GUIDES
Gold recycling process & checklist
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“Gold recycling” searches need process and risk notes, not only a calculator. This page covers pre-visit checks and common deductions, and links to the estimate guide and recycling quote page. This site does not publish or invent dealer buy boards.
Checks before you go
Note item type (bar, jewelry, K-gold, set stones), labeled purity and whether weight is grams or qian. Photograph condition. Keep purchase documents if any — shops may still retest.
Read the recycling page and the estimate guide so the formula’s limits are clear. Treat any range as comparison, not a commitment. See the units guide if weight labels confuse you.
Typical in-store flow and deductions
Often: check-in → weigh → purity test → quote → you accept or walk → payout per shop rules. Plating, solder, stone removal, melt loss and fees often leave you below “fine content × theoretical buy.”
Ask how long the quote lasts, whether it is firm, same-day payout and ID requirements. Site estimates omit these — details in the estimate guide.
Distance from jewelry sell and COMEX
Jewelry estimated sell is a buy-from-shop premium check; recycling is the shop buying from you — opposite direction. When COMEX moves, refresh home/international and recalculate — still not a buy board.
News adds context; it does not replace shop terms. No Product/Offer trade semantics on guides or quote pages.
HOW TO
Gold recycling visit checklist
Pre-visit checks and typical in-store steps. This site posts no buy board; weight, assay and deductions follow the shop.
- Note item type and stampsRecord whether it is a bar, jewelry, K-gold or set piece, labeled purity and weight unit (gram or qian), and photograph condition.
- Understand the estimate limitsOn the recycling page and estimate guide, treat theoretical buy × purity × weight as fine-gold content only — testing, loss and fees are excluded.
- Check in and weigh in storeFollow the shop’s check-in and weighing. Your own weight guess is comparison only; the shop’s scale governs.
- Assay and hear the quoteAfter purity testing, confirm quote validity, firmness, deductions and payout. Plating, solder and stone removal often leave you below a pure ratio estimate.
- Accept or walk awayYou decide. Site estimates and process notes are not buy boards and carry no Product/Offer trade semantics.
Related quote pages
Process notes and estimates are theoretical reference only — not dealer buy boards; testing, loss and fees are excluded. Not investment advice. No Product/Offer invented prices.
Recycling process FAQ
Do you post today’s buy prices?
No. We only publish theoretical estimates and process notes — no invented dealer buy boards.
Is a large gap vs the estimate normal?
Often yes. Testing, loss, stone removal and fees matter. Follow the shop’s same-day terms and the estimate guide.
What else should I read first?
The recycling quote page, the estimate guide, the jewelry purity guide, and if needed the units and home/jewelry pages to separate theory floors from premiums.