Where to buy ‘cheap’ solid gold jewellery?

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Fed up with gold plated stuff wasting away and rashing, I’d love to live a lazier life with jewellery - shower and sleep in it etc.

also fed up of searching on sites and finding gold plated. Any websites I can mooch on? Anywhere that does nice sales?

I live in north west and am considering a trip out to say Birmingham one day for a shop but I’d rather not purchase impulsively.

Anything solid gold is not going to be cheap as the value is in the metal. You might get a better deal second hand on 9ct.

I’ve been seeing Norm Jewels a lot when looking online, they sell solid gold for reasonable prices. I haven’t bought from there yet though so can’t speak for the quality!

No idea on solid gold but a friend has stainless steel jewellery which looks lovely and she swims wearing it with no issues! It's on my list to investigate as I keep damaging necklaces by forgetting to take them off for showers, swimming etc.

Buy vintage.

Yes - cheap for gold I mean. Not looking for designer items or expensive stones etc.

I always struggle with second hand - I suppose I’ll have to investigate what the stamps mean to make sure it’s a solid gold piece?

Look at surgical stainless steel or titanium jewellery. It’s cheaper and won’t corrode or irritate your skin. It’s oten used for new piercings.

Also, you can pick up second hand Pandora on sites like eBay and vinted, really cheap.

Go to a pawn shop they have loads! I've bought quite a bit over the years

No - that's the job of the jeweller. They have to make sure anything they are selling is what it says it is. Anything hallmarked has been tested already so they can label it as 9ct, 14ct, 18ct. Anything not hallmarked can only be sold as yellow metal unless they take it for assaying to determine exactly what it is.

Yes, do this. If you know what you're doing and understand the amount and quality of the gold and follow fluctuations in price, you'll be able to assess the 'worth' of the item.

Thank you, but I do like gold for aesthetic purposes, it suits me!

But doing that, you don't know how realistic the jeweller's price is. They need to make a profit, so depend on people paying more than the intrinsic value.

The OP needs to be able to spot whether the item on sale for £200 contains £50, £100 or £150 worth of gold to decide whether it's worth buying.

Antiques and collectibles fairs. They are all over the country and have lots of traders selling jewellery as well as all the other stuff. I go for the jewellery, specifically gold and usually rings. It's good cos you can try on and the traders are very knowledgeable and like a good chat so you end up learning loads too.

Second hand or vintage

I buy a lot of stuff from a brand called Boho Moon. It's stainless steel so doesn't tarnish or fade and is waterproof. You can buy in both gold and silver. I really rate their stuff.

thanks very much all!!

Pawn shops

What do you mean by 'pure' gold. 9C is nto considered gold in most other countries. 14C is common in places like Turkey.

In most of the world, good quality gold is at least 18C, or 22C.

Laziness aside - wearing jewelry to sleep might not be a good idea in general https://www.stylebook-magazine.com/fashion/is-it-harmful-to-sleep-wearing-jewelry