By Leonora Beck on Thursday, January 7th 2010, 16:00

The price of gold has trebled in the last few years, and if you read our November feature on the Cash for Gold phenomenon, you will know that sites like www.postgoldforcash.com are an excellent way of exchanging unwanted jewellery for some welcome spending money.

Fronted by TV’s Anne Diamond, Post Gold For Cash have already forked out £353,000 for people’s gold since their recent launch, and promise a first rate buying service, so you can be sure you don’t get ripped off.

Not much of a gold collector? The site also buys silver and platinum jewellery, perfect for the modern woman’s trinkets.

Just order a free Special Delivery pack online, send your items away in it, and they’ll call you with a quote before posting your cash, insured for up to £500. That unwanted Christmas gift could be become your next day of retail therapy!