Sell gold near me: the three numbers to ask for

When you search "sell gold near me", most shops will offer you a total. Ask for three numbers instead: the purity on the karatmeter screen, the weight of gold alone after stones and clasps, and the rate for that purity. A buyer who gives only a total is hiding at least one of them.

We are Cash for Gold - Sona Do Paise Lo, in Noida Extension (Greater Noida West), and our pickups cover Delhi NCR. If you are weighing up where to go, the Noida Extension page shows the counter and how a visit works.

Sell gold near me: which three numbers should I ask for?

Every payout for gold comes from the same three inputs:

• Purity, read on a karatmeter
• Weight, of the gold only
• Rate, for that purity, on that day

A total hides all three. You cannot tell if the purity was read low, the weight was trimmed, or the rate was old. When each number is spoken aloud, you can check each one, and you can compare them with another shop.

We do not print rupee figures here. The amount for your piece is worked out at the counter, after it is tested. What matters before that is that you can see how it is worked out.

How do I check the purity on the karatmeter?

The karatmeter reads the metal and shows a purity on a screen. At the counter, you should be able to see that screen. The reading should be taken in front of you, on your piece, not in a back room.

At the table, check these things:

• The piece is tested while it is in your sight.
• The screen shows a number, and the buyer says it aloud.
• A piece marked 22 karat or 916 may read a little lower or higher. A stamp is a claim, and the reading is the measurement.
• If the reading is lower than the stamp, ask where on the piece it was taken. A chain with a soldered joint can read differently at the joint. Ask for a second reading on another spot.

Our post on how a karatmeter reading is taken goes through this step by step. If your gold reads lower than you expected, read what happens if your gold tests lower than the stamp says before you decide anything.

What weight should I be paid on?

You should be paid on the weight of gold, not the weight of the whole piece. Stones, meena (enamel), lac fill and clasp springs are not gold. Many old pieces carry more of this than the owner expects, which is why the scale often shows less than the family remembers. The post on why the weight is less than you expected explains where the grams go.

We buy gold only. We do not buy the stones, so they are removed or deducted from the weight, and we say so before we weigh.

At the counter, check these things:

• The scale display faces you.
• The scale reads zero before your piece goes on.
• The buyer tells you the weight before and after any stones or fittings are taken off.
• You get a gram figure, not a word like "about" or "tola". If your family counts in tola, the tola and grams post will help you convert.

If the piece has a stone you cannot remove, ask how the buyer estimates its weight. A fair answer is a number you can see. An unfair answer is "we adjust it".

Which rate applies to my purity?

The rate is a price per gram for a given purity. A shop may show one headline rate, usually for 24 karat. Your 22 karat piece is paid at the rate for 22 karat, not the headline.

Ask for three things:

1. Which purity the rate is for.
2. Which day it is from.
3. Where you can check it yourself.

You can compare it with our gold rate page. The rate in the news is also not the rate you are paid, and that post explains the gap. If a shop will not name the rate behind its quote, take that as an answer.

What is a buyer hiding when they give only a total?

Usually one of four things:

• A purity reading lower than the true one, so the rate applied is lower
• A weight that includes deductions you were never told about
• A rate for a purity that is not yours
• A comparison you cannot make, because you have nothing to set beside the next quote

This is not a rule that every shop who quotes a total is dishonest. Some are simply fast and careless. But you are the one carrying the risk, so the safer habit is to ask for the three numbers every time. A buyer who is happy to say them is easy to compare. A buyer who avoids them has told you something.

Our five questions to ask before you hand over your gold and how to compare three quotes in one afternoon both build on this.

What do buyers around Noida Extension usually do?

Many people here take a quote by phone, then visit the nearest shop or accept a home pickup. Both can work. The problem is that a phone quote is usually a total, with no purity and no weight behind it, so it cannot be compared with a counter quote.

A plainer way to do it:

1. Ask on WhatsApp for the three numbers and how the piece will be tested. This post has the questions.
2. Visit, watch the reading and the weighing.
3. If the numbers differ from what you were told, you can walk away with your gold. Taking a second quote is normal.

If you are in Noida proper, the Noida page covers Sector 18, Sector 75 and the Expressway sectors. If you are asking whether pickup or the counter suits you better, see cash for gold: pickup or the counter. If you prefer Hindi, the gold bechna hai page covers the same ground for purana sona.

Do I have to decide today?

No. Nothing has to happen today. You can take the three numbers, think about them, check the rate and come back. If you are choosing between selling and borrowing against the gold, sell the gold or take a gold loan will help you decide.

If you would like to ask about your piece first, call or WhatsApp 9217742656. Send the stamp, the weight you know and a photo, and we will tell you how it would be tested and weighed. The final figure is worked out at the counter, with the piece in front of both of us.

Questions people ask

What should I ask a gold buyer before I sell? Ask for the purity reading, the weight of gold after stones and clasps, and the rate for that purity. If the buyer gives only a total, you cannot check how it was worked out.

Is the stamp on my jewellery enough to know its purity? No. A stamp such as 916 is a claim on the piece. The karatmeter reading is a measurement, and it is the one the payout is based on.

Can I sell gold near me without knowing the weight? Yes. The weight is taken at the counter on a scale you can see. Bring the piece as it is, and the buyer tells you the gold weight before any figure is given.

How the karatmeter reading is taken · Why the published rate is not your payout