If you've searched for somewhere to sell gold in Mission, BC, you've probably noticed the results are thin, a couple of pawn shops and not much else with an actual local presence. The same goes for Chilliwack and Maple Ridge, where most searches turn up the same handful of generic buyers or nothing local at all. Gold is trading at roughly $6,120 CAD per ounce as of mid-September 2026, and most people sitting on old jewellery from any of these three cities have no real sense of what it's worth or where to go get an honest answer. The good news is the process doesn't change no matter which of the three you're coming from: bring it in, get it weighed and assessed in person, and walk away with a fair offer the same day.
Selling Gold in Mission
If you're in Mission, this is the easiest version of the process, our showroom is here, so there's no drive to plan around and no need to set aside half a day. Our in-house gemologist evaluates by karat and weight, typically within 48 hours, and you're welcome to ask questions the entire time it's happening rather than waiting on a phone call later. Because everything happens on-site, you also skip the biggest downside of mailing gold away: the not knowing. You watch the piece get weighed, you hear the reasoning behind the number, and you leave the same day with either cash or a clear answer either way.
See our Gold Buyback Program for full terms, or contact us to arrange a time. There's no online booking form, so a quick call or message is the fastest way in, though walking in during store hours works just as well.
Selling Gold from Chilliwack
Chilliwack sits about 25 minutes from our Mission showroom via Highway 1, close enough that it's become a routine trip for a lot of regular customers rather than a special occasion. It's the same evaluation, same gemologist, same pricing you'd get walking in from Mission itself, nothing scaled down or adjusted for being a drive-in customer. Chilliwack customers already make this trip regularly for repairs and fine jewellery, covered in more detail on our Jewellery Store in Chilliwack page, and selling gold works exactly the same way: walk in, get evaluated, get a same-day answer, and you're back on Highway 1 before rush hour.
Selling Gold from Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge is a similarly easy drive down Highway 7 or the Lougheed Highway, also around 25 minutes to our Mission showroom. Whether you're bringing in a single inherited ring or clearing out a box of jewellery nobody in the family wears anymore, the evaluation process doesn't change based on how far you drove to get here. A lot of Maple Ridge customers tell us the same thing once they've made the trip: it's a shorter drive than they expected, and shorter than the time they'd spent putting it off.
Why Not Just Sell Closer to Home
It's a fair question if you're in Chilliwack or Maple Ridge and there's a pawn shop five minutes away. The honest answer is that most of those closer options aren't set up to actually evaluate jewellery properly, they're set up to make a quick offer on anything that looks like gold and move on. An in-house gemologist, a business with decades of history in the same community, and pricing you can ask questions about aren't things every gold buyer offers, and the extra twenty-five minutes is usually worth it once people see the difference in how the evaluation actually happens.
What Affects Your Offer
Karat, weight and the current gold price decide most of the value, regardless of which city you're coming from. Diamonds over a certain size are assessed separately through our Diamond Plus Program rather than folded into the gold price, since a real stone is often worth more evaluated on its own. Pieces generally need to be in reasonable condition to qualify for buyback, though a broken clasp or missing stone doesn't hurt the gold's own value, and having the original invoice on hand speeds things up without being a strict requirement.
Ready to find out what your gold is worth? There's no online booking form, so contact us to arrange a free valuation, or visit our Mission showroom directly, serving Mission, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge and the wider Fraser Valley.
FAQs
Do I have to be in Mission to sell gold to Lanka Jewels?
No. We regularly serve customers from Chilliwack and Maple Ridge, both a short drive from our Mission showroom, and the pricing and process are identical regardless of where you start from.
Is the process different for Chilliwack or Maple Ridge sellers?
No. It's the same in-person evaluation, the same gemologist, and the same gold-price calculation no matter which of the three cities you're driving from.
How long does the gold evaluation take?
Most evaluations are completed the same day you bring the piece in, typically within 48 hours at most, so you're not left wondering for a week what your jewellery is worth.
Lanka Jewels has served Mission, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge and the wider Fraser Valley for over 45 years. Book a free valuation whenever you're ready.
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