Leo Hamel Jewelry Buyers

I highly recommend this location. I came in to sell some items and was very pleased. They are very friendly, compassionate and made me feel very comfortable with the whole process. They also gave me a great price!

I stopped in to see if they would buy my gold & diamond ring. The buyer (I forgot her name dang it) was very professional and very nice. She did a very thorough, at least to me, evaluation of the ring. I felt her offer was fair and reasonable.
On top of that, they gave me another $ 25 for doing a Unilocal check in while I was there.
I do recommend this place if you have a need to sell your rings & things.
And to make things even easier, I took the check she gave me and deposited it right away into my checking account with my bank’s app.

I had a good experience trading in some of my old pieces. I felt the prices were fair and the transaction was very simple. I will definitely take pieces here in the future.

Fantastic service. Very fast. Good price. Lots of information. Man was very sweet. Good location and easy to find. Right next to Von’s

I have been going to Leo Hamel for well over 20 years and have always had a wonderful experience. Over that time I have dealt with many different people and every one of them has been professional and courteous. They have always had the best selection of new and estate jewelry and watches in town. I can’t recommend them more highly. Go see Lisa, she will take very good care of you.

I have used this location to sell jewelry several times, and the store manager, JP, has always been courteous, helpful and clear in communicating. I have been satisfied with my interactions with JP and this store.

Hello ~
I have gone to the Solana Beach store many times to sell my jewelry, and I have always had a very pleasant experience, and felt that I was given a fair and honest appraisal for my jewelry.
Yesterday, I came in with sterling silver flatware that was my mother’s. I had taken this to another jewelry store in Del Mar a couple of years ago and was very disappointed with the appraisal they gave me. Yesterday, JP Spragg was courteous, friendly and gave me a appraisal that I felt was more of what I was expecting.
I will not go to any other «jewelry buyer» than Leo Hamel, ever!
Sincerely,
Susan Carlson

Henry was amazing to work with at this location although filling in for someone else on vacation he was awesome. I enjoyed the whole process and Henry was very knowledgeable at his craft and explained each step. He was quick and efficient and answered all my questions. I liked the whole atmosphere no pressure at all or the feeling of being ripped off. This is a first class place if you want to buy or sell jewelry and you can tell Mr. Hamel takes pride in all of his stores by the types of employees he hires. Thanks again hope to do business again in the future!

I brought several pieces of jewelry that I have not worn in years to be sold. The appraiser was very knowledgeable and informed me of the quality of the jewelry. I recommend Leo Hamel for any jewelry that you want to sell.

Worked with Geoffrey at Leo Hamel a few months back to sell my Rolex. My only regret is that I didn’t listen to Geoffrey the first time we talked. I had contacted
and they convinced me that I would be getting more money and that I should send my watch up to them and they would wire me the money. They gave me a range but assured me it sounded like I would be getting $ 300 – 400 more than Leo Hamel.
Well, it turned out that once they got the watch they knocked a hundred off here, a hundred off there, yada yada and so I decided to get my watch back and take it into Geoffrey even though the end result was a wash.
He did not hesitate to tell me «I told you so» and we had a good laugh as he wrote me the check. It was quick, easy, and I’ve got him looking for a Rolex Daytona for me currently to replace my original one.

I was really disappointed with the experience I had here based on the prior reviews. A friend suggested that I take my box of jewelry to a jewelry buyer to get an idea of value as trying to sell online is hard and time consuming. I went out of my way to go to THIS location due to the good reviews vs locations closer to me.
I dealt with a male, dont know name. There was NO ONE in the store and I DO sincerely appreciate the time he took BUT I have to say based on some research I have done since looking online I think he was trying to take advantage of me.
From a whole box of items there were only 5 that were gold so those were only ones he was interested in. From these 5 pieces he offered me $ 500. One of the items was my mom’s wedding ring which I did not idenfity as such. This one was worth around $ 480 he said. So the FOUR other pieces were worth only $ 20? $ 5 each?
these 4 other pieces were two antique rings which he identified as European but said they were only 8 to 10k gold. The additional two were a jade piece with gold insert and chain and a gold what I call «S» chain. I looked up online and know that these each could sell for at LEAST $ 25 for the chain and $ 40 to $ 50 for the jade pendant with chain — so that is about a 600% mark up. PLUS due to their location and the fact that they have a number of stores, I am sure they could get more for these pieces.
I know part of this is that they were my mom’s and she passed away several years ago right at this time of year but I think that to explain WHY and what you have would have softened the blow.
From the other reviews this is probably not the usual person there. For the location I have to say I was pretty shocked. Feel free to contact me with more details.,

Sara Mullert was such a pleasure to work with! I came in twice– the first time I sold a few pieces of jewelry but I was hesitant to let one piece go. I called Sara again when I was ready to part with the last piece. She was available to meet when I was. Sara remembered me and the piece of jewelry. She facilitated the sale seamlessly. I would recommend Sara to others. She was both personal and professional.

I have to apologize that it took me so long for this review. My mom and I went to Anit to sell some items we inherited that were not our style and we never felt that we were being scammed — you hear the horror stories. Anit worked with us, informing us on how you can tell what is 10k 14k 18k 24k that was really cool. This was the first time we ever sold items and Anit made it a very smooth transaction. We both felt that we walked away with a good deal — although you always want more haha: D If we had the opportunity, we would love to work with Anit again. Everything is broken down for you, separated and shown what their worth was. This definitely beats having everything mailed in an envelope and hopefully you get paid… Thank you Anit!

Anit was very professional and negotiated a fair price. I would definitely do business with him again.

It was my first time selling jewelry and Anit was very professional and honest with me. I highly recommend this location.

I recently sold some gold jewelry here. There was some good stuff, some 1 earring stuff and broken chains. Anit worked with me. He was very personable and informative during the transaction. I was nicely surprised at: 1. receiving a check at the end of the transaction 2. the amount of the check 3. how fast and easy Anit made it all happen. Would do business here again.

My experience selling an antique gold coin pendant at Leo Hamel Fine Jewelers could not have been more pleasant. As this was my first time selling an item of jewelry I had many questions, and Anit was most patient, helpful and professional. I left the shop confident I had received the best price for the pendant. I would definitely return.

On 5÷29÷2012 I had the pleasure to meet with Anit Dodhia and take a lesson on his knowledge about about my jewelry: gold, diamonds, and precious stones. I would like to thank Anit for his assistance and professionalism. Great customer satisfatcion. I would reccomend this studio to anyone who would like the truth about jewelry: buying or selling. It just makes sense.

Recently sold some gold that I inherited and received what I felt was very good value. I had went to a couple places and was not happy withnthe way i was talked down to.