If you would like to sell jewelry in San Diego, you can get started right now by contacting C. Blackburn Jewelers in La Jolla. Whether you want to sell a diamond ring, sell gold jewelry, sell antique jewelry, or sell any other estate jewelry made in gold or platinum, you can have cash in hand within 24 hours.
C. Blackburn Jewelers is the best place to sell jewelry in San Diego because we have 10+ year track record of paying sellers more money than the cash offers they received from other San Diego jewelry buyers, estate jewelry stores, and pawn shops.
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Our owner Carl Blackburn has been buying and selling estate jewelry for over 30 years, and takes pride in treating every customer as he would a personal friend.
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Easy going and highly knowledgeable, Carl is dedicated to serving the La Jolla community. You can rely on him always to make the best cash offer he possibly can. He then hopes you will have had such a rewarding experience that you’ll view him as your own private San Diego jeweler, always ready to help you with any of your fine jewelry needs.
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Selling Jewelry is Quick & Easy
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1. Give us a call at 858-251-3006 or send photos of your ring, bracelet, necklace, earrings, or other item of fine jewelry with a text message at 619-723-8589.
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Carl will answer your questions and arrange a convenient time for you to bring your item to his estate jewelry store in the safe and secure neighborhood of La Jolla Cove.
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2. Carl will examine your jewelry, and share with you any information he knows about the item. He’ll then provide you with a no strings attached cash quote.
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3. You can accept Carl’s cash offer for your jewelry and get paid immediately, or you may decline the offer with no questions asked. There is no pressure to sell your jewelry to us.
I recently sold a lot of fine jewelry that I had inherited from my mother. I chose C. Blackburn because I wanted the pieces to find new homes, rather than be melted down or taken apart. Carl careful inspected and considered each piece before pricing it. He explained the quality of the gold in each piece, the techniques used to craft the pieces, and what went into his pricing. He appreciated the sentimental value of the items and actually had buyers in mind for several of them. I felt that he gave me a fair price the first time I came in, so I returned with additional items to sell a few weeks later. I’d highly recommend C. Blackburn for selling and buying estate jewelry.
Kathleen M.
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A Straight Shooter
I met with most of the Jewelers around La Jolla and no one was as knowledgeable or as helpful as Carl was to me. Carl Blackburn is a straight shooter and someone you can trust. C. Blackburn Jewelers will forever have my business and recommendation to all of my network for any future jewelry business.
Mitch S.
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Genuine & Friendly
Being at a downsizing stage of life, I decided to sell as much of my jewelry as possible, and luckily, I came across C. Blackburn Jewelers. I was scared of getting scammed and cheated. Carl had me sitting with him while he examined and evaluated my jewelry. He did not take it into a back room and tell me to return on another day.
He worked methodically and very professionally, answered all my questions, kept my expectations realistic, explained what he was doing as he worked. We also had a very pleasant conversation – he is down-to-earth, genuine, and friendly. I trusted him without hesitation. I was very pleasantly surprised by the outcome and felt I was very fairly treated. I was relieved that the process was stress-free, thanks to Carl’s very professional manner and his genuine friendliness. I recommend him highly, without reservation.
Christina L.
Yelp Reviews
Wonderful!
We had a wonderful selling experience with Blackburn Jewelers. We had about 50 pieces of jewelry from our mom’s estate to sell, and owner, Carl Blackburn, was so amazing. He was professional, courteous, and informative. Many jewelry buyers will simply put all the jewelry on the scale, deduct out the approximate ‘gem’ weight, and offer the ‘melt’ value less their percentage. Carl took time examining each individual piece, and kept a notebook with the details and his offer price. He verbally detailed each piece letting us know exactly how he derived his offer price. He was very transparent and fair. At the end of the appointment, we left extremely satisfied with our sale, and very pleased with the overall experience. I highly recommend Blackburn Jewelers for all of your jewelry sale needs.
Lisa H.
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How to Sell Jewelry: Quick Tips
sell your jewelry the smart way
It’s perfectly natural to be cautious when deciding where to sell jewelry in San Diego. After all, nobody wants to be taken advantage of and get less money than they deserve for their jewelry. The following quick tips will help ensure that you have sold your jewelry in a smart way for a good cash amount.
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1. Write down all of the information that you know about your jewelry, including precious metal(s), gemstone(s), maker, and condition. Also describe any original sales materials or lab reports that you might have. Then write up a request for a preliminary quote like this:
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I have Antique Wedding Ring from the early 1900s that I would like to sell. It’s made from 18k yellow gold, and is set with blue sapphires and diamonds. It’s stamped with the initials M & CO. Good condition. I don’t have any sale materials or lab reports. See attached photos. Can you please provide me with a preliminary cash offer?
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2. Research San Diego jewelry buyers online and choose 3 or 4 buyers to send your request for a preliminary cash offer.
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3. Decide which estate jewelry buyer you would like to make an appointment with for a free consultation and final cash offer. Don’t base your decision simply on the buyer who gave you the highest preliminary cash offer (as they could inflate that offer to get you to come in to see them). Choose the buyer that gave you the best vibe, that answered all of your questions in the best manner, the buyer that your “gut” tells you is the right one.
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4. Meet the San Diego estate jeweler, and sell your jewelry for an immediate cash payment. But never complete the sale if you feel pressured in any way to “sell now”. An ethical San Diego jewelry buyer will never pressure you to sell your jewelry on the day of your consultation.