Is there a single earring at the bottom of your jewellery box, its pair lost years ago? Or a necklace whose clasp has broken? Maybe you have a ring with the stone missing? Or a snapped chain, now too short to wear?
Many people leave these items sitting in the box, assuming they can't be sold — after all, they can't even be worn anymore. In reality, these are often exactly the kind of items it makes the most sense to send to us.
A gold item's value comes from its gold content, not its condition
When we buy gold, we're not buying jewellery for its intended use. We don't assess whether it looks good, whether the clasp still closes, or whether its pair is still around. We weigh and analyse each item based on how much pure gold it contains.
An item's weight and gold purity (e.g. 585‰, i.e. 14K) tell us how many grams of pure gold it actually contains. That figure is multiplied by the current world market price, and that gives you the value of your gold item.
What matters most to us is what the piece contains.
How we handle common "incomplete" jewellery
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A single earring
A missing partner doesn't affect the gold content of the remaining earring. We weigh and analyse it exactly like any other item.
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A broken clasp or a snapped chain
A working mechanism isn't part of the value. Even if a chain is in two pieces, both parts are weighed and included in the total weight.
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A ring without a stone
An empty setting doesn't change the weight or purity of the gold surrounding it. See the section on stones below.
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Bent, flattened or twisted jewellery
Appearance has no effect on the weighing. For melting purposes, shape is completely irrelevant.
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Jewellery in several pieces
If an item has broken into several parts, send all the pieces together. Every fragment that contains gold is counted.
What if the gold jewellery has stones?
Diamonds, gemstones and glass stones are not gold, so they don't add to the pure gold weight. During analysis we estimate the stone's share of the weight and deduct it from the total, so the remaining gold weight is accurate. We don't buy any separate value the stone itself might have, since our service covers precious metal only.
In practice, this means a ring missing its stone is assessed exactly the same way as a ring where the stone is still in place. In both cases, only the metal content is calculated.
Why you won't get a "jewellery shop price"
It's worth separating two different markets. A jeweller or a second-hand jewellery shop also values a piece based on its design, brand, condition and wearability. In that case, an intact, fashionable, well-known piece can be worth more as jewellery than as plain metal.
We don't resell jewellery as jewellery. We buy gold based on its precious-metal content at the world market price, transparently and without guesswork. That's exactly why broken or incomplete jewellery suits us just as well as an intact piece.
How to sell broken gold jewellery
You don't need to repair, clean or sort anything beforehand. Gather all the gold items you're thinking of selling into the same shipment (including single earrings, broken chains and stoneless rings). Each item is weighed and analysed separately, and you'll receive an itemised breakdown along with our offer.
If you're not sure whether something is even gold, that's fine — you can still send it along. The analysis will tell you the truth, and it won't cost you anything even if the item turns out to be worthless.