How to turn you broken and unwanted gold jewelry into cash

Gold has recently sold for as much as $1400/ounce; the price has never been so high. More people than ever are looking to turn their unworn gold jewelry and old gold coins into cash. There are many online and brick-and-mortar stores who are willing to buy you gold items. If you use an internet gold buyer, it is important to educate yourself about the process and take some reasonable precautions. There are many factors to consider before you sell to anyone.

Step 1

Weigh your gold items.

Step 2

Estimate the composition of your gold items.

Tips:

Special tools and skills are necessary to accurately determine the content of your gold. Though the truly accurate way to test is to melt and assay the gold. Most people do not want to see the item that they might want to get back melted down to test the gold content. Jewelers and gold buyers have other tests, but it is important for you, the gold seller, to consider what you are sending. Is it solid gold or gold plated? Solid gold in the pure 24k form and the less pure lower carat ratings will pay you substantially more than gold plated items. Gold is non-ferrous and does not draw to a magnet, however most plated jewelry is magnetic, so this is one very easy test you could do yourself to determine if you have plated gold or solid gold. Gold plated jewelry often has a very thin plating of gold, sometimes as thin as a few atoms. The weight of what you send is important, but remember that if you are sending watches or bejeweled items, you might not be paid for the jewels, and you will certainly not be paid for any of the watchworks.

Step 3

Look for transparent practices from the gold buyer you are selecting. You want a buyer who will clearly explain their process, how they will evaluate the gold and how they will compensate you. Choose a buyer who will record the opening of your mailer and who will make the recording available to you. It is also important that you choose a gold buyer who will make you an offer for your gold that you can reject and who will return your gold if you do not accept the offer. If you find a gold buyer who follows these practices, you can be confident that you are dealing with a fair refiner.

Step 4

Select a reliable company to buy your gold. While there is no industry specific regulation, per se, look for accredited companies that belong to business organizations such as the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Proper accreditation will ensure that your gold buyer follows industry best practices and does not have a reputation for dishonest behavior.

Step 5

Order a gold return pack with an inventory description card, prepaid and secure mailer. When it arrives, follow the instructions provided and fill out a detailed description of each item on the inventory card. Retain a copy of all documents and photographic record of all items sent.

Step 6

Enclose your items in the mailer, secure the closure and mail the return pack to the gold buyer.

Step 7

Accept or reject the offer from the gold buyer. Reputable gold dealers will give you the chance to refuse their offer and return your items before they irreparably transform your gold product.

Step 8

Select you payment option and receive payment from the gold buyer. Quality gold buyers will offer different methods of payment, including checks and PayPal direct transfers.

After you have received payment, enjoy the money that you have been able to extract from your gold items. Whatever your reason for sending you unwanted gold to a gold buyer, if you follow these steps, you can feel confident that you’ve been dealt with honestly and treated fairly.

Buynsellgold.com is a great source to buy and sell gold, silver, jewelry and other precious metals online.

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Christian K is the VP of Market Research and Product Development for Buy N Sell Gold. Check out the Buy N Sell Gold Blog and Buy N Sell Gold.