Sell Gold Cufflinks in Los Angeles for Cash Today
South Bay Coin buys gold cufflinks, shirt studs and tie bars across Los Angeles, monogrammed or plain, in pairs or singly. Every piece is tested and weighed in front of you, and you are paid before you leave.
Where to Sell Gold Cufflinks in Los Angeles
If you want to sell gold cufflinks in Los Angeles, what decides your number is whether the counter reads a pair as one object or as the several separate pieces of metal it actually is. South Bay Coin has bought men's gold at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd in Lawndale since 1980. We are a licensed, bonded and insured California precious metals dealer, we hold GIA, IWJG, JBT and NAWCC memberships, and we carry a 5.0 rating across more than 400 Google reviews.
Cufflinks rarely arrive on their own. They arrive in a fitted case, a cigar box or a drawer tray, beside shirt studs that look like buttons, a tie bar that looks like hardware and a collar bar nobody can name. Those pieces were bought together, they were often struck from the same gold, and in most of the boxes that reach this counter they are the part left at home.
We own and run our own refinery, so no middleman sits between your gold and the metal market. Every piece is read, tested and weighed in front of you, karat groups are weighed apart rather than averaged together, and anything worth more than its gold is pulled out and named before a figure is spoken. If the box also holds chains, rings and broken pieces, we buy those in the same visit at the same counter where we sell gold jewelry customers are served.
Sellers drive in from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, El Segundo and Palos Verdes, and from across Los Angeles County. Walk in during business hours, no appointment and no obligation, and leave with either your payment or your cufflinks.
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How Much Are Gold Cufflinks Worth?
A pair of cufflinks looks like very little gold, so sellers guess low and stay home. The scale often disagrees, because a cufflink carries metal on both ends and there are two of them.
Three things set the figure: the karat, the weight of the gold actually present, and the gold market on the day you sell. Karat is a count out of twenty four parts, so 14K is fourteen parts gold in twenty four and 18K is eighteen. Neither the design nor the maker nor the box changes that arithmetic. What does change it is how carefully the pieces are separated before anything reaches the scale.
Marks on men's dress jewelry sit where they could be struck rather than where you would think to look, usually on the back of the face, on the stem or on the flat of the toggle. A worn or missing mark is ordinary on older pieces and it is not a problem. We test the metal at the counter, free of charge, and price what the test shows rather than what the stamp claims.
Then the parts that are not gold come out of the gold weight. Onyx, mother of pearl, lapis and enamel faces weigh something and hold no gold. Springs, steel posts and base metal swivels weigh something too. They are set aside where you can see them, the gold is weighed by karat group on a certified scale, and the offer is built from that in front of you. Anything worth more as an object than as metal is separated first and named out loud, so the choice between the two is yours and not ours.
Sell Gold Cufflinks, Shirt Studs and Tie Bars Together
Cufflinks were sold as part of a dress set: two links, three or four shirt studs, often a row of smaller vest buttons, a collar stud or two, and a tie bar or collar bar to match. Sets were given for weddings, anniversaries and retirements, they lived in a fitted case, and they came apart slowly over forty years through a move, a clear out or an estate.
The links are the part that still reads as jewelry. The studs are the part that reads as buttons, so they end up loose in a drawer tray, mistaken for earring backs, or thrown out with the shirt. They are frequently the same gold as the links, and across a full set the studs and vest buttons together can outweigh the pair everybody recognizes.
Sets also mix their metals. Makers finished faces in one karat and studs or backs in another, and a platinum topped set from the early twentieth century carries two metals in one object. That is why a set is never priced through on a single mark: each group is tested and weighed on its own. Sterling dress sets are just as common, and we buy sterling silver cufflinks and studs by weight and purity in the same visit.
So bring the case, the loose studs, the tie bar and the pieces nobody in the family could identify. Anything that turns out to be base metal or costume is named as such, free of charge, and handed straight back to you.
Do Monogrammed and Engraved Gold Cufflinks Still Sell?
Cufflinks are the most engraved gold most men ever own. Initials, a wedding date, a company anniversary, a lodge emblem, a team, a retirement line cut into the reverse. Every one of those marks narrows the number of people willing to wear the pair, which is why a resale buyer discounts an engraved pair or turns it away, and why so many sellers are told their cufflinks are worth nothing.
Gold does not read. Purity and weight are measurements, and neither one changes because a letter was cut into the metal. A monogrammed 14K pair and a plain 14K pair of the same weight are worth the same at this counter, which makes a metal buyer the right destination for precisely the pieces the wearable market rejects.
There is an honest other half to that. A minority of engraved men's pieces are worth more than their gold: named makers, dated presentation pairs carrying a maker's mark, lodge and service pieces, and signed work from the major houses, which we price as designer and luxury jewelry rather than as metal. Those come out of the pile and get named before any offer is made.
One practical note before you come in. Do not have initials polished off first. Removing an engraving removes metal, removing metal removes weight, and the pair is priced on its gold either way.
Gold Cufflinks and Men's Jewelry We Buy for Cash
Pairs, singles, whole dress sets and the odd pieces at the bottom of the box. Condition does not decide whether we buy, only which market a piece belongs to.
Sell Gold Cufflinks
Swivel and toggle backs, chain links, whaleback and bullet backs, double sided pairs, 10K through 24K, and single links with no mate.
Sell Gold Shirt Studs and Dress Sets
Tuxedo stud sets, vest and waistcoat buttons, collar studs, and part sets with pieces missing. Mother of pearl and onyx faces included.
Sell Gold Tie Bars and Money Clips
Tie bars, tie clips, tie tacks, collar bars, lapel chains, money clips and the rest of the men's gold that lives in the same drawer.
Sell Silver and Platinum Cufflinks
Sterling dress sets, coin silver pieces, platinum and platinum topped cufflinks, and mixed metal sets bought on one payment.
How to Sell Gold Cufflinks in Three Steps
Bring In the Whole Dress Set
Walk into our Lawndale showroom at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd with the case and the loose pieces. No appointment. Or text photos to (310) 363-2697 first.
Watch Each Piece Tested and Weighed
We read the marks, test the metal, keep stone faces and base metal backs out of the gold weight, and weigh each karat group in front of you.
Get Paid for Your Gold Cufflinks
Accept the offer and take cash or a check before you leave. Most visits run about fifteen minutes. Bring a valid photo ID.
Gold Cufflink Buyer vs Accessory Dealer vs Mail-In Kit
Cufflinks reach four kinds of buyer, and they disagree most about the pairs that are not perfect: the monogrammed pair, the single link, the set with two studs missing. Here is what each one does with those.
| Feature | South Bay Coin | Cufflink & Accessory Dealers | Online Marketplaces | Mail-In Gold Kits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests the metal in front of you | Yes | Sometimes | No | No |
| Buys a single cufflink with no mate | Yes | Rarely | Rarely | Varies |
| Buys the shirt studs and tie bars too | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes | Varies |
| Prices a mixed karat set piece by piece | Yes | Rarely | Rarely | Rarely |
| Pays the same for a monogrammed pair | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Reaches buyers who wear French cuffs | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Polishes off a monogram before resale | No | Sometimes | No | No |
| Payment before you leave the counter | Yes | Varies | No | No |
| Hands back declined pieces the same visit | Yes | Varies | Not applicable | No |
| Licensed California dealer | Yes | Varies | Varies | Varies |
What Our Gold Cufflink and Jewelry Sellers Say
Common Questions About Selling Gold Cufflinks
How much are gold cufflinks worth?
Three things set the number: the karat, the weight of gold actually present in the pair, and the gold market on the day you sell. We read the marks, test the metal, keep stone faces and base metal backs out of the gold weight, and weigh each karat group separately in front of you.
Are monogrammed gold cufflinks worth anything?
Yes, and here they are worth the same as a plain pair of the same karat and weight. Engraving narrows the number of people who would wear the pair, which is why resale buyers discount initials, but purity and weight are measurements and an inscription changes neither of them.
Can I sell a single gold cufflink?
Yes. We buy single links, odd studs and leftover parts of a set. Bring whatever survived, including a back with no face and a face with no back, because both of those are gold and both go on the scale with the rest of that karat group.
Do you buy gold shirt studs and tuxedo stud sets?
Yes, and they are the pieces most often left at home. Shirt studs, vest buttons and collar studs were sold with the cufflinks as one dress set and are usually the same gold. Part sets with pieces missing are welcome, and each group is tested on its own.
How do I know if my cufflinks are real gold?
Look on the back of the face, the stem and the flat of the toggle for a mark such as 10K, 14K, 18K, 417, 585 or 750. Marks wear away and plenty of real pieces never carried one, so bring them in and we will test the metal free of charge.
Do you buy gold filled or gold plated cufflinks?
Men's accessory makers produced a great deal of gold filled and plated dress jewelry, and a coating cannot be weighed as gold. We identify those pieces at the counter at no charge, tell you plainly what they are, and hand them back in the same visit when there is nothing to pay for.
Are vintage or designer gold cufflinks worth more than their gold?
Some are. Signed work from the major houses, named makers and dated presentation pairs can be worth more as objects than as metal. Those are separated from the pile and named before an offer is made, so you can decide which of the two values you want to take.
Do you buy cufflinks with onyx, mother of pearl or stones?
Yes. Hardstone and mother of pearl faces are standard on dress sets. Those materials weigh something and hold no gold, so they are set aside where you can see them and kept out of the gold weight. Diamonds and quality colored stones are valued separately and added.
Do I need an appointment to sell cufflinks in Los Angeles?
No. Walk into our Lawndale showroom Monday through Friday from 10 AM to 5 PM or Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM, minutes from Torrance, Hawthorne and Redondo Beach. For a large estate box, call ahead so we can set aside the time to go through all of it properly.
What do I need to bring to sell gold cufflinks?
Bring the cufflinks, the rest of the dress set if you can find it, and a valid government issued photo ID, which California law requires for precious metals transactions. Original cases and fitted boxes are worth bringing along on signed pieces. No receipts, packaging or other paperwork are needed.
Ready to Sell Your Gold Cufflinks?
Walk in with one link or the whole dress set, or text us photos first. Free evaluations, no obligation, payment before you leave.
