1. 3 Things You must know before selling your GOLD
Local Jeweller, Peter Middleton, reveals the trade ‘secrets’ that will ensure you maximise the financial return
when the time comes to clear out that cluttered jewellery drawer.
W ith Gold prices at such astronomical levels, more 3) Reputation of Company
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and more people are realising that selling their hichever method you decide to use, you must be
unwanted or broken jewellery is the easiest way to raise sure of that company’s reputation. You should
significant amounts of instant cash and treat aim to get a fair price for your items and get
themselves to something really special. exceptional customer service. Don’t hesitate to walk
away from operations that fall short of this.
Your choice of options can be confusing and sometimes
even intimidating, so I have put together some key One of the best ways to get a better picture of how a
points. With this information the process will become
company performs is to find reviews or testimonials.
easy and risk-free. But be certain these are genuine (you can usually tell if
a testimonial is written in sales speak). Our
1) Value of your items testimonials are recorded live at our stores, and these
Y ou might think that you will have to rely on the
gold buyer’s quotation, but there are some easy
ways to make an approximate valuation of most of your
recordings are freely available on our website at
goldreserves.co.uk
old gold. All you need to do is establish the purity You should also take notice of how long a company has
(carat) and weight. The carat is usually indicated by a been trading; it goes without saying you are better off
hallmark which will read 375 (9ct) 750 (18ct) or 916 dealing with a firm that has a legacy of thousands of
(22ct). satisfied customers.
Most gold jewellery in the UK is made from 9ct but if Want to know more?
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you have other purities, separate your different carat ore in-depth information is freely available on
values and weigh each pile with accurate kitchen scales
our website, where you will find a live gold price
that will reliably weigh in grams. Once you have calculator, advice on hallmarks, selling stone set
established your weight per carat, find out the gold jewellery, coins and much more. Go to
price for that day per gram and multiply that by the www.goldreserves.co.uk
amount of grams you have.
Ready to sell?
Please be aware that the World Gold Price is not the
price you will be offered. Any company that buys gold
will have to make a margin to cover their expenses, as T he process is simple; take your valubles to a
reputable gold buyer along with suitable ID as
proof of address. Your items will be valued and you will
would any business. Typically a reputable Gold buying
firm will offer around 10% less than the daily fix, but be usually be offered cash on the spot.
aware that there are some horror stories where
unscrupulous companies have offered less than half the You can get further helpful advice plus a no-obligation,
value of a customer’s gold. friendly quote at our Swansea or Llanelli stores.
2) Methods of selling We are extremely confident that you will be over the
moon with our prices and service. If you are prepared
O nly you can decide which option suits your needs.
You could sell to a local jeweller who may pay a bit
more if the item can be resold instead of scrapped.
to give us the chance to prove our worth to you, we will
give you a FREE watch worth £10 (whether you decide
to sell to us or not!). To access your FREE watch
Other options are the online only postal gold voucher simply share this insider report by clicking the
companies, a gold buying shop or pawnbroker, or one link below:
of the mobile operations you see around.