Leo Hamel Jewelry Buyers

Visited their store and was very pleased

We went in to get a price for selling a ring. Henry treated us very respectfully and fairly. We left impressed with some money in our pockets! Thank you Henry!

I had a very good experience selling some David Yurman jewelry at the Old Town location. I was assisted by the buying manager Henry Chaplin who was polite and knowledgeable. He explained the process of how they determine a price for designer jewelry and made me a very fair offer. I would definitely recommend Leo Hamel as a reputable jewelry buyer.

This is the selling portion of the store not the buying.
Pros: the dealer was polite and courteous towards me the entire time. I was being educated on carat of items, the weight, etc of jewlery.
Cons: While it would seem to have designer brand items bring in more dollar it didn’t!
For example: Tiffany’s charm bracelet was only in exchange for $ 30. The reasoning explained to me because of the cost of silver. I do understand but I had previous gone in before and told that designer brand names would give more, maybe I excepted more than $ 30– still seems low for Tiffany’s.
I do want to say they sent a thank you card for doing business with them, which is the extra step! I do appreciate that!
Final thought: If you are going to sell go in with a lower end number expectation and also know you will be treated with high respect and curtesy.

I had some estate jewelry appraised elsewhere and asked Liza Elizaga to make me offers on each piece. She valued and purchased each piece and came in exactly at the appraised value without seeing the previous appraisal, a few pieces she even offered me more than the other jeweler had appraised! Liza was a pleasure to work with and I highly recommend the company.

My first time at Leo Hamel’s, I decided to sell here based on their Unilocal reviews. They have friendly and courteous staff, they offered drinks and snacks even though there wasn’t a wait. I definitely recommend this place to anyone selling jewelry and are looking for a great deal! Must visit Chloe! She’s awesome!

What a great experience! Sara is knowledgeable, communicates well in regards to what she is doing with the jewelry and is a pleasure to deal with. I actually drove further to come to this location because of the ratings in comparison to the several other LH locations (this location is rated highest by far!). It was worth the drive! Thank you!

Loved Liza! She helped me figure out the best way to get the best $$ for the old stuff in my jewelry box. She went above and beyond! Thank you, Liza!

I love Liza she is amazing with such a heart warming experience for the first time. She will take care of you

What a joke! I went to the location on Hibert St. and was basically laughed at and walked out of the store. I brought in $ 900 diamond earrings that were never worn, but was told they wouldn’t buy them cause it wasn’t BIG enough for them to deal with. Seriously?! Why the hell do you advertise «We buy all sorts of jewelry» but when I bring my earrings in, it’s not worth your time! I don’t normally report on these things, but that was complete disrespect and extremely rude! Not to mention that I was planning on buying an engagement ring. I will NEVER shop from them and will be happy to drive out of my way to take my business elsewhere. I would’ve given them no stars but it wasn’t an option.

Liza was awesome! She gave my mom and I tons of information! She gave us more than we thought we would get for own gold! She gave us great advise on the stuff that she knew we could get more on than what she could offer us! Liza was awesome! I will definitely go back if I ever have anything else to sell!

I went to the Leo’s on 2530 Vista Way STE H, Oceanside, CA 92 054 to sell my engagement and wedding band. When the girl that was working that day barely looked at my rings and told me, Well your engagement ring is just under ½c and we don’t buy anything under ½c. I said ok Thank you and left. It would have been helpful if Leo Hamel would include this info in their commercials or website.

I sold some estate jewelry at this office. A great experience: Liza is knowledgeable, professional, thorough, and a delightful person to work with. She’s aware that the items she is buying may have sentimental value, and makes sure you’re not parting with items you should be keeping. (You also have 30 days after the sale to change your mind, in case of seller’s remorse.)
The Hamel Web site clearly describes the sort of items they’re interested in — gold, silver, gems, Swiss watches, and such — but Liza was also helpful in suggesting the best ways to sell the costume jewelry, watches, and other stuff she wouldn’t buy. A great experience, and I’ll gladly go back if the need arises.

I sold some gold to Leo Hamel and Liza Eliaga was very professional and friendly. A very pleasant experience.

I was hesitant to go here again, as my first experience was less than ideal. However from the moment I walked in Liza made sure I felt welcome. I had about a 5 minute wait, she offered me water, tea, coffee, soda… even snacks. When my turn came she apologized for the wait as she had me go back to her desk. From the moment I sat down I felt like I was sitting down with a best friend who would do their very best to take care of my needs. We talked for a long time and I learned a lot about gold and gemstones while she assessed the value of the ring I brought in. I received a fair price for my ring, but I got so much more… I received a positive, caring person who left an amazing impression on me how humans should treat each other. Liza you are amazing and I thank you for your true passion for jewelry and the customers.

I am so impressed by how honest and helpful Liza was. Never came across a business, where employee would so genuinely care about the customer. I have absolutely zero knowledge of gold and diamonds and could have been easily ripped of and misinformed. Instead Liza gave me great advice without pushing me and encouraging to make a transaction. She advised me what would be the best in my situation and for MY profit. She showed me how she measured the diamond and weighted the gold. In the future if I will be looking to buy or sell jewelry this is going to be the only place I come to. Great hospitality and a lot of empathy (things that you wouldn’t even expect to find in a jewelry store). Thank you for your help Liza, you are a great person :)

I felt that Liza was very friendly and approachable. She made the transaction smooth and provided a great deal of information that will help me in the future. Thank you Liza for your assistance. I would recommend Leo Hamel Jewelry Buyers, because Liza is someone that is trustworthy.

I came in to sell my old wedding ring set & had an awesome experience with Liza. She appraised my rings & was very honest with me. Her knowledge, experience & advice were all great, but there’s also definitely a level of human compassion that sends the efforts of this staff above & beyond. Very pleased :)

Five stars isn’t enough! I walked in off the street having read some good reviews of this place and they were absolutely spot on.
Liza was very patient with me and sorted through a bag of jumbled jewelry to help me find the treasure. I was absolutely staggered at the price she gave me for some broken necklaces. I was also very happy with the price she offered me for a Tiffany necklace — and I knew what the necklace was selling for on eBay! I walked out with a much bigger check than expected.
Not only this, but I feel like I learned so much from her. I shop at estate sales three days a week and now I have so much more to look out for and a wonderful friend and contact in this business. Thank you Liza!

I have to say that Liza gave me very good information and a great education in the process of selling my heirloom silver pieces. She was very knowledgeable about what I had and what it was worth, while at the same time exercising much finesse and sensitivity to my possessions. She encouraged me to keep some of the items that I was intending to sell — to pass on to my grand children. My experience was excellent and I will continue to do business with this Company.
Scripps Ranch location is also very convenient!