard — 9ct, 14ct, 18ct, 22ct — worn, unworn or damaged.
- Scrap and broken gold: snapped chain, odd earrings, bent rings, clasps and fittings.
- Unwanted gold from house clearances, downsizing and inherited collections.
- Unmarked gold, which is looked at piece by piece.
What is not bought
Gold plated and rolled gold items — marked GP, GF, RGP or HGE — contain too little gold to hold scrap value. Gold plated sterling silver is hallmarked as silver. These are identified when your items are sorted, and you will be told which of yours they are.
How the valuation is worked out
Sort
Items grouped by fineness mark, with plated and costume pieces set aside.
Sort
Items are grouped by hallmark and standard. See how we value gold.
Weigh
Each standard weighed separately on calibrated scales, in front of you.
Explain
Fine gold content stated, and the basis of the figure set out before any offer.
Why standards are never weighed together
A 750 ring dropped into a bag of 375 chain and weighed as one lot gets valued at or near the lower standard. Since 18ct holds twice the fine gold of 9ct, that is a substantial difference. Sorting takes ten minutes and protects you — what does 375 mean on gold explains how to read the marks.
What to have ready
The items as they are — no cleaning, untangling or repairs — and photographic identification such as a passport or driving licence. Keep anything with a maker's name, a substantial stone or obvious age separate, because those may be worth more complete than melted.
Selling is your decision
A valuation carries no charge and no obligation. If the figure is not right, nothing changes hands. Gold keeps indefinitely and there is no reason to be rushed.
