Category: | Jeweler |
Address: | 123 Horton Plaza, San Diego, CA 92101, USA |
Phone: | +1 619-239-2618 |
Site: | levifamilyjewelers.com |
Rating: | 4.9 |
Working: | 10AM–7:30PM 10AM–7:30PM 10AM–7:30PM 10AM–7:30PM 10AM–7:30PM 11AM–7:30PM 11AM–6PM |
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Marcellino Torres
Okay, so romance really isn’t a strength for me. So, when I wanted to propose to my girlfriend (she’s my fiancé now) I got some advice from my sister and she’s the one who went around to different jewelry stores with me. I just wanted to go in and buy something and leave but my sister wouldn’t let me, so we went to several stores until we got to Levi Family Jewelers. If we’d gone there first, my sister would have let me get the ring there. First off, they weren’t hard sellers. The other places had people who seemed to jump right on us when we walked in the door. Since my sister obviously knew the right questions to ask, they kind of ignored me and talked to her. At Levi, it was nothing like that. Instead, I was greeted in a friendly (but not, “oh, look, money is here!”) way and I don’t think they tried to sell me at all until after there was a lot of conversation—with me. They weren’t rude to my sister at all but when they found out what we wanted, they started asking me questions about my fiancé. They asked a lot of questions and they had a lot to do with her personality before they started asking about her tastes in jewelry. For that, I was lucky because my sister had borrowed some jewelry from her so she was able to show them right away the kind of things she liked. It was kind of amazing actually when they started showing us designs because I realized right away that some of the designs I looked at before that made no sense compared to the ones they showed me. We ended up going with a sapphire. Don’t think I’m cheap because I surrounded it with diamonds and my girlfriend loved that she didn’t get a diamond like anyone else. We used rose gold, which accented the red of the sapphire, and she loves her engagement ring. Also, because they did such a good job matching it to what she likes, it matches her other jewelry, at least she’s made it a point to say that a lot. I recommend this store to anyone. Ask for Zara or Gloria if you want the ones who helped me but I think everyone there takes care of people.
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Justin Wayne
My dad inherited a bunch of stuff from his father and split it up between my brothers and me. I got a few rings and an old rolex. Since I work with my hands, none of it really had any use for me so I decided to sell it. I tried selling on Craigslist but before I met with anyone I found out my brother got ripped off trying to sell some of my grandpa’s tools. So, I just took everything to a pawn shop but I didn’t like the price they offered. I got busy with work and forgot about it for a few months but then I wanted to pay off a credit card so I thought about it again. Anyway, I ended up walking by the store after I went to a movie and I went in and asked about selling stuff. They wouldn’t give me any answers without seeing the stuff, which kind of ticked me off, but I went back home and got the stuff anyway. When I came back I understood why they wouldn’t give me answers. I was thinking the rings would just be melted down but one of them was in a style that was popular again and they said they could give me more money for it. The Rolex was worth more than I thought it was but there were some things that had to be fixed that reduced the price. I think I was really sold on Levi jewelers when they told me I should try to sell the Rolex to a private party because I could get more. They recommended some websites or even checking with friends and family. I went with them anyway because I didn’t want to wait. They would have let me make more money with someone else, though, instead of just getting the money themselves. Anyway, I don’t really buy or sell jewelry other than this time but if I do it again I think I’ll go there.
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Zima Media
My dad left me a number of gold coins and I finally got around to selling them. I had enough that I was able to go to a collector and get the actual market value for the gold but once I’d sold them I started looking through old jewelry and stuff to see if I could sell that. I found some stuff my mom used to have and a broken chain or two and also my old watch with a broken band. I went to Bert Levi family because I had bought some repairs on my new watch from them before and I thought they did a good job. They also told me then that they buy jewelry and had some on display so I wanted to see what I could get. They looked at everything and the only thing they wanted to buy to resell was the watch. The rest, though, they weighed and told me what they could pay me for the gold (and one silver chain.) They didn’t just give me a number but explained everything. Like, I had some stuff that was 14k which isn’t pure gold and some stuff that was 24k which is. So they could pay me more for the 24k than the 14k. They totaled it up and I thought it was fair. I took them up on that and they gave me cash but I kept the watch because they told me I might be able to use some of the parts for my new watch. They were friendly and professional and they didn’t try to sell me on doing one thing or another. They showed me how much they could pay and explained why and treated me nicely even when Id idn’t sell the watch. I have always liked their service and I recommend them for anyone selling jewelry, buying jewelry, or getting watches repaired. Great service and very professional people!
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Jesus Hernandez
I wanted some extra money for the holiday Season and I went through my jewelry box for stuff I didn’t wear anymore and for things that were broken. I called a few places but the lady on the phone at Levi Jewelers was nicer than everyone else so I went there first. I did research, so I was on the lookout for some crooked things I read about like not weighing things right and stuff. They weren’t like that at all, though. They explained everything they did from the very beginning of when I walked in with my stuff to sell. They weighed everything in front of me and kept notes of it all. I had a set of earrings with emeralds that were broken, and instead of just weighing them, the lady who was helping me told me they could be fixed pretty inexpensively if I wanted. I hadn’t worn them in so long that I wasn’t really interested in getting them fixed. She not only bought the gold but she asked me if I wanted to keep the emeralds or if I wanted to sell them, too. I didn’t even know I could sell them or that they wouldn’t just be taken when they paid me for the gold. Anyway, with the emeralds I got more money that I was expecting so that was a good surprise. I recommend them to anyone who wants to sell jewelry. The store was also filled with people when I was there but they didn’t rush me. Instead, I got her full attention and she made sure all the questions I had were answered. They’re very friendly and very helpful so if you want to sell to them you won’t be disappointed. The only bad thing was that traffic downtown was really bad that day but that’s not their fault.