What to bring when you come to sell gold

Most people walk in for the first time not knowing what to carry. That uncertainty alone stops some people from coming at all. This is a plain list of what you need, what you don't, and what happens when your jewellery isn't in perfect shape.

The one thing you actually need: ID

You need a government photo ID. That's it. Aadhaar card, PAN card, voter ID, driving licence — any one of these works. This is not a shop preference, it's how gold trade is recorded everywhere: the buyer keeps a record of who sold what, for the same reason a pawnbroker or a bank does. It protects you as much as it protects the shop, because it proves the sale was yours, on record, at a fair weight and rate.

Bring the physical card if you can. A photo of it on your phone is usually accepted too, but the original is cleaner and faster.

If the gold is not in your name — say it belonged to your mother, or it's a joint family piece — bring your own ID anyway. You are the one selling it and getting paid, so it's your ID that matters, not whose name is engraved on it or who originally bought it.

The jewellery itself

Bring whatever you're selling: chains, bangles, rings, earrings, old coins, broken pieces, mangalsutra, anything that's gold. There's no minimum weight and no requirement that it be a "complete" set.

A few things worth knowing before you come:

Clean it lightly if you want, but don't scrub with anything harsh. It changes nothing about the value — gold is weighed and tested for purity, not appearance — but a quick wipe makes it easier to look at together.
Separate stones and other metal if you can. If a piece has stones, meena work, or a clasp made of a different metal, that weight gets deducted during weighing, and it's easier for you to see how that's calculated if you already know what's attached.
Bring it as-is otherwise. You don't need to remove threads, locks, or backing. That gets handled at the counter.

Why you don't need the bill

This is the question we get asked most, usually a little nervously: "mere paas bill nahi hai, chalega?"

Yes. Here's why.

A bill tells you what a piece cost when it was bought, often years or decades ago, at a gold rate that has nothing to do with today's rate. It doesn't tell us the purity of the metal in front of us right now, and it doesn't change what the piece is worth today. What actually determines your payout is:

The purity of the gold, checked on a karatmeter while you watch.
The weight of the gold, after any stones or other metal are deducted.
The rate for that purity on the day you sell.

None of these three things come from a bill. They come from testing the piece itself, in front of you, at the counter. So whether your gold came with a shop receipt, was inherited, was a wedding gift, or you genuinely have no idea where it came from, the process is the same. You're not asked to explain the piece's history. You're asked to watch it get tested.

If you happen to have the original bill, bring it — no harm, and some people like having it for their own records. But its absence stops nothing.

Broken, mismatched or single pieces are fine

A lot of people delay selling because what they have doesn't feel like a "proper" set. A broken chain. One earring without its pair. A ring that's been resized so many times it's thin and dented. A mangalsutra with the thread cut off.

None of this affects whether we buy it. Gold is bought by purity and weight, not by how complete or presentable the piece is. A broken 22k chain is still 22k gold — it's tested and weighed exactly like an intact one. The same goes for:

Single earrings or odd pieces from a broken pair
Old, out-of-fashion designs you'd never wear now
Pieces mixed from different sets or different family members
Coins, small bars, or gold that isn't jewellery at all

If a piece has a lot of solder repair or a very heavy clasp, that gets accounted for in the weighing, and it's shown to you as it happens — not estimated afterward.

What to expect once you're at the counter

Once your ID is checked and your gold is on the table, the process is short and visible at every step: purity test, weight, rate for the day, and a final number you can see calculated in front of you. Nothing about condition, history, or missing paperwork factors into it beyond what's physically in the piece.

If you want to understand the testing step in more detail before you come in, or see how the published gold rate in the news differs from what you're actually paid, both are covered separately.

Questions people ask

Can I sell gold without the original bill? Yes. Most jewellery is sold without one. What we need is the gold and one government photo ID of the person selling; a bill is useful only where ownership needs confirming.

Which ID is accepted when selling gold? One original government photo ID such as Aadhaar, PAN, passport, voter card or driving licence. The purchase is recorded against it, so the ID holder must be present.

Do broken or mismatched pieces sell for less? No. Price comes from purity and weight, not condition. A broken chain and a single earring are paid the same way as a complete set. Questions before you come: call or WhatsApp 9217742656.

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