Selling your gold to an online gold buyer can save you hassle, since you can ship it from your house, possibly free of charge.  However, selling your jewelry to a local gold buyer is quicker and more convenient compared to selling your gold online.  Selling jewelry online can potentially take weeks.  You'll need to ship your jewelry to various online buyers just to find someone who will pay you a fair amount to purchase your gold. There are other factors to consider.  If you take your jewelry to a local gold buyer, you won't need to be as concerned about dishonesty and fraud since your jewelry won't leave your sight.  Finally, if you take your jewelry to a local gold buyer, you can get paid in cash the same day, instead of by direct deposit, check or an online money transfer method.