Called into local Ramsden’s today with 16gm of scrap 9ct gold, odd earrings, signet ring and broken chains. I was told todays prices were between £11-14 a gram even though online prices are showing £13-£17, so I asked for a quote anyway. Staff weighed the gold and came back with a price of £111, probably not expecting me to work out that that is just £6.93 a gram, when asked why so low I was told that ‘it was because the items were in pieces’, surely the clue is in the description ‘scrap’ gold, which is going to be smelted!! Complete rip off, so said no thank you and left.
Reviewed on: 18th March 2022
