Sell Gold in Austin: Every Local Buyer, Checked
Evidence gathered 2026-07-11 from each buyer’s own website.
9 local buyers checked — 1 publishes an actual payout rate. Everything below is what each buyer’s own site discloses: address, hours, pricing claims, and how (or whether) they say they test your gold. These local listings are not scored; only the national buyers on the full rankings carry a Gold Buyer Score.
The scored tier: national buyers that ship from anywhere
Mail-in buyers serve Austin the same way they serve every metro — an insured kit to your door. These three score highest on our public methodology; Offramp, which operates this site, currently ranks first and is scored on the same rubric as everyone else.
Offramp
Publishes its payout rate (80–90% of melt) and prices every offer from an x-ray assay on video.
Worthy
Auction model with the best assay proof in the industry: independent GIA/IGI grading reports you keep.
GoldFellow
The most price-transparent buyer — publishes its actual daily buy prices. They're just not high.
Offramp publishes its payout rate before you ship and prices every offer from an assay you can watch — offrampgold.com.
The Austin buyers, one by one
9 checked · 1 post a rate · read 2026-07-11 from each buyer’s own site
Offramp
Dedicated buyer500 W 2nd St Ste 1900, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 983-5997
By appointment
Payout · 80–90% of melt value, published on the homepage comparison table; 48-hour price lock with published terms
Testing · Every final price comes from an assay you can watch — the recorded assay reading is the published pricing basis, not an on-request extra.
Scored tier buyer (see buyers.ts): publishes payout rate before you ship, $25,000 insured FedEx kit stated unconditionally, free insured returns in writing, live-spot calculators for every karat. New company: no review history yet, Texas dealer registration in progress. Austin office is by-appointment only.
Scored on our methodology — read the full scorecard.
ATX Jewelry Exchange
Dedicated buyer7951 Shoal Creek Blvd, Suite 250, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 607-7600
By appointment only
Payout · No rate posted; "we base our offer on the current spot price plus your gold's exact karat and weight, and we walk you through the math right at the counter"
Testing · Weighs on certified scales and walks the customer through the spot-price math at the counter; purity-testing method not named.
Site: "No hidden fees or commissions... The price we quote during your appraisal is the exact amount you'll receive." Appointment-only private office in the PNC Bank Building; BBB and Chamber of Commerce badges displayed; footer references "Licenses & Certificates" without detail.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11.
Hill Country Gold
Dedicated buyer6811 RR 620 N, Austin, TX 78732
(512) 545-1081
Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat–Sun by appointment only
Payout · "some of the best cash payouts for gold and jewelry in central Texas" — no numbers posted
Testing · No testing method described on site.
Claims "over ten years of precious metal and estate jewelry experience"; pays cash for gold, silver, coins, luxury watches, fine jewelry, flatware, bullion, and diamonds, and offers gold and silver refining services. Walk-ins and appointments both accepted.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11.
Austin Rare Coins & Bullion
Dedicated buyer13809 Research Blvd, Suite 405, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 231-1601
Mon–Fri 9am–5pm CST, by appointment only
Payout · Their site publishes no payout figure or pricing claim.
Testing · No testing method described on site; NGC/PCGS third-party grading affiliations for coins.
"Since 1989" — Austin's longest-tenured precious metals dealer found; BBB A+ badge displayed; dedicated "Sell To Us" flow. Appointment-required office, primarily bullion and rare/ancient coins rather than scrap jewelry.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11.
Capital Coin & Bullion
Dedicated buyer7304 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757
(512) 371-5884
Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 10am–2pm; buying Mon–Fri 10am–5pm only
Payout · Their site publishes no payout figure or pricing claim.
Testing · No testing method described on site.
Established 2009 per site; "Most of our inventory is bought directly from the public." Posts separate buying hours (no buying on Saturdays). Publishes an anti-scam warning that they never cold-call.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11.
DJP Jewelers & Luxury Buyers
Jeweler13450 Research Blvd, Unit 102, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 704-8121
Mon–Fri 10am–6pm; Sat–Sun closed
Payout · "we guarantee the best price — no lowball offers" — no numbers posted
Testing · "On-site appraisal testing by our expert staff" — method not named.
"For over four decades, DJP Jewelers has built a reputation as trusted Texas coin buyer"; "no hidden fees or charges." Walk-ins welcome, appointments encouraged.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11.
Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repair (Barton Creek Square)
Jeweler2901 S Capital of Texas Hwy, Ste J12, Austin, TX 78746
(512) 328-0864
Payout · "top-paying, same-day gold buyers" — no numbers posted
Testing · "We will accurately test the exact karat content in any gold piece... We do all of our testing right in front of you." Free stone removal while you watch.
Locally operated franchise inside Barton Creek Square mall; "over 30 years" as a business, "ownership has 60 years of experience in the jewelry industry." Buys scrap gold/platinum, coins, bullion, dental gold, broken jewelry. Store hours not posted on the page (mall hours apply).
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11; some details could not be confirmed — treat as their claim, and call ahead.
Austin's Best Coin and Gold Exchange
Dedicated buyer309 West Main St, Ste 116, Round Rock, TX 78664
(512) 585-7067
By appointment; walk-ins welcome between appointments (hours not posted)
Payout · "pays more than ever for coins and collections in any condition" — no numbers posted
Testing · No testing method described on site.
Founded 2009, claims "20+ years" industry experience with rare coins; private one-on-one appointments in Round Rock (north Austin metro). No posted hours, fees, or testing detail.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11; some details could not be confirmed — treat as their claim, and call ahead.
ATX Cash 4 Gold
Dedicated buyer3008 W Slaughter Ln, Austin, TX 78748
(512) 280-4653
Payout · Claims to "pay more than pawn shops and online buyers" and offer "highest payouts" — no numbers posted
Testing · No testing method described; site references careful appraisal without technical detail.
South Austin walk-in storefront with same-day cash. Weak self-published evidence: the site's experience counter renders as a "0 + Years Experience" placeholder, and no hours, fees, licensing, or testing info is posted.
Not yet scored by our methodology. Everything above is what their own site states, read 2026-07-11; some details could not be confirmed — treat as their claim, and call ahead.
How to read this list: we record only what each buyer publishes about itself — pricing, fees, testing, insurance — because that disclosure is itself the signal. No star ratings appear here because we haven’t independently scored these businesses. Details change; call before you drive.
Texas dealer rules
Local dealers cannot melt or resell before the 11th day after filing their police report (Tex. Occ. Code Ch. 1956). That hold — and Texas’s licensing and ID rules — shapes how every Austin shop above operates. Read the full Texas guide.
Not sure what your pieces are worth?
Ask Offramp — the concierge in the corner of this page — answers from spot price and published buyer evidence, so you walk into any Austin shop already knowing your number. Ask Offramp is operated by Offramp, which is ranked on this site.
goldbuyer.io is operated by the team behind Offramp, one of the buyers scored on this site. Every buyer, including Offramp, is scored against the same public methodology with cited evidence, and Offramp's weaknesses are shown like everyone else's.
Austin gold-selling questions
Who pays the most for gold in Austin?
Nobody can say from public information alone — but only 1 of the 9 Austin-area buyers we checked (Offramp) publish an actual payout rate on their own website. The rest ask you to come in for a quote. The top-scored national mail-in buyers publish rates of 80 to 90% of melt value before you ship, which gives you a number to hold any local offer against.
How many gold buyers in Austin publish their payout rates?
Of the 9 local buyers we checked on 2026-07-11, 1 publishes a payout rate on their own website. 4 of the 9 describe how they test purity; the rest don't say. We list what each buyer's own site discloses so you can compare before you walk in.
Can I sell gold in Austin without visiting a shop?
Yes. National mail-in buyers serve Austin like anywhere else: they send an insured shipping kit, test your items, and pay by wire or check — and the top-scored ones publish their payout rates and insure the shipment in writing. Mailing gold out of Texas to sell it is legal; Texas's dealer rules (Tex. Occ. Code Ch. 1956) regulate local dealers, not you.
How do Austin gold buyers test purity?
4 of the 9 buyers we checked describe testing on their own website — methods range from certified scales and acid testing to x-ray assay equipment, often done in front of you. A buyer willing to explain, in advance, how it tests and how the test becomes your price is disclosing more than one that just says "best prices."
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