Understanding Jewellery Appraisals: What They Mean When You Want to Sell
Key takeaway: An appraisal is a professional opinion of what something is worth for a stated purpose, and a jewellery appraisal can state insurance replacement value, retail value, fair market value or resale value, so the same ring can carry four different figures that are all correct. Insurance and retail figures include manufacturing, branding and […]
Gold Dealers Near Me: How to Choose a Trusted Buyer
Key takeaway: When you search for gold dealers near me in Johannesburg, the buyer worth driving to has a fixed office you can verify, registrations you can check, testing you can watch and payment at the table. The Gold Avenue is on the 8th floor of Illovo Point in Illovo, Sandton, and for sellers who […]
Cash for Gold in Johannesburg: How to Sell Gold for Cash the Right Way
Key takeaway: Cash for gold is an outright sale: a buyer tests your gold, makes you an offer and pays you in the same visit. At The Gold Avenue in Illovo, Sandton the valuation is free, there is no obligation, the offer is explained to you, and payment is by immediate EFT or cash before […]
Gold Buyers in South Africa: How to Sell Safely and Get a Fair Price
Key takeaway: Gold buyers in South Africa include refineries, jewellers, pawn shops, online postal buyers and specialist buyers. To sell safely and for a fair price, use a buyer that is registered under the Second-Hand Goods Act, complies with FICA, tests your gold in front of you and prices it on the actual gold in […]
How Much Is My Gold Jewellery Worth? What Buyers Pay and Why
Key takeaway: Your gold jewellery is worth its gold: how much the piece weighs once stones and fittings are set aside, how pure it is according to the hallmark, and the live gold price on the day you sell. You can read the hallmark and spot what is not gold at home. What you cannot […]
Sell Jewellery for Cash in Sandton, Johannesburg
Key takeaway: The best way to sell jewellery for cash is an outright sale to a specialist buyer who tests and weighs each piece in front of you, prices it against the live market, and pays immediately. At The Gold Avenue in Illovo, Sandton, gold, diamond and designer jewellery and luxury watches are assessed while […]
The Difference Between Jewellery and Jewelry
Key takeaway: “Jewellery” and “jewelry” are the same word with the same meaning. “Jewellery” is the British and South African spelling, “jewelry” is the American spelling, and both are correct. Both describe ornaments worn on the body, such as rings, necklaces, bracelets and earrings, and in South Africa you write “jewellery”. Neither spelling is wrong. […]
Gold Dealers in Johannesburg
Key takeaway: Gold dealers in Johannesburg fall into five groups: refiners, bullion dealers, jewellers, pawn shops and specialist buyers. If you want to sell, the best gold dealer is a specialist buyer with a fixed office, verifiable registrations, XRF testing you can watch and payment at the table. The Gold Avenue in Illovo, Sandton is […]
Sell My Rolex Watch in South Africa: What It Is Worth and Where to Sell It
Key takeaway: The best place to sell a Rolex in South Africa is a specialist buyer who authenticates the watch in front of you, prices it on model, reference, condition, papers and current demand, and pays immediately. The Gold Avenue in Illovo, Sandton buys every Rolex model, with or without box and papers, and the […]
Tips To Avoid Scams When Selling Gold Jewellery In South Africa
Key takeaway: Gold-selling scams in South Africa are rarely dramatic. They are small shortcuts: a scale you cannot see, purity tested out of sight, a verbal round-number offer, a piece quietly swapped, or a buyer with no premises and no paperwork. You avoid them by dealing only with a registered dealer at a fixed address […]