Sell Gold Online!

[TomGoodheart 403]

So I was after raising a few pennies to buy a coin I can't afford and thought of selling a bit of the shiny stuff.

Anyone any experience of recently selling gold (jewellery in this case) either in a shop / jewellers or online?

Recommendations? Warnings? Offers?

[Chingford 166]

So I was after raising a few pennies to buy a coin I can't afford and thought of selling a bit of the shiny stuff.

Anyone any experience of recently selling gold (jewellery in this case) either in a shop / jewellers or online?

Recommendations? Warnings? Offers?

One I have sold silver to, and pays cash is http://www.gold-traders.co.uk very reliable and fair, Michael Gouby found a shop in Hatton Garden that paid a little better, nearer the current market prices, he is away until the 19th so I can't get details.

The best tend to give you a guaranteed price before you send the items, any that do not offer a valuation should have dot CON in their URL.

[TomGoodheart 403]

So I was after raising a few pennies to buy a coin I can't afford and thought of selling a bit of the shiny stuff.

Anyone any experience of recently selling gold (jewellery in this case) either in a shop / jewellers or online?

Recommendations? Warnings? Offers?

One I have sold silver to, and pays cash is http://www.gold-traders.co.uk very reliable and fair, Michael Gouby found a shop in Hatton Garden that paid a little better, nearer the current market prices, he is away until the 19th so I can't get details.

The best tend to give you a guaranteed price before you send the items, any that do not offer a valuation should have dot CON in their URL.

Thanks for that. I like the idea of a guarantee. I found Hatton Garden Metals that seem to have a decent reputation. Their price is close to that link you provided. Of course, I'd still need to find a little bit more the other 50% and keep my fingers crossed the coin's still there!! hey, ho.

Edited September 2, 2011 by TomGoodheart

[azda 979]

It seems that .925 silver right now on ebay is making roughly pound a gram if thats any help. A friend of mine recently sold some 9ct Gold, 57g and got 725 quid or thereabouts

[TomGoodheart 403]

Prices seem ridiculous to me. But hey .. if they are happy to offer.

I don't really go for jewellery so don't have much, just a cross pendant Dad had and a ring I had made years ago. If I can raise money for a coin I want far more .. why not?

Of course, I have reservations about the fact that they are also pieces of jewellery and if melted, that's lost. I suspect a lot of antiques and coins will go this way. I'll try a jeweller first and see if I can sell for them to sell on rather than melt. But I sure am tempted ..

[Peter 615]

I would prefer to do it in person and a local market stall is giving £11 g for 9ct.This is fine for broken jewellery but there must be a premium for nicer stuff.

I also have a couple of non working gold ladies watches which I want to dispose off..watch this space.

One good thing coming out of this is the melting down of rubbish silver coins and Joe public releasing some better pieces into the market.No dealer will melt down VF+ gold or silver will they?

I have a load of worn (you can't even see any milling) Charles 1 coins with Carlise besieged on the packets which I shall melt down later today.£1g can't wait.

[TomGoodheart 403]

I would prefer to do it in person and a local market stall is giving £11 g for 9ct.This is fine for broken jewellery but there must be a premium for nicer stuff.

I also have a couple of non working gold ladies watches which I want to dispose off..watch this space.

One good thing coming out of this is the melting down of rubbish silver coins and Joe public releasing some better pieces into the market.No dealer will melt down VF+ gold or silver will they?

I have a load of worn (you can't even see any milling) Charles 1 coins with Carlise besieged on the packets which I shall melt down later today.£1g can't wait.

LOL I did read an article about bins of Georgian silver. I think there's a bit of concern in the antiques trade about quality items being lost.

As for my gold cross, I was offered £120 and £128 by two jewellers. Since I can get £160 from the people Chingford mentioned and apparently £169 from a Birmingham firm that deal online, that's disappointing. I'd really have preferred it to go to someone who'd wear the thing, but 30% more is more towards the coin I want ... So I'm still considering my options.

[azda 979]

I've been collecting pre 1920 (junk coins shall we say) Sticking them in a jar, i'm actually hoping that some of this still will be melted eventually in the hope it will keep the junk off ebay, so far i have around 300g pre 1920. There's someone selling 352g on ebay now thats at around 331 quid, so its going at around 1 pound a gram

Edited September 3, 2011 by azda

[Peter 615]

I would prefer to do it in person and a local market stall is giving £11 g for 9ct.This is fine for broken jewellery but there must be a premium for nicer stuff.

I also have a couple of non working gold ladies watches which I want to dispose off..watch this space.

One good thing coming out of this is the melting down of rubbish silver coins and Joe public releasing some better pieces into the market.No dealer will melt down VF+ gold or silver will they?

I have a load of worn (you can't even see any milling) Charles 1 coins with Carlise besieged on the packets which I shall melt down later today.£1g can't wait.

LOL I did read an article about bins of Georgian silver. I think there's a bit of concern in the antiques trade about quality items being lost.

As for my gold cross, I was offered £120 and £128 by two jewellers. Since I can get £160 from the people Chingford mentioned and apparently £169 from a Birmingham firm that deal online, that's disappointing. I'd really have preferred it to go to someone who'd wear the thing, but 30% more is more towards the coin I want ... So I'm still considering my options.

I'm sure most of us have accurate scales and know exactly what to expect.The way things are going you could wait and hope for more for your scrap.However 5 years ago who would of thought 2oz of scrap 9ct would buy a £600/700 quality coin.

When I was a lad my grandfather always gave me a florin when he saw me.He knew I liked pre 47...thanks grandad and lucky I didn't buy 5 packets of cola spangles...I still have my own teeth to prove it.

[Peckris 579]

Just posting.

[josie 8]

In the past cash for gold.

Today I saw a jewelry shop cash for silver.

[Peckris 579]

In the past cash for gold.

Today I saw a jewelry shop cash for silver.

Welcome to 1980...

[declanwmagee 122]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

Edited September 4, 2011 by declanwmagee

[josie 8]

In the past cash for gold.

Today I saw a jewelry shop cash for silver.

Welcome to 1980...

thanks for the info.

2 to 4 years ago I told my wife to buy silver jewelry in charity shop if she like that she can go to the pawnshop in the future in case things go bad another woman from our country of origin with someone else overheard it that if the pawnshop will accept it????in my mind it might on that time for its silver but never tried it before,but we did sold her gold jewelries several years ago I told her is one of the purpose of gold jewelries and she seen others doing the same the thing,others will not accept without a assay mark others will.

Edited September 4, 2011 by josie

[Peter 615]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

What I can't understand is the the powers that be not banning all these loan firms,ambulance chasing,miss selling etc and actually spin doctoring UK products.

Everything is being produced in Asia from computors to pencils and shipped into the UK in vast containers.The French would be blocking the ports.

Even Dr Martens and Dyson cleaners are being manufactured in the far east.

There will be more riots because the masses are envying their neighbours.

The financial industry is bent but this has always been the case its a natural human trait.

OK lets bring back the 80's.In the early 80's I was single,no £ pressure,Ipswich Town were Englands best team .I had lads holidays I had a motorbike,I could abuse my body and still get down the pub the next lunchtime....it wasn't all bad.

[declanwmagee 122]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

What I can't understand is the the powers that be not banning all these loan firms,ambulance chasing,miss selling etc and actually spin doctoring UK products.

Everything is being produced in Asia from computors to pencils and shipped into the UK in vast containers.The French would be blocking the ports.

Even Dr Martens and Dyson cleaners are being manufactured in the far east.

There will be more riots because the masses are envying their neighbours.

The financial industry is bent but this has always been the case its a natural human trait.

OK lets bring back the 80's.In the early 80's I was single,no £ pressure,Ipswich Town were Englands best team .I had lads holidays I had a motorbike,I could abuse my body and still get down the pub the next lunchtime....it wasn't all bad.

I'm afraid the powers that be ARE the loan firms, insurance companies, manufacturers and importers, and the masses are farmed for their envy and subsequently, their debt. The masses are of no use to the PTB unless they are consuming, preferably on borrowed money.

Government is merely the legislative arm of the financial industry.

[Peckris 579]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

What I can't understand is the the powers that be not banning all these loan firms,ambulance chasing,miss selling etc and actually spin doctoring UK products.

Everything is being produced in Asia from computors to pencils and shipped into the UK in vast containers.The French would be blocking the ports.

Even Dr Martens and Dyson cleaners are being manufactured in the far east.

There will be more riots because the masses are envying their neighbours.

The financial industry is bent but this has always been the case its a natural human trait.

OK lets bring back the 80's.In the early 80's I was single,no £ pressure,Ipswich Town were Englands best team .I had lads holidays I had a motorbike,I could abuse my body and still get down the pub the next lunchtime....it wasn't all bad.

I'm afraid the powers that be ARE the loan firms, insurance companies, manufacturers and importers, and the masses are farmed for their envy and subsequently, their debt. The masses are of no use to the PTB unless they are consuming, preferably on borrowed money.

Government is merely the legislative arm of the financial industry.

Thank the Lord we still have - in theory - an independent judiciary.

[TomGoodheart 403]

I'm sure most of us have accurate scales and know exactly what to expect.The way things are going you could wait and hope for more for your scrap.However 5 years ago who would of thought 2oz of scrap 9ct would buy a £600/700 quality coin.

When I was a lad my grandfather always gave me a florin when he saw me.He knew I liked pre 47...thanks grandad and lucky I didn't buy 5 packets of cola spangles...I still have my own teeth to prove it.

Sadly Dad had an enthusiasm for 50p pieces with the hands on, so I only got face value! The few pieces of silver I sold to Chris a while back.

As to the purchase, when we got back from the jewellers, Wifey threw a wobbly about me selling off the family , er .. gold. So .. I've just ordered the coin. I'll be paying for it with my next five years' birthday and Christmas prezzies!

Hopefully it's still available .. and when it arrives I'm as pleased as I hope to be!

Dealer's pic:

Edited September 4, 2011 by TomGoodheart

[Peter 615]

I'm sure most of us have accurate scales and know exactly what to expect.The way things are going you could wait and hope for more for your scrap.However 5 years ago who would of thought 2oz of scrap 9ct would buy a £600/700 quality coin.

When I was a lad my grandfather always gave me a florin when he saw me.He knew I liked pre 47...thanks grandad and lucky I didn't buy 5 packets of cola spangles...I still have my own teeth to prove it.

Sadly Dad had an enthusiasm for 50p pieces with the hands on, so I only got face value! The few pieces of silver I sold to Chris a while back.

As to the purchase, when we got back from the jewellers, Wifey threw a wobbly about me selling off the family , er .. gold. So .. I've just ordered the coin. I'll be paying for it with my next five years' birthday and Christmas prezzies!

Hopefully it's still available .. and when it arrives I'm as pleased as I hope to be!

Dealer's pic:

That looks a very nice strike.What ref. is it?

It's nice to see who is wearing the trousers....well sort of.

I suggest things to the wife.I then exagerate the price and then usually worm my way in with good deeds.

I hope you get your coin.

[TomGoodheart 403]

That looks a very nice strike.What ref. is it?

It's nice to see who is wearing the trousers....well sort of.

I suggest things to the wife.I then exagerate the price and then usually worm my way in with good deeds.

I hope you get your coin.

Thanks! It's Spink 2803 (Sharp H2/2) Despite the double striking of the legend it does look quite crisp, so here's hoping.

[Rob 3,152]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

Do we have a closet FT reader here?

[Peckris 579]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

Do we have a closet FT reader here?

Erm, weren't his initials MT ?

[Rob 3,152]

Welcome to 1980...

So let's see, what have we got to look forward to...

More riots

Hunger strikes in Ireland

Another pointless war

a Miner's strike

the Battle of the Beanfield (Dale Farm?)

Deregulation of the Financial Industry

More riots

a nuclear disaster

Stock market crash

the disintegration of a superpower

and the Poll Tax to wrap up the decade...

I think it was Mark Twain who said History doesn't repeat itself, but it always rhymes.

Do we have a closet FT reader here?

Erm, weren't his initials MT ?

I'm sure it is entirely coincidental, but the same aphorism appeared in last weekend's FT.

[declanwmagee 122]

I'm sure it is entirely coincidental, but the same aphorism appeared in last weekend's FT.

Not I!

I got it from a chap called George Ure who does a very interesting daily blog on the way the world is, with a macroeconomic bias. He uses it all the time.

Urbansurvival.com if anyone's interested. I bet that FT journo reads him!