How It Works

How the Postal Gold Process Works

Selling your gold by post is designed to be simple, secure and hassle-free. Here's exactly what happens from start to finish.

Britannia Gold Exchange free postal gold selling kit

1. Request Your Free Postal Gold Kit

Request your free, insured gold-selling kit through our website. It takes less than a minute, and we dispatch kits the same day for requests made before 3pm, Monday to Friday.

What you pay: nothing. What you commit to: nothing. The kit is obligation-free.

2. Receive Your Secure Kit in 1–2 Working Days

Your kit arrives in discreet packaging. Inside, you'll find:

  • A tamper-proof gold bag
  • A prepaid Royal Mail Special Delivery envelope
  • A simple step-by-step instruction sheet
  • A short valuation form

3. Pack Your Gold Items

Place your gold into the tamper-proof bag, seal it and complete the short form. You can send:

  • Broken or unwanted jewellery
  • Rings, chains and bracelets
  • Gold coins and bullion
  • Scrap or damaged gold
  • Dental gold

No weighing or sorting needed. We handle all testing and valuation. Not sure what qualifies? See what gold items we buy.

4. Post It Back Free by Special Delivery

Take your Special Delivery envelope to any Post Office and ask for a proof-of-posting receipt. The service includes:

  • Full tracking
  • Royal Mail compensation up to £2,500 (items worth more? Contact us before posting and we'll arrange higher cover)
  • Guaranteed next-day delivery

5. We Value Your Gold the Same Day It Arrives

When your items reach us, our team:

  • Opens your package under CCTV
  • Tests purity with non-destructive XRF equipment
  • Weighs each item on calibrated scales
  • Calculates your offer from the current gold market price

You'll receive your itemised valuation the same day. Read more about how we test your gold.

Royal Mail Special Delivery

6. Accept or Decline the Offer

You're always in control.

  • If you accept: we pay you the same working day
  • If you decline: we return your items free of charge by Special Delivery

There is no obligation at any point.

7. Get Paid the Same Working Day

Once you accept your offer, we pay you the same working day by:

  • Bank transfer (standard and fastest)
  • PayPal or cheque (on request)

Why Customers Choose Selling by Post

  • No appointments or travel
  • No pressure to sell
  • Insured, tracked postage both ways
  • Same-day valuation
  • Same-working-day payment
  • Free returns if you change your mind

Ready to start? Request your free postal gold kit.

Ready to send your gold to us

 Request My Free Gold Postal Kit
Send me a Free Gold Selling Kit