Rank 1 of 9 · evidence gathered 2026-07-10
Offramp review
Offramp scores 70.5/100 (B-) on the Gold Buyer Score. Publishes its payout rate (80–90% of melt) and prices every offer from an XRF assay on video.
New company: no review history yet, Texas dealer registration in progress, offer tracker still rolling out.
Category scores
Payout
90
Proof & Transparency
70
Tracking & Process
60
Client Services
85
Technology
65
Reputation
20
The evidence, line by line
Payout · 30% of total
| Advertised payout rate | 40/50 | 80–90% of melt published on the homepage comparison table. |
| Rate disclosure | 25/25 | Rate stated plainly before you ship, on first-contact pages. |
| Price protection | 25/25 | 48-hour price lock with published terms. |
Proof & Transparency · 25% of total
| Assay method disclosed | 25/25 | XRF named as the assay method sitewide. |
| Assay on video | 35/35 | Every final price comes from an XRF reading on video — the published pricing basis, not an on-request extra. |
| Itemized offers | 10/20 | Per-item offer breakdown promised; offer tracker still rolling out, so partial credit. |
| Published pricing methodology | 0/20 | Public methodology page not yet live. Score rises when it ships. |
Tracking & Process · 15% of total
| Shipping insurance | 40/40 | $25,000 insured FedEx kit, stated unconditionally. |
| Status tracking | 0/30 | Status tracker not yet live. |
| Payment speed | 20/30 | Wire within 48 hours of acceptance. |
Client Services · 10% of total
| Reachable by phone | 40/40 | (512) 983-5997 with published hours, in the site nav. |
| Free insured returns | 40/40 | Decline the offer, free insured return — in writing. |
| Support channels | 5/20 | Email only beyond phone; no chat yet. |
Technology · 10% of total
| Live-price calculators | 50/50 | Live-spot calculators for every karat, scrap, dental, and a pawn comparison. |
| Pre-ship estimate | 15/30 | Calculators give a pre-ship range; photo estimate in development. |
| Digital offer flow | 0/20 | Online accept/decline flow not yet live. |
Reputation · 10% of total
| Independent reviews | 0/50 | No independent review base yet. This is what being new looks like. |
| Operating history | 0/30 | Founded 2026. |
| Clean record | 20/20 | No complaints on record (and no time to have earned any). |
Worth knowing
- Operated by the team that runs this site — see the disclosure below; scored on the same rubric as everyone else.
- Bitcoin payout option (USD wired to your own Onramp account, +1.5% bonus).
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.