Free download: The Gold Selling Checklist — 12 things to know before you sell

Independent comparison site — We do not buy gold or diamonds. We help you find the buyer who pays the most.

INDEPENDENT GOLD & DIAMOND SELLING GUIDE

Check Who Pays the Most Before You Sell Your Gold or Diamonds

Independent comparison of UK gold and diamond buyers. We don’t buy your gold — we help you sell it for more.

What You’ll Find Here

43+ Expert Guides

Step-by-step selling guides for gold jewellery, coins, scrap gold, and diamonds — all written from the seller’s perspective, never the buyer’s.

10+ Buyers Compared

Independent comparison of UK gold and diamond buyers with verified payout data. We test actual offers so you don’t have to.

£0 Always Free

Every guide, calculator, and comparison on this site is completely free. We’re funded by referral partnerships, not by buying your gold.

8 UK Carat Types Covered

From 9ct British hallmarked chains to 24ct Asian gold without UK stamps — we cover every type of gold sold in the UK.

Daily Live Price Data

Gold valuations linked to the LBMA benchmark price, updated daily. Know what your gold is worth before you speak to any buyer.

100% Independent

We are not a gold buyer. We don’t make offers, hold your gold, or take a cut. Our only job is helping you get the best deal from the buyers who do.

Why GoldBuyerCheck Exists

Every guide on selling gold in the UK is written by someone who wants to buy your gold. Their advice is useful — but it’s never truly independent. They can’t tell you to sell to a competitor. They can’t admit their own payout rates aren’t the best. And they certainly can’t tell you to wait until prices improve.

GoldBuyerCheck was built to fill that gap. We’re an editorial site that tests, compares, and reviews gold and diamond buyers so sellers have a genuinely independent source of truth. We make money through referral partnerships with vetted buyers, but we never let that influence our rankings — and we publish our comparison methodology so you can verify our work.

We Never Buy Your Gold

This site has no stock, no shopfront, and no buying operation. We exist to advise sellers, not to compete with the buyers we review.

Real Payout Data

Our buyer comparisons are based on verified payout testing — not self-reported rates from buyer websites. When we say a buyer pays 92% of spot, we’ve checked.

Honest Price Expectations

We tell you what your gold or diamond is realistically worth on resale — not the inflated insurance valuation or the theoretical spot price. No false promises.

Written for Sellers, Not the Trade

Every article is written for a first-time seller with no industry knowledge. We explain carats, hallmarks, and tax rules in plain English because that’s what our readers need.

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