San Diego Jewelry Buyers

I had a very good experience with Kevin. Very professional and honest about our discussion. I shopped around and got comparable quotes for my jewelry, but he was willing to offer more on one of the pieces. If I shopped around more I might have done better, and yet again not and just wasted my time. I was happy with what I was offered and would go back again. I recommend them completely.

had to pawn my wedding ring and everything went great the man that helped me was very professional and nice. i payed off interest a few times because i couldn’t pay off my loan, the young gentleman at the front is always great till i finally went back the last time to pay off my whole loan and the lady with the short hair was super rude. i had asked if they can possibly help because i was late 9 days and they charge you 200 more if you go past your due date and they give you a grace period but it goes up 200 for the grace period. my main loan was 3000 and was charged 700 for interest which I paid off interest i believe 3 times (2,100) so i was asking if it was possible to help with that 200 because since it was late it was now 900 interest. she was very rude about that she even stopped speaking to me. even when i told her i was here to pay off my loan and if they can help with the 200… when she said they couldn’t she went in to make me a new loan when i had already told her i would pay it anyway just asking if they can help thats all, if they couldn’t help oh well! i explained to her i was going to pay the loan off, she got more upset finally had me sign and gave me the ring and went about to get coffee or do whatever she was doing she didn’t say a word back to us and i thought she would say
ok were done or thank you ! we were standing there like idiots waiting for a receipt or something but no she was very unprofessional and rude and left us standing there and will not recommend that experience to anyone. hoping you read this and brush up on your customer service skills because no matter how you percieved me i was there as a customer and should have never been treated like that. she should get some training from the guy t the front desk.

What a good experience. Came here to get some estimates on some jewelry and got the best customer service. Really enjoyed Kevin Keller prompt and accurate service. If you are looking for a help with diamonds and gold this is the place you need to go.
I’ll be referring everyone here!

I brought my gold coins to 4 different shops Saturday. This certainly appeared the most impressive, but I was outta there the fastest and felt no need to even to say anything other than ‘no thank you’… To his shockingly low quote… The other three that I visited, offered me a fair price. This guy… Not-​so-​much. I felt the need to give other naïve sellers like me a heads up…
Move past this one and keep looking

I am really glad I did my homework and picked this place to sell my jewelry. Met the nicest woman, who was really helpful and honest and open about what to expect. Their offer was totally fair, and I was in and out in no time.
They don’t low ball and make you haggle. They make a fair offer, but you should know the offer is firm. I prefer it that way because I hate haggling over stuff. Their first (only) offer was great, which I really appreciated.
Highly recommend this spot!

They designed gold and diamond customized earrings to match my bezel setting necklace. They’re perfect and look exactly like the ‘diamonds by the yard’ brand that costs 4x more elsewhere!

I had the pleasure of doing some business with them. I walked in and was greeted by Alex super kind and friendly. I had the pleasure of having Joaquin take care of my transaction. He was super awesome and his customer service was on point. Christa who referred me next door was very knowledge and friendly. I would definitely do business here again. Thank you guys for bailing a girl out.

Super dope place. Nice people who try to sincerely help you. Of course when you sell jewelry you expect something like what you paid for but when someone else can benefit from your treasures, no price can be put on that. Share your treasures with Joaquin and he’ll give you the best deal so you can leave happy with cash and someone else can leave happy with a new piece of art

A few weeks ago, I sold an old promise ring to San Diego Jewelry Buyers. Unilocal brought me to this location and I will say that I was very pleased with my experience. Joaquin was incredibly courteous and professional! He gave me helpful information regarding the buying process and let me know step by step what he was doing with the ring (measuring the diamonds, checking the gold content, etc.) during inspection. I appreciated that.
I called to make an appointment and didn’t have to wait more than a few minutes to be seen. The store is clean and organized and the staff is friendly. I would highly recommend Joaquin if you’re looking to sell valuables. Again, he was helpful, professional, polite and dapper!

I had sold my gold jewelry here twice before and overall, I had a really good experience. The first time I came here, I didn’t have an appointment so I sat outside and waited for about 40 minutes. Then, the guy took me into his little office and this was where he inspected my jewelry. You really can’t fit another person in there. So if you came here with another person, then they probably would have to wait outside. I was in there for another 30 minutes. He seemed to be very involved and meticulous with his job so he didn’t talk to me at all during that time.
My second experience was quite different. I made an appointment this time. and I didn’t have to wait at all I was expecting that it was going to take 30 minutes again to inspect the jewelry so since I had my husband and two kids with me, I brought in my double stroller for my kids to wait and sit outside comfortably. She pretty much did it in like 5 – 10 minutes. I felt like we were in and out of the store! She was also very friendly and chatty!
This is a really nice and clean store. It’s also not that big. They have limited seating so try to make an appointment so that you don’t have to sit around for long. They don’t have a bathroom for their customers either. They also share two parking spaces with the luxury goods store next door at the Ace Parking across the street. I thought they were very reasonable with the cash back too. I had never sold my jewelry before, so they took down my information including a thumb print as well as photocopied my driver’s license. I’d be happy to do business with them again!

If I could, I would give this place zero stars. Let me clue you in: You are NOT Cartier, You are NOT DeBeers, you are not even Macy’s, so loose the attitude. I am referring to the «Manager» for lack of a better description. The home of the Desperado’s, this little pawn shop, exist probably with dealing with a lot of POOR people. Homeless people, pepper the neighborhood. Police are everywhere. No, this in not Beverly Hills by a long shot, although the manager seems to think so. I was not driving or I never would have ended up in this dump. Ok. Here is my issue:
Their website says they are open until 6pm. This crazy friend of mine is driving, very fast, so we can arrive before closing. I walk through the door at 5:53. The smarmy Manager looks at me as though the is trying to ascertain whether or not I am worthy of an audience with him. There were two girls working there, too, but they were as quiet as little church mice, but none the less, peering at me; with their obviously inexpensive cut and color jobs, nothing to look at. Smells worse than K-​Mart. «What do you have to sell?» asks the somewhat sweaty manager, wearing a suit. (It was very hot out today and it was hot inside the little pawn shop. I already knew I did not want to do business with this guy. I answered, «Just a couple of silver things.» «No» said the manager, «We are closed, There is another place a couple blocks over that may still be open or you can some back tomorrow.» It is not even 6 yet. Come back to you? You must be high.
«Thats ok,» I said, «I thought you were located closer to Mission Hills. My mistake,» I continued. I really did not need to sell anything, I just wanted to see how much they weighed. But if offered the right amount, I could be persuaded. But not here. Never here. However, if you ever need to buy and sell gold or silver, do it in a better place than this.
Loser land! Just look around.

YES. Definitely recommend this place to sell/​buy jewelry. It’s much more than a «pawn shop.» Very professional business. I’ve sold jewelry here 3 times in 2 years and I’ve never had a bad experience. This review will be based on my most recent experience yesterday.
I had 2 gold bracelets and 1 gold necklace to sell. The gentleman helping me out was very professional, polite, and funny! They check your jewelry and calculate everything right in front of you — no shady business! I walked in with no appointment, had my jewelry analyzed, got my money for the jewelry (more than I expected!), and got back to my car within 20 minutes!
I recommend this place to anyone.

Went to San Diego Jewelry buyers to sell a pair of diamond earrings, the man who helped me was so rude and impolite. He made me feel like I was inconveniencing him with my business. By the time he was done appraising my earrings I had no interest in selling to him. Bad attitude. Terrible service. I would NOT recommend!

Called upfront, a guy names ‘A’ explicitly said that they take Longines watch. Stopped by the shop, a girl said ‘No, we don’t.’ It is ok.
The ridiculous part is the Manager, I questioned him that ‘A’ told me through the phone that you will take Longines, that’s why i came. The response I got is that «‘A’ would never say that.» What the heck, I didn’t ask about a thousand different items, I only asked the very specific one that I have, which is a Longines watch, and I clearly heard ‘A’ said that they will take Longines. What do you mean ‘he would never say that’?
So I am a liar who called upfront to confirm, and wasted my time to stop by in order to force them to take my item?
Worst experience!

AWFUL!!! I’ve been thinking about this review since I stopped by this store on Saturday. I should have seen it as a sign from God when I locked my keys in my car shortly before my appointment — ie. RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!
Anyway, I’m not really sure about all of the positive reviews because that was not my experience at all. I had an appointment with Timothy and wanted to sell a couple of rings that I had taken the diamonds out of — so just the gold. I also have an old watch that I thought I would just take to see what I could get out of it. I know the value of the appraised watch so was just curious as to whether or not it was worth selling. I should probably also note that I was selling this stuff to get it out of my lock box before I move overseas this fall. I didn’t need the money, so as far as the watch goes, I wasn’t sure that I even wanted to sell it. The rings on the other hand were just shells without diamonds, so they needed to go.
Timothy inspected my pieces saying not one word to me the entire time. When he finally looked up he said «I’ll give you this amount for each piece and a total of $ 972.» Ok, so in my mind I’m thinking that I really just wanted to sell the rings, one of which had a diamond in it that is worth about $ 1,000 that he was only offering me $ 163 for (um, no thanks!!!). I know that you don’t get the value of it back but that is next to nothing and I hadn’t planned on selling it anyway.
Timothy did not explain to me how he calculated his numbers and what figures he used. I wasn’t impressed with his attitude because I probably would have sold the gold rings still but when I asked how much for both rings he didn’t have time to figure it out and seemed annoyed that I was questioning his figures. Still trying to understand I asked if I could take his work up on the paper with me to think about it and look at it and his response was «I’m not in the business of giving appraisals.» …WOW! Ok, douche bag. For the record, I had all of my jewelry appraised long ago when I inherited it and know the cost. I knew that it was 14k gold, I know the watch is probably valued around $ 4000, I know that the diamond in that ring is worth a decent amount around $ 1,000. I had done my research. I also knew going into it that I wouldn’t get the same amount out of it but wasn’t just going to hand it over. Mind you maybe he just thought I was a dumb blonde trying to make a buck, but I was trying to make an educated good decision based on the research I had done and look at his calculations. Maybe he could have been a little nicer, had better customer service, and worked with me more to get a deal. HORRIBLE!
Needless to say, this store in no way got my business.
I did however, walk across the street to David Levi & sons where I had a great experience. In fact, when David himself was going over my pieces he even told me what they were as he went. I told him even before he started that I wanted the diamond out of the ring. His offer to me $ 900 — WITHOUT MY $ 1,000 diamond, which by the way he looked at it and confirmed to me that it was worth around $ 1,000. When I was finishing up with David I told him my experience with the store across the street and he even said «Was it the bald guy? People come in here and complain about him all the time.» Then another couple in the store spoke up and said «We just came from there and had the same experience. He is horrible.» My recommendation is to go to David across the street. I’ll write my review of his store but he was much more personable and knew what he was talking about and offered me more $$.

I brought some gold necklaces, rings and earrings that I don’t wear any longer to see what I could get for them. I was greeted right away by the friendly staff even though they were busy. I left really happy because of the amount I got for my jewelry and the service I received.

Last week my guy and I visited the San Diego Jewelers Exchange to shop for wedding rings, and then we decided to head across the street to Jewelry Buyers & Loans. A few years ago my fiancé was given a big gold chain that’s not his style and no longer holds any sentimental value, so we figured it was time to say goodbye to the pimp chain.
Walked up to the door, and the nice security guard standing out front on the sidewalk buzzed us in. We sat in the waiting area for about 5 seconds, were greeted by professional and soft spoken Timothy, and were asked to come into an office. We were new to selling gold, and Timothy patiently explained things to us when we asked questions about the composition of gold, the machine being used, etc.
For a place with such a generic name, Jewelry Buyers & Loans certainly does not seem to have generic service.
After less than 10 minutes in the building – after filling out a form, showing ID, and providing a thumb print – we were on our way, minus the gold chain and with the welcome addition of quite a chunk of cash. We were happy with the money we received, but as a disclaimer I should note that we did not shop around.
Had no significant gripes about this place… until I went to post my review and noticed 117 filtered reviews, the majority of which are 5 stars and no doubt dishonest. Yet another San Diego jewelry store with a shockingly high percentage of filtered reviews. I’m glad we sold here and didn’t consider buying anything.

Not your average pawn shop.
In fact, even calling it a pawn shop is a disgrace. The interior was pristine, secure and clean. The staff was friendly and dressed to perfection.
I had some random jewelry that was passed down from a great aunt that let’s just say, I would never be caught alive in… Brought it in to San Diego Jewelry Buyers after reading the positive reviews on Unilocal.A Quick, comfortable and even enjoyable experience. Plus I walked away with several hundred dollars that would still be sitting in my closet right now! Not a bad! Thank you Timothy & Mr. Manager man for your hospitality!

Gold prices had once again spiked up, so I thought I’d take some of my unworn and broken gold jewelry in for some extra cash. Searching Unilocal, this place has great reviews and is close to my home so I thought I’d give them a try.
In regard to my personal experience with the staff and the system of doing things, the other reviews are spot on. Very fast & friendly. I can’t recall if anyone else has mentioned that if you call before heading downtown they will give you instructions for parking in their 2 free reserved parking places right across the street. That was really helpful because parking within the core downtown area can be a pain.
Having no formal training in gold or jewelry value, just going on common sense and the little bit I’ve read about gold exchange in general, the only marker I had for SDJB’s exchange rate is the ‘buy’ rate they would offer me on my (gold) Krugerrand coin.
The price of gold at that moment (I’d checked it before leaving the house 20 minutes prior to my consultation) $ 1783. My appraiser confirmed the price he was using for buying my gold was $ 1784, also the price for the following:
San Diego Jewelry Buyers offer to buy my Krugerrand coin: $ 1695
San Diego’s, Old Coin Shop, on El Cajon Blvd.: $ 1752 ($ 57 above SDJB)
I realize a business trying to appraise jewelry for it’s worth has a chance of getting burned, so I’m sympathetic to that issue. But for an object, like a minted gold coin, which has a clear and steady value, I’m concerned when there is a disparity. Is $ 57 a great disparity when gold is at $ 1784 an ounce? Maybe not, but for me $ 57 is definitely worth a 4 mile drive to the coin shop.
If the items you are parting with have gems or diamonds, from what the appraiser said, they don’t have much value in ‘their’ market. Since I hadn’t researched what to do with the loose gems after having them taken from their gold settings, I chose NOT to include any of my items containing gems in the transaction. (It’s possible, if I had been more receptive to the idea, he could have made me an offer on the stones too, but I like to do my homework and wasn’t ready to discuss selling them… and besides, the San Diego Jewelry Mart is just across the street, so I thought maybe I’d want to shop them around the jewelers at The Mart before parting with them at SDJB for just the gold.)
The other thing which gave me reason to feel a bit uneasy, when I cashed out I was not offered a receipt of the transaction. When I asked for one he gave it to me. It was on 2 sheets of paper. One with the weight of the 14kt gold, the other for the 10kt gold, but each page gave only the total value of the transaction, not a breakdown of what each was worth on it’s own. PS: they will take your finger print & an ID must be presented when you arrive.
In closing, both the fellow answering the phone, and the appraiser said that because I am a Unilocal reviewer they would ‘take care of me’, giving me the best price possible. I certainly appreciate whatever ‘extra’ they gave me, but I’m unsure what that was, or how NOT having gotten their special favor would affect someone who isn’t a Unilocaler. They even gave me a courtesy call to encourage me to Unilocal about my experience.
My vote? Other than coins, if I had more gold bits to sell I may return. Ultimately I’ve decided SDJB is good at schmoozing us Unilocalers, but my gut tells me these gold buying places are all pretty much the same.
If you’d like an easy way to keep an eye on the current price of gold, I use
GoldPrice (dot) com
** UPDATE ** After writing my review I recalled that I brought 3 rings to be appraised. 1 had a fake diamond, so I had that included in this sale. Another had valuable (certified appraisal) small diamonds, so I chose to keep it so I can do research on selling the stones. The 3^rd ring had 1 small diamond & 8 small rubies, was told they had little value. In actuality they did have SOME value, but nothing on the receipt mentions being compensated for the stones. So pay attention to what they’re offering when gems are involved.

I’ve got a wedding coming up and trying to save every penny possible. I had a bunch of old silver and gold jewelry laying around that I would never wear again and figured I would try to sell it and see what cash I can get for it.
I found this place on Unilocal,ready some good reviews so I called and set up appointment. If you’re scared of dealing with parking downtown, don’t worry, you get a free parking spot right across the street if you book an appointment. Going in, i didn’t know what to expect since I haven’t been to a place like this before. The store is small but clean and nice. The security guard always greets everyone on the way in. The staff is rally professional and nice as well.
The inspected all my jewelry to check if it’s real, calculated everything according to the day’s silver and gold cost legitimately. They don’t rip you off here! I was AMAZED at what the amount of cash I got in return!!! I recommend cleaning out your jewelry of any other brand name items for some real cash if you’re struggling or just need a little extra cash.
I ended up coming back another time and had the same great experience. You see a lot of awesome reviews but honestly, they are all true. Check it out for yourself. Thanks San Diego Jewelry Buyers!