What's your old gold worth today? Probably more than you think.
- Gold is near record highs ($4,376.47/oz today)
- See your estimate online, before you ship anything
- Free at every step, and declining is always free too
How it works
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Show Us
Upload a photo and answer a couple of quick questions. Online, about 2 minutes.
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Get Your Estimate
Our team reviews it personally and sends your value range before you ship. No obligation.
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Free Insured Kit
Prepaid and fully insured: a label by email in minutes, or a mailed box.
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Your Firm Offer
We film the unboxing (your video is available on request), confirm on the scale, and send your firm offer. Decline free; we ship it back on us.
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Get Paid
Accept and you’re paid within 1 business day, your way.
Know exactly what you have? Skip the estimate: get your free insured kit now →
Why choose GoldVara?
Every price, published
Most buyers hide their rates. We post the full payout ladder daily, and the published rate is the payout: no refining, testing, or processing fees. See today's payouts →
Your offer, itemized with photos
Every offer arrives line by line, with your pieces photographed on our scale. Say yes, or we return everything free and insured.
Real people on your side
Every submission is reviewed personally by the GoldVara team, with over 40 years of combined experience in NYC's Diamond District. Reply to any message, or book a quick call. No pitch, just answers.
| 14k gold — chains & ring · 28.4 grams × $62.68 | $1,780.13 |
| 18k gold — pendant · 6.2 grams × $81.25 | $503.78 |
| Tiffany & Co. bracelet — appraised separately | $410.00 |
| 34.6 grams total | $2,693.91 |
Gemstone weight deducted & noted · acid-tested purity
The shipping question, answered first
It's the first thing most sellers ask us. Here's the whole answer, up front.
Every kit ships with insurance sized to your item's real value, underwritten by Jewelers Mutual, with coverage available to $100,000.
Prepaid USPS or FedEx, tracked the whole way to a secure, 24/7-monitored facility. Tracking pings by email and text.
Not one, ever. And every shipment is fully insured from the moment it leaves your hands until the moment it's back in them.
Turn down your offer and everything returns fully insured, at our cost. No fees, no pressure, no questions.
GIAdiamond grading
Licensed Secondhand DealerNYC DCWP License #2136701 · Verify ↗
Run your own numbers
Real payout rates — not disclaimed "market prices." Pick a karat, slide the weight.
Firm offers come after purity testing — itemized, with photos on the scale.
Today's payouts, published
- Per gram, USD, tracking the live market through the day
- The published rate is the payout: no refining, testing, or processing fees
- Your offer uses the market price at the moment your kit is processed
| Bracket | Grams it covers | 10k | 14k | 18k | 22k |
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| Golden | first 10 grams | $38.99 | $55.40 | $71.82 | $88.23 |
| Premium | grams 11–30 | $45.67 | $64.90 | $84.13 | $103.36 |
| Elite | grams 31–60 | $48.46 | $68.86 | $89.26 | $109.66 |
| Reserve | above 60 grams | $50.13 | $71.23 | $92.34 | $113.44 |
Coins & bullion rates, and the full ladder →
dateModified: · spot $4,376.47/oz · refreshed with the market
Ask any buyer these five questions
We publish our answers. Ask any other buyer for theirs, in writing.
| The question to ask | GoldVara | reDollar | Express Gold Cash | Cash for Gold USA | Alloy Market |
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| Government-licensed dealer, verifiable online? | Yes: NYC DCWP license #2136701 (verify) | Not shown on their site | Not shown on their site | Not shown on their site | Not shown on their site |
| Publishes the full price list — every bracket, terms included? | Yes — all four brackets, daily | Headline rate only; qualifying quantity not shown | Spot price only, "informational" | No | No |
| Itemized offer with photos of your items? | Yes — every offer | No | No | No | Not stated |
| Fees deducted from payout? | None — in writing | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | "No hidden fees" |
| Price match in writing? | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | "Highest payout guarantee" |
| Bonus gimmicks & deadlines? | Never | — | — | "10% bonus" offers | — |
verified from each buyer's public website, July & August 2026
What we buy
Gold jewelry
Chains, rings, earrings, pendants, charms — all karats, 9k to 24k
Coins & bullion
Gold, silver & platinum — Eagles, Maple Leafs, Krugerrands; bars to 10 oz
Luxury brands
Tiffany, Cartier, David Yurman, Bvlgari, John Hardy — priced above metal value
Antique & estate
Vintage and inherited pieces — valued for what they are, not just weight
Backed in writing
We match any national online competitor's written offer (up to 90% of the day's market price) — or return your items at our expense. Excludes coins, bars & 90%+ purity.
Decline the offer and everything comes back fully insured, at our cost. No restocking games, no pressure calls.
No refining, testing, or processing fees. The published bracket rates are the payout, line by line on your offer.
Accept and you're paid within one business day — often sooner — by Zelle, ACH, or check.
Straight off our scale
Real, recent purchases, photographed exactly as they were weighed. Dollar figures are what each lot fetches at today’s published rates.
Every offer includes photos like these of your items on the same scale. See all recent purchases →
"We show our math, explain our process, and give you the right to say no."Steven Madar, founder — two decades on 47th Street in NYC's Diamond District; previously built two 5-star-rated buyers (Global Gold & Silver, 2008 · TruVal, 2017). GoldVara is the standard he thinks the industry should have had all along.
Sellers, verified
Every review is public and uncurated — read them all on Trustpilot.
GoldVara on Trustpilot ↗Questions, answered plainly
How fast do I get paid?
Once you accept your offer, GoldVara issues payment within 1 business day — often sooner — by Zelle, ACH, or check. Most sellers finish the whole process in 4–7 business days.
Is my shipment insured?
Yes. Every kit ships with insurance sized to your item's real value, underwritten by Jewelers Mutual, with coverage available up to $100,000. Tell us roughly what you're sending and we set the coverage to match. We've never lost a package.
What karats do you buy?
Everything from 9k through 24k, any condition — each karat valued by its actual gold content and itemized on your offer.
What if I decline the offer?
Your items are returned free of charge and fully insured. No fees, no pressure, no questions asked.
Find out what it's worth. Then decide.
Your estimate is free, online, and yours to walk away from. Gold is near record highs; that drawer might surprise you.
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