Sell Scrap Gold To Raise Extra Christmas Cash

Christmas is coming and if you need some extra cash a very good way to find some is to sell any scrap gold that you have lying about the house. Most jewellers undertake gold buying in Devon, and you can also sell it by post as there are gold buying companies who operate entirely this way. What they do is to buy scrap gold then melt it down and sell it on to make a profit. A local jeweller may either sell it on or if they are manufacturing jewellers use it in the construction of another piece. 


Have a rummage around the house to find any old bling that may be lying around unloved. Look in old jewellery boxes and drawers, and it may even be worth hunting down the back of the settee. You may find things that have been handed down and you have never worn, but just kept them anyway. Broken chains, scratched rings, and even gold tooth crowns can all fetch money.

Before taking your old gold to a jeweller who engages in gold buying in Devon it is best to get an idea of the value yourself. You need to know the weight and the carat. Very little gold is 24 carat because it is very soft. 18 carat gold is usually stamped 750 because it is 75% gold, while 9 carat is 37.5% gold and is stamped 375. As for weighing, if you have kitchen scales that weigh by 1/100th of a gram you can get an approximate weight, but otherwise you will need proper scales, which you can buy on eBay for about £6.00. Alternatively, if you work in an office you could use the postal franking scales. 


The reason that you need to know the weight and carat before taking it to a jeweller gold buying in Devon is that you will get a better price. If you march in and say "What are you paying for 12 grams of 18 carat?" he will know that you know what you are talking about rather than "Erm, what's this worth?" Furthermore, take it to at least three jewellers in order to get the best quote.

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