Understand before you buy
Practical explanations, explicit assumptions and official resources.
22K vs 24K gold: purity is not the whole bill
Separate declared gold content, product purpose and the all-in quotation before choosing.
18K vs 22K gold: compare content and quotations
Understand different declared alloy proportions without confusing price, design or resale value.
Gold making charges: compare three quotation methods
Understand percentage, per-gram and fixed making charges before comparing jewellery bills.
Silver purity: read fineness, weight and product basis
A silver reference, a silver-alloy item and a plated item are different purchase questions.
Platinum purity: what a Pt950 declaration means
Read the item declaration and separate a fine-metal reference from a jewellery quotation.
Copper benchmark vs spot vs scrap: compare the specification
Grade, delivery basis and units matter before two copper prices can be compared.
Gold purity, hallmarking and HUID
Read purity declarations and use official verification resources before buying.
Retail, spot and futures: why metal prices differ
Compare like-for-like quotations before comparing numbers.
Understand a jewellery invoice
Separate metal weight from stones and inspect how each charge is calculated.
Coins, bars or jewellery? Compare purchase costs
Choose according to use and inspect the complete purchase and resale terms.
Old-gold exchange and buyback estimates
Model a dealer's stated offer without mistaking it for a guaranteed payout.
Understanding gold and silver price movements
Read market context without treating a headline as a guaranteed explanation.
Wedding and festival jewellery budgeting
Plan spending from explicit quotations rather than a forecast of tomorrow's gold rate.
Metals data, calculations and corrections
What our numbers mean, what they exclude and how to report a problem.