How to sell your Silver?

Explore the Silver Gold Buyers' Website: the Silver FAQs address and provide immediate answers to question that often arise; the Glossary provides the fundamental facts of precious metals. The Gallery of What We Buy and our daily Buy Prices circular illustrate items we buy and what prices we are currently paying; This page outlines the procedure you should follow to safely and securely sell your silver at a satisfactory price.

Before shipping a customer may preview an approximate BUY PRICE ESTIMATE of the items they wish to sell using our Silver and Gold Calculator and Coin Buy Price Estimator. Prices are fairly based on the quality, quantity of the goods and are adjusted daily to reflect current market conditions. If the current price estimate for the items you wish to sell is satisfactory, send the goods and get paid. You may use the Contact Us link to confirm our mutual interest in purchasing other items not specifically price listed , relate what you wish to sell, confirm and negotiate a satisfactory price settlement subject to the verification of the described good or Contact Us to address questions not covered in the FAQs.

Before packing, carefully check for quality marks. We only buy solid silver. The most frequently encountered quality marks for silver are 800, 925, and 999. Or the word STERLING, or STERLING SILVER, or PURE SILVER.

The quality of materials used to produce an item is often revealed by how the item is stamped.

EXCLUDE ALL SILVER PLATED OR NON-SILVER ITEMS! That is, base metal alloys that merely are silver-like in appearance but contain no silver at all (check in the Silver FAQs for definitive answers). Most silver plated items have the following quality marks: E.P.N.S. (Electroplated Nickel Silver), E.P., E.P.S., E.P.C., E.P.C.A., E.P.B.M., E.P.W.M., or are stamped: silver plated, triple plate, quadruple plate, treble plate, electroplated , silver soldered, silver plate on copper, nickel silver; or carry the manufacturer name: Rogers Brothers 1847 or I S Silver (which stands for International Silver -- the company which bought Rogers Brothers). For further Illustrations and information on silver plated and precious metal quality marks link to:
http://www.925-1000.com/silverplate__menu.html
http://www.925-1000.com/foreign_marks.html

After you have identified and established the quality marks the item(s) define the material used in fabrication is solid silver, categorically weigh your item(s)* and use the Silver Buy Price Estimator to obtain an approximate BUY PRICE ESTIMATE for your goods based on current market conditions. If the current silver prices for the items you wish to sell is satisfactory, please send us the goods.

KISS OPTION: In the event,weighing, examining, testing, appraising, number crunching and traipsing around town in and out of shops haggling like a fish monger just is not your thing... We’ll do the work for you, spare you shoe leather, gas and possibly save a lot of time and aggravation by letting serious money quietly talk and simply send you the check for your approval. All silver and gold are tested as standard procedure.

Silver Gold Buyers' customers are never pressured to sell. They choose to sell because they value our integrity, appreciate our courteous service and they are happy:) the price is right!If you submit your precious metal items for a fair offer andare not satisfied with the price, we will promptly return the items at our expense.

Note: UNMARKED ITEMS: If you have item(s) that are unmarked, but have reason to believe they are solid silver, but over the years of use or abuse the Hallmarks have worn off, or the item is of foreign origin with unusual markings which you cannot interpret, you may submit the items for a FREE assay. We test all silver items received. If your item tests out as solid silver, we will credit your account accordingly. If not, we will immediately notify you and explain why it is not.

Keep in mind WE DO NOT BUY PLATED ITEMS, BASE METALS, OR COSTUME JEWELRY. Should you still wish to have a silver plated, base metal items or costume jewelry returned, upon timely request we will do so. The submitted items may be slightly damaged (a surface may be filed or stained from acid) as a result of testing. However, the arrangement for return shipping and the handling expense for rejected non-solid silver items is your responsibility.

Silver Gold Buyers
P.O. Box 14577
410 Superior Ave.
Cleveland Ohio 44114

We only buy genuine solid silver, gold and platinum items and authentic items such as antiques and collectibles... Purchasing Interest in other items not price listed must be confirmed in advance.

We are in business to buy quality goods at fair wholesale prices and serve customers needs. However, not all items are salable or of commercial interest. We do not buy silver or gold plated items, or problematic merchandise. For example chipped, cracked or repaired figurines, fake military souvenirs, counterfeit or altered coins, or misrepresented goods.

Rejected goods are held for 30 days as a customer courtesy. Pursuant to the Terms & Conditions of our business agreement, the arrangements for the return shipping of rejected item, and the cost of postage and handlingare your responsibility.