Investment metal
Bars and sovereign coins
999.9 bars, minted coins, and sealed assay pieces. These settle nearest the board.
Private buyback desk
The shop is paying for a broken chain. You are selling gold.
Quiet settlement in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Vietnam, the UAE, Turkey, and the United States — one assay language, local money.
- No payment before verified fine weight
- XRF first. Then cash, FPS, PayNow, or wire
- A range against the board — not a window sticker
No live quote on this page. Scenario maths only.
Why the shop number is smaller
Unknown karat is where most people lose money
Making charges never come back. If karat is unknown, a counter guesses the end that favors them. Weigh first so the first number you hear is not the only number you know.
Move weight and karat in the estimator. Watch the gap.
Stay with the number
Open the drawer before a shop does
Scenario only — not a live quote and not an offer. Board assumption: 86 USD per gram of fine gold.
Payable fine gold, scenario
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- Typical jewelry-shop recycle
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- CHRYSOS indicative recycle
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- Desk minus shop, midpoint
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This is the metal the shop keeps as ‘making charge’ and guesswork.
Shop band uses 68–89% of fine × board by item type; desk band uses 84–94%. Stones, clasps, solder and moisture are deducted after physical assay. Making charges and VAT are not recoverable. 1 tael = 37.5 g.
Same rule for every lot below: verified gold, then money.
What the desk acquires
Bars, coins, jewelry, and honest scrap
We buy metal content. A snapped chain, an unmatched earring, a sealed bar — same rule: verified gold, then money.
Minted metal
Coins by fine weight
Sovereigns and other minted coins. Paid on verified fine gold after assay — not on the story on the face.
Wearable gold
Jewelry by fine weight
916 bridal sets, 18K and 14K, white and rose. The shop prices the object. We price the gold inside it.
Broken still pays
Damaged lots still have value
Broken chains, dental gold, unmarked pieces. XRF first. Non-gold weight out.
Four steps from the first gram to the final wire.
The assay method
From first gram to final wire
Four steps borrowed from Hong Kong gold houses, Singapore licensed desks, Dubai souk tempo, and insured U.S. ship-in.
- 01Share weight and karat cues
Hallmarks, a kitchen-scale weight, and daylight photos. WhatsApp in Singapore, Zalo in Vietnam, FPS-speed desks in Hong Kong.
10–20 min - 02Receive a private band
A range against live spot and purity assumptions — not a window sticker for trade-in.
Same day - 03Assay in person or by sealed courier
XRF at desk across Asia and the Gulf, or insured intake for U.S. and cross-border lots.
1–3 days - 04Settle on verified fine weight
Cash, FPS, PayNow, bank wire, or trade credit — only after purity and weight are locked.
Immediate
Why the shop number is smaller
Buy ~10% above peer recycle · sell ~5% below peer retail
The comparison is other second-hand gold counters, not bullion spot. We aim to pay about 10% more when we recycle, and about 5% less when we sell.
- Closest to the board after assay on 999.9 bars and coins
- Stones and findings deducted on 14K and 18K wearables
- Marketing guidance, not a ticker. Making charges and VAT do not return
Seven desks
Local money. One assay language.
Keep the habit of the city — FPS, PayNow, souk cash, Zalo — under one written purity rule.
Private assay
Tell the desk what is in the safe
Name, market, and what you think you hold. Photo guidance comes back — usually the same business day. This page cannot store a request on a server.
- Purity tested in front of you, or on a recorded assay
- Written assumptions on karat, weight, and deductions
- No payment before verification
- Return shipping covered if we decline after inspection
Questions
Before you open the drawer
Weigh first
Private gold desks for people who already know what the metal is worth.