BuyGoldHub pays up to 80% of the live spot price for your gold, silver, and precious metals. Whether you want to sell gold jewelry, bullion, coins, or scrap — get a free instant quote and same-day cash payment.
If you're looking to sell gold, you want two things: the best possible price and a trustworthy buyer. BuyGoldHub delivers both. Unlike pawn shops and cash-for-gold stores that offer 40–60% of melt value, we pay up to 80% of the live gold spot price — one of the highest payout rates in the country.
We are direct precious metal buyers, not middlemen. When you sell your gold to BuyGoldHub, you're selling directly to the end buyer. That eliminates the markups, commissions, and hidden fees that erode your payout at other shops. Our pricing is pinned to the real-time spot market — the same number you can verify on any financial news site.
Whether you want to sell gold and silver together, sell gold bars, or cash in a single ring, our process is the same: transparent pricing, XRF verification, and same-day payment in your choice of cash, wire transfer, Zelle, or check.
We buy every form of gold in any condition:
Use our live gold calculator to see your estimated payout based on current spot prices. No obligation, no pressure.
Visit our Los Angeles location or request a free insured shipping kit. We serve sellers nationwide across the United States.
Every item is tested with XRF spectrometry to determine exact karat and weight. You see the results in real time.
Accept the offer and choose your payment: cash, bank wire, Zelle, or certified check. Most sellers are in and out in under 30 minutes.
When you sell gold, the buyer you choose matters. Here's how BuyGoldHub compares to the alternatives:
| Feature | BuyGoldHub | Pawn Shops | Cash for Gold Stores | Online Mail-In |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout Rate | Up to 80% | 40–55% | 50–65% | 60–75% |
| Live Spot Pricing | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | Sometimes |
| Same-Day Payment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7 days |
| XRF Testing On-Site | ✓ | ✕ | Varies | ✕ |
| Hidden Fees | None | Common | Common | Shipping/Insurance |
Whether you're selling a single ring or a large collection, these tips will help you maximize your payout:
BuyGoldHub makes it easy to sell gold regardless of where you are. If you're in Los Angeles, walk into our location Monday through Friday from 10AM to 5PM — no appointment needed. For sellers outside LA, we offer free insured shipping kits so you can sell gold from anywhere in the United States. Every transaction is backed by our A+ BBB rating and over 10,000 satisfied customers.
Every payout offer on physical gold comes down to four numbers, and the dealer who walks you through all four is usually the one worth working with. The first is weight, measured in grams or pennyweight on a calibrated scale you should be able to watch. One troy ounce equals 31.1 grams, and most pawn-shop scales read in grams, so do the conversion yourself before any conversation about price.
The second is purity. A 14k ring is 58.3% gold by weight, 18k is 75%, and 22k is 91.6%. The stamp inside the band is a starting point, not a guarantee; reputable buyers confirm with an electronic tester or, for higher-value pieces, an acid or XRF test. If a buyer skips the purity test entirely and quotes you off the stamp alone, that is a tell.
The third is the spot price, which is the live wholesale price of pure gold per troy ounce on the global market. Spot moves every few seconds during trading hours. A fair buyer references the current spot when quoting, not a stale figure from the morning. You can verify spot yourself in seconds on any financial site before you walk in.
Once weight, purity, and spot are settled, the math is simple: grams times purity percentage gives you the pure gold content, and that content times the current per-gram spot price gives you the wholesale value of the metal. Everything below that number is the refining margin, which is what the dealer keeps to cover assay, refining fees, shipping to the refiner, and profit.
Margins vary widely. A high-volume buyer working directly with a refiner can pay 85 to 92% of spot on bullion-grade material and still profit. A pawn shop reselling locally without a refiner relationship may offer 60 to 70% of spot because their costs are higher and their volume is lower. Neither is wrong, but the gap between them is real money on a few ounces of scrap.
The practical move is to get the math broken out in writing before you accept any offer: stated weight, tested purity, spot price referenced, and the resulting percentage of spot being paid. A buyer who refuses to itemize is asking you to trust a single bottom-line number, and at that point you are negotiating blind. Walking out and getting a second quote costs nothing and almost always shifts the conversation.