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Honest guides to selling precious metals
Real dealer payouts, hallmark know-how, tax and timing — the things melt-only calculators never tell you.
£672 Melt vs £242 in Your Hand: Why the "Live Gold Price" Isn't What You Get
The single misconception that makes UK sellers feel cheated. Spot price, melt value and realistic payout explained — and why the headline number is never the offer.
5 min read →How Much Gold Can You Sell Without Paying Tax (or Telling HMRC)? UK 2026
The £3,000 CGT allowance, the £6,000 chattels exemption most guides forget, CGT-free coins, and the ID/AML thresholds — a plain-English decision guide for UK sellers.
7 min read →Selling 22ct & Tola Gold in the UK: What Your Asian Gold Is Really Worth
22ct and tola gold jewellery sells close to melt — but only if you know the number first. Tola-to-gram conversion, why high-carat sells best, and getting a fair payout.
6 min read →Scrap Silver Prices UK: What You'll Actually Get Per Gram for 925 & Cutlery (2026)
Sterling silver melt value per gram versus what dealers really pay. Hallmarked vs unmarked, cutlery and canteens, and why silver payouts run lower than gold.
6 min read →Where to Sell Gold in Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow & the Castle Hallmark
Selling gold in Scotland — the Edinburgh Assay Office castle mark, how Scottish dealer licensing differs, and why postal refiners can beat the high street on payout.
5 min read →What Dealers Actually Pay for Scrap Gold (vs What Calculators Show)
The uncomfortable truth about scrap gold prices: dealers pay 60–92% of melt value, not 100%. Here's the real spread — and how to get the top of it.
6 min read →How to Sell Scrap Gold in the UK: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough
A practical, no-nonsense walkthrough for selling scrap gold in the UK — sorting, weighing, valuing, choosing a buyer and getting paid fairly.
7 min read →Understanding UK Gold Hallmarks (and What Each Carat Is Worth)
Decode UK gold hallmarks — carat marks, assay offices including Edinburgh's castle — and learn what 9ct to 24ct is really worth per gram.
5 min read →Pawnbroker vs Gold Dealer vs Online Buyer: Who Pays the Most in the UK?
An honest side-by-side of every way to sell gold in the UK — pawnbroker, high-street jeweller, online mail-in refiner and specialist — with realistic payout ranges.
6 min read →Is Now a Good Time to Sell Gold in the UK? (Updated Regularly)
How to judge whether to sell your gold now or wait — using the live price, the trend, and your own reasons to sell, not market predictions nobody can make.
5 min read →Gold Price Per Gram Today: 9ct, 14ct, 18ct & 22ct Compared (UK)
What each carat of gold is really worth per gram in the UK — live melt value AND the realistic sell price side by side, from 9ct to 24ct.
5 min read →Selling Inherited Gold Jewellery in the UK: Value, Tax & a Fair Price
A caring, practical guide to selling inherited gold in the UK — how it's valued, the CGT base-cost and £6,000 chattels rule, and avoiding a lowball on sentimental pieces.
6 min read →Avoiding Gold-Selling Scams in the UK: Lowballs, Fake Scales & Postal Traps
The common tricks used on UK gold sellers — undisclosed low payouts, weight and carat games, postal traps — and how a known melt value protects you.
6 min read →Selling Platinum & Palladium Scrap in the UK: Jewellery, Bars & What Buyers Pay
Platinum and palladium sell differently to gold. What UK buyers really pay for 950 platinum jewellery, palladium and bars — plus the volatile-market catch.
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