Selling Gold in Maidenhead and Bray, Twenty Minutes from Home

Local questions, answered

• Is it worth the twenty-minute drive to Ascot?

  You can find out before you set off. Plain gold takes a minute: carat, weight and our gold calculator give you a guide figure at home. For signed, period or stone-set pieces, send photographs through the valuation form and a specialist replies within one working day. If the figure makes the trip worthwhile, book a time; if you would rather not travel at all, we come to you.

• Can you visit us in Bray or Cookham?

  Yes - home visits across SL6 are by appointment, typically within a few days. They suit collections, single pieces of significant value, or anyone who simply prefers the conversation to happen at home. Identification on arrival, written acknowledgement for anything we take away.

• We’re clearing a family house - can you look at everything at once?

  That’s one of the most common ways we meet Maidenhead clients. Bring the lot, or have us visit: we’ll separate what carries real value from what doesn’t, piece by piece, with a written breakdown - and we’re straightforward about items that would do better at auction or aren’t worth selling at all.

• Do you buy scrap gold and broken 9ct in Maidenhead?

  Yes, it is everyday business for us: broken chains, single earrings, bent rings, and gold with no hallmark at all. A mixed lot is sorted by carat and each pile weighed separately in front of you, so you can see what the 9ct made and what the 18ct made rather than one round number for the bag. It is bought on carat and weight alone, so condition makes no difference to the figure.

• Is a jewellery valuation free for Maidenhead clients, and what should I bring?

  It is free, at the office or at your home, and you are under no obligation afterwards. Bring photo identification, the pieces themselves and anything that came with them: boxes, receipts, diamond certificates, old insurance valuations. One thing worth knowing beforehand: the figure we give is what we would pay you today, which is a different and usually much lower number than the replacement value on an insurance schedule. We would rather you heard that before the drive than after it.

• If you visit me in Maidenhead, can I be paid cash for gold there and then?

  For smaller amounts, yes, at your table. Larger sums are paid by instant bank transfer before we leave, usually in your account within seconds, which is safer for everyone than cash on a doorstep and leaves you with a record. It works the same way at the Ascot office, and posted pieces are paid by transfer the same day you accept the figure. There is no pressure to decide on the spot: the written offer is valid for 24 hours, and if you need longer we simply price the piece again when you are ready.