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Luxury Pawn Shop Launches Video Campaign
San Diego’s original luxury pawn shop San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) is demonstrating how it exceeds customer expectations with an online video campaign. At San Diego Jewelry Buyers we strive to exceed our clients’ expectations in every possible way. That means bigger cash payments and collateral loans. More information and knowledge. And better and friendlier service,” says an SDJB spokesperson.
Unlike a traditional San Diego pawn shop, San Diego Jewelry Buyers deals only in portable luxury assets such as fine jewelry, gold coins, large carat diamonds, Rolex watches, and designer handbags. They employ GIA trained gemologists, diamond cutters, and professionally-trained estate buyers. Clients can sell their luxury items for an immediate cash payment or receive a no-credit-check cash loan up to $250,000 (and beyond), depending on the value of their items.
“Our clients often tell us that we shouldn’t refer to ourselves as a pawn shop, since their experience is so different from what many would expect with a San Diego pawn shop,” says SDJB. “However, we are a member of the California Pawnbrokers Association and proud to be a part of the state’s pawnbroker community, which has been helping so many people through difficult financial times in recent years.”
In addition to being an advocate for consumers, SDJB believes it is important to be a supporter of the local San Diego pawnbroker community. San Diego Jewelry Buyers’ new video campaign not only demonstrates their unique position as San Diego’s most recognized luxury pawn shop. It also shows how pawn shops today serve people from all walks of life.
SDJB says that many clients come to his San Diego pawn shop not because they necessarily need money to pay bills but because they now view their jewelry boxes and designer fashion closets like a discretionary bank account. “They realize that they can turn that old gold jewelry or Chanel handbag into instant cash to take a vacation, buy a new smart phone, or purchase whatever else their heart desires.”
San Diego Jewelry Buyers has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and is located in the downtown San Diego Gaslamp Quarter. To schedule a free valuation of your items or a free loan consultation, call them toll free at 800-557-9413.
To watch San Diego Jewelry Buyers’ new video series, please go to their YouTube Channel: San Diego Jewelry Buyers Videos.
San Diego Payday Loans
San Diego Jewelry Buyers is offering cash loan alternatives to Californians who are considering a San Diego payday loan. The economic downturn has caused many overstretched residents to seek payday loans to pay their monthly bills. The basic idea behind a payday loan is that it is like an advance on a person’s pay check, which should be paid back at the end of the month when they get paid.
“San Diego payday loans can be a good option for those people who immediately pay them back in a week or two,” says Carl Blackburn, owner of San Diego Jewelry Buyers. “The problem is when people suddenly are unable to pay back their payday loans. If a person defaults on a pay day loan, their good credit rating can be ruined by a bad loan report to credit bureaus. Meanwhile, they could find themselves harassed by third party collection agencies.”
San Diego Jewelry Buyers offers an alternative to California payday loans by providing customers with immediate cash loans and business loans based on gift assets like diamonds, fine jewelry, sterling silverware, prestige watches, antique jewelry, and designer handbags. “Many people don’t realize that along with being San Diego’s most prominent buyer of gold, silver, and jewelry, we are also the county’s leading pawnbroker for these items,” says Blackburn.
An SDJB collateral loan is similar to a San Diego payday loan in that it requires absolutely no credit check. However, there are two significant differences: 1) SDJB charges a lower interest rate than most San Diego payday loan providers; and 2) SDJB never reports to credit rating agencies. “Unlike with San Diego payday loans, an SDJB collateral loan doesn’t put your credit rating at risk,” says Blackburn. “If you decide for any reason not to pay back your cash loan, we simply keep the item that you gave us as collateral. No questions asked. No credit reports made.”
Blackburn states that many San Diegans have some old gold jewelry or diamond jewelry that they can use for a temporary collateral loan from San Diego Jewelry Buyers. Since SDJB specializes in these products, they can expect the best appraisals and cash loans from SDJB on these items. Customers should note that San Diego Jewelry Buyers deals only in precious metals, diamonds, and other luxury assets. Blackburn recommends that customers with other types of items to pawn visit traditional San Diego pawn shops for a collateral loan alternative to a payday loan.
For more information about San Diego Jewelry Buyers and their no-credit-check collateral loans, please visit them online at: www.SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com.
Luxury Pawnbroker Helps Entrepreneurs
San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has announced that it is reaching out to local entrepreneurs who need funding to launch small businesses. In addition to being San Diego’s top rated estate buyer of diamonds, gold, and fine jewelry, SDJB is also San Diego County’s premier luxury pawnbroker.
“Unlike most California pawn shops, San Diego Jewelry Buyers can provide collateral loans on fine jewelry and luxury goods valued into the 6 figures,” says an SDJB spokesperson. According to SDJB, it is becoming increasingly difficult for entrepreneurs to find funding for business ideas. Banks continue to tighten their lending practices and venture capitalists have become increasingly averse to risk.
California entrepreneurs are taking increasingly risky steps, such as cash advances on credit cards, to fund business launches. If the business fails, entrepreneurs are left with ruined credit ratings and bankruptcy filings to make. However, San Diego Jewelry Buyers allows entrepreneurs to launch businesses without putting their credit rating at risk.
“An SDJB loan is a much better decision than taking out a cash advance, since we don’t make reports to credit rating agencies,” says SDJB. “Because our collateral loans are usually short term loans, the interest rates are manageable.” According to SDJB, if a customer were to take out a $5,000 cash loan on a diamond ring, it would cost them $200 per month for the use of this money to launch their business.
The company adds that using a pawnbroker to fund a business venture is actually nothing new. They cite the fashion legend Diane Von Furstenberg as one famous example. During the 1970s, Von Furtsenberg pawned a diamond ring to launch what would become her wildly successful DVF fashion house.
San Diego Jewelry Buyers makes immediate cash loans on the following items used as collateral: diamond engagement rings, loose diamonds, fine jewelry, luxury watches, antique jewelry, estate jewelry, sterling silverware, and designer handbags.
The fast and secure collateral loan process begins with a free appraisal, followed by an immediate cash loan offer. SDJB loan periods are for up to 4 months and 10 days, and can be extended for another loan period by paying the only the interest and fees due at that time. If a customer chooses not to repay a cash loan, SDJB simply keeps the item that was used as collateral. Loans are strictly confidential and nothing is ever reported to credit reporting agencies.
To arrange a private consultation with one of SDJB’s loan consultants, please call them at: 800-557-9413.
SDJB Offers Free Sell My Diamond Appraisals
Southern California’s top rated diamond buyer San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has announced that it is offering free market appraisals of large diamonds and diamond jewelry. Before trying to sell diamond rings and loose diamonds for cash, SDJB encourages customers to visit its landmark store in the downtown Gaslamp Quarter. “When selling diamond jewelry for cash the first step is to get an accurate diamond appraisal,” says an SDJB spokesperson.
According to SDJB, customers can get a general idea of what their diamond jewelry is worth by visiting popular auction sites like eBay. However, online sales prices of diamonds and fine jewelry may be more or less than the item’s true cash value. To get a better idea of a diamond’s resale value, Blackburn encourages sellers to take advantage of SDJB’s free diamond appraisals.
“San Diego Jewelry Buyers employs graduate gemologists and our diamond buyers have in-depth knowledge of the worldwide diamond jewelry market,” says SDJB. Because San Diego Jewelry Buyers is a widely recognized A+ BBB diamond buyer, it attracts customers nationwide who want to sell large diamonds, sell antique diamonds, and sell diamond engagement rings. “We are one of the few San Diego diamond buyers that has the financial resources and expertise to buy big ticket diamond jewelry from legendary brands like Tiffany & Co. that ordinarily would be sold at an auction house like Sotheby’s.”
In addition to being a well-known large diamond buyer San Diego Jewelry Buyers is also leading luxury pawnbroker. “For some customers, it’s a better decision to obtain a short-term collateral cash loan rather than sell diamond jewelry outright. When customers pawn diamond jewelry, the process again begins with our free market appraisal of their items.”
To schedule an appointment for a free jewelry or diamond appraisal, call SDJB’s professional diamond buyers at: (619) 236-9603. Out of town customers can call toll free: 800-557-9413. For more information about San Diego Jewelry Buyers, visit them online at: www.SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com.
SDJB Offers Free Sell My Silver Appraisals
Southern California’s top rated silver buyer San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has announced that it is offering free market appraisals of silver assets. Before trying to sell silver coins, silver jewelry, or sterling silverware, SDJB encourages customers to visit its landmark store in the downtown Gaslamp Quarter. “When selling silver items for cash the first step is to get an accurate silver appraisal,” says an SDJB spokesperson.
According to SDJB, silver sellers can get a general idea of what their silverware, silver coins, and silver gift items are worth by visiting online auction sites. However, online resale prices of silver merchandise may be more or less than an item’s true cash value. To get a better idea of a silver item’s resale value, SDJB encourages sellers to take advantage of their free verbal silver appraisals.
“San Diego Jewelry Buyers is more than Southern California’s most recognized jewelry buyer,” says SDJB. “We also are the region’s top rated silverware buyer and bullion buyer. Thanks to our exclusive partnership with San Diego’s only local silver refiner, we are also the best place to sell scrap silver for cash.” SDJB’s free market appraisals cover all types of silver items and are offered with absolutely no obligations to sell.
Because San Diego Jewelry Buyers is a nationally-recognized silver buyer, customers throughout Southern California often take a day trip to SDJB to sell antique silverware and timepieces, sell silver bars and coins, and sell silver gift assets. “We are one of the few estate buyers in the area that has the financial resources and expertise to buy big ticket silver items that would ordinarily be sold at Christie’s or Sotheby’s.”
In addition to being a prominent silver buyer, San Diego Jewelry Buyers is also an A+BBB rated luxury pawnbroker. “For some customers, it’s a better decision to obtain a short-term collateral cash loan rather than sell silver outright. When customers pawn silver, the process again begins with our free market appraisal of their items,” says Blackburn.
To schedule an appointment for a free silver appraisal, call SDJB’s professional silver buyers at: (619) 236-9603. Out of town customers can call toll free: 800-557-9413. For more information about San Diego Jewelry Buyers, visit them online at: www.SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com.
Get Free San Diego Appraisals from SDJB
San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has announced that it is offering free market appraisals of portable luxury assets. Before trying to sell jewelry, diamonds, watches or other gift assets, SDJB encourages San Diegans to visit its landmark store in the downtown Gaslamp Quarter. “The first step in the selling process is to get an accurate idea of what your luxury items is worth on the estate market,” says an SDJB spokesperson.
Sellers can get a general idea of what their item might be worth by looking at sales of similar items on online auction sites. However, online resale prices may be more or less than an item’s real value to an estate buyer. To get a better idea of the resale worth of luxury items, SDJB encourages sellers to take advantage of their free verbal market appraisals.
“San Diego Jewelry Buyers is much more than just a fine jewelry buyer. We also are top rated gold buyers, diamond buyers, watch buyers, and handbag buyers. Our free appraisals cover all of these items and more.” SDJB’s free market appraisals also are provided to customers traveling to SDJB from outside San Diego County.
Because San Diego Jewelry Buyers is a nationally-recognized estate buyer, customers throughout Southern California often take a day trip to SDJB to sell diamonds, jewelry, and rare timepieces. “We are one of the few estate buyers in the area that has the financial resources and expertise to buy big ticket items. In other words, extraordinary jewelry and watches that would ordinarily be sold thru an auction house like Christie’s, Sotheby’s, or Antiquorum,”says SDJB.
In addition to being a prominent estate buyer, San Diego Jewelry Buyers is also an A+BBB rated luxury pawnbroker. The company specializes in offering collateral bridge loans to business owners and individuals who need temporary financial help. “Most of the time we deal with clients who wish to briefly pawn jewelry to cover a short term cash flow problem. In these situations, the process again begins with our free market appraisal of their items,” says SDJB.
To schedule an appointment for a free appraisal of your luxury item, call San Diego Jewelry Buyers at: (619) 236-9603. Out of town customers can call toll free: 800-557-9413. For more information about SDJB, please visit them online at: www.SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com.
Registered Trademark Awarded to SDJB
San Diego Jewelry Buyers® (SDJB) has announced that it has been awarded a registered trademark from the United States government. Having been issued the trademark, SDJB will be better able to eliminate confusion in the marketplace. “Online advertising can often make it confusing for people who are looking to sell jewelry, sell gold, or sell other luxury assets,” says an SDJB spokesperson. “We’ve had many customers who mistakenly have been directed to other San Diego jewelry buyers, when they thought they were contacting us.”
That San Diego Jewelry Buyers was awarded a registered trademark is a testament to its position as a leading jewelry buyer not only in Southern California but nationwide. “We weren’t sure that we would receive the registered trademark, since it’s difficult to get one when your company name includes a city name and a descriptive phrase like ‘jewelry buyers’. It is much easier if you are using a personal name or made-up name like Google,” says SDJB.
San Diego Jewelry Buyers success in acquiring its registered trademark is likely attributed to the fact that it is an A+ BBB company and among the only jewelry buyers in the country that receives regular media coverage in publications like the San Diego Union Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Miami Herald, New York Daily News, and CBS Money Watch. Its website SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com is also one of the highest ranked jewelry buyer sites in the world.
In addition to SDJB’s positive and well-known position among national jewelry buyers, the company has been a leader in promoting ethical jewelry and gold buying practices, alerting consumers to the dangers of rogue gold buyers. It also has been instrumental in helping elevate the image of California pawnbrokers. San Diego Jewelry Buyers is among the country’s most prominent luxury pawn shops, frequently purchasing and providing collateral loans on jewelry, prestige timepieces, and other portable gift assets valued into the six figures.
San Diego Jewelry Buyers is located in the city’s famous Gaslamp Quarter within the historic Beaumanor Building. Free, no obligation, appraisals of fine jewelry, diamonds, and other assets are offered Monday through Saturday. To arrange an appointment, please call them at: (619) 236-9603. Out-of-state customers can call toll free: 800-557-9413.
Located in the Gaslamp quarter of downtown San Diego, SDJB leverages over 30 years of industry experience and fine jewelry expertise to make certain that customers receive the fairest cash offers and loans for their diamond/gemstone jewelry and premiere brand watches. Serving La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach, Carlsbad and other surrounding communities.
San Diego Jewelry Buyers Launches Commercial
San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB), Southern California’s top rated jewelry buyer and luxury pawn shop, has launched a new online commercial. Appearing on YouTube, the pawn shop ad is aimed at promoting the upscale environment found at SDJB and many of America’s pawn shops.
“San Diego pawn shops, like pawn shops nationwide, are seeing a surge in business,” says Carl Blackburn, owner of SDJB. According to Blackburn, the increased business among pawn shops is due to more than the stagnant economy. It is thanks to a change in consumer perception. Gone is the seedy image of the pawn shop portrayed by Hollywood. Today, pawn shops like San Diego Jewelry Buyers resemble more closely a fine jewelry store or designer consignment boutique.
The History Channel’s reality television show Pawn Stars has also helped improve the image of the pawn shop. Local pawn shops across the country have improved it even further. “In San Diego County & Southern California, San Diego Jewelry Buyers has taken in the lead in promoting the luxury pawn shop experience,” says Blackburn. “What makes us different from the traditional neighborhood pawn shop is that we really understand fine jewelry and precious gift assets. Because of that we attract customers not only from California but across the country.”
In the past, owners of highly precious jewelry would have thought in unthinkable to sell jewelry valued up to 6 figures to a pawn shop. However, San Diego Jewelry Buyers has changed that perception, consistently purchasing precious jewels and gift assets that ordinarily would be sold via a famous auction house like Christie’s or Sotheby’s. “Sellers of luxury portable assets come to us because they receive a fair cash payment immediately. There is no wait and uncertainty like when selling through an auction house,” says Blackburn.
Customers visit San Diego Jewelry Buyers to sell and receive collateral loans on fine jewelry, diamonds, luxury timepieces, gold coins, sterling silverware, designer handbags, and more. For San Diego residents, SDJB’s convenient location at the corner of 6th Ave. & E Street in the famous Gaslamp Quarter is also an attraction.
To get a glimpse behind the doors of San Diego Jewelry Buyers, view their new online commercial at the following link: San Diego Pawn Shops.
For more information about their luxury pawn shop and the gift assets they buy, visit them online at SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com or call (619) 236-9603 or toll free 800-557-9413.
Located in the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego, SDJB leverages over 30 years of industry experience and fine jewelry expertise to make certain that customers receive the fairest cash offers and loans for their diamond/gemstone jewelry and premiere brand watches. Serving La Jolla, Rancho Santa Fe, Solana Beach, Carlsbad and other surrounding communities.
San Diego Pawn Shop Sees Rise in Business
Fox News recently aired a special report on the increased business occurring at America’s pawn shops. According to Fox News, pawn shops have shed their negative image and are attracting new customers from all walks of life. San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has confirmed that pawn shops are indeed seeing a surge in business, as customers come to realize that most pawn shops are not the seedy establishments that are often depicted in Hollywood films but businesses that often more closely resemble a fine jewelry store or upscale consignment boutique.
“Reality television shows like ‘Pawn Stars’ have certainly done a lot to improve the image of pawn shops in the public’s mind,” says an SDJB spokesperson. “With the economy continuing to struggle, many people also want to sell gold, sell jewelry, and sell diamonds for extra cash. Thanks to investigative news reports, sellers now know that their local pawn shops usually pay more than big, nationally advertised, gold buyers and jewelry buyers.”
The Fox News report states that a common transaction at pawn shops during the holiday season is a customer temporarily pawning fine jewelry for extra cash to purchase presents. The customer then retrieves their jewelry and pays off the collateral loan a few months later when their tax refund arrives.
“We have seen this kind of holiday loan arrangement a lot the past couple years,” says SDJB. “Our customers understand that a pawn shop loan can often be less than what they would pay for a cash advance on their credit card. In addition, they can take out a pawn shop loan without having to worry about a credit check or putting their credit rating at risk. San Diego pawn shops don’t report transactions to any credit agency.”
SDJB adds that more people are visiting pawn shops today because the price of gold, silver, and diamonds is still high. Therefore, customers can sell jewelry, sell coins, and sell bullion for more than they could have in previous years. In addition, more and more luxury shoppers are purchasing pre-owned luxury items like Rolex watches, instead of buying them brand new.
To learn more about San Diego Jewelry Buyers and its luxury pawn shop service, please visit them online at: www.SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com.
Alert: Unlicensed San Diego Gold Buyers
A recent KTVU special report has investigated an increase in rogue gold buyers operating in the Bay Area, which is putting consumers at risk. According to the KTVU report, rogue gold buyers can cheat customers out of a fair cash payment for gold, while fueling local gold jewelry thefts. Criminals are attracted to rogue gold buyers because they don’t maintain proper records or require customers to submit identification.
San Diego Jewelry Buyers (SDJB) has confirmed that rogue gold buyers are also a problem in San Diego County. Previously interviewed by KUSI TV in a news report on how to sell gold safely, SDJB states that legal gold buyers must possess a second-hand dealer’s license and follow mandatory procedures when buying gold from the public. These procedures include requiring photo identification and a fingerprint from the gold seller, using government-certified scales to weigh gold, and holding onto gold merchandise for 30 days before processing.
These rigorous steps ensure that licensed San Diego gold buyers are not buying stolen gold from criminals. “Some people believe that thieves use pawn shops and other licensed dealers to sell stolen gold,” says an SDJB spokesperson. “But that is a misperception. Criminals much prefer using rogue gold buyers, who (unlike us) are not licensed and regulated on the local, state, and federal level.”
SDJB also warns that rogue gold buyers operate through San Diego gold parties held at the homes of residents. “Any San Diego gold buyer who buys gold at your home is doing so illegally. Second-hand dealers may only buy gold at their permanent business residence. They cannot throw gold parties at your home and purchase gold from your friends.”
SDJB encourages all those who want to sell gold to use a licensed gold buyer like San Diego Jewelry Buyers, which is both a gold buyer and a San Diego gold refinery. “When you sell gold to a licensed dealer, you are protecting both yourself and your community. There are many gold buyers to choose from in the San Diego area. We always recommend people research the gold buyer online before making a final decision about who to sell gold to.”
For more information on how to sell gold safely and lawfully, please visit SanDiegoJewelryBuyers.com.
