Sell to Us · Vintage Jewelry · Aliso Viejo
You inherited the box. You should not have to become an expert too.
Aliso Viejo is Orange County's youngest city, and its vintage jewelry almost always arrives the same way: shipped or carried here after a parent or grandparent passes somewhere else. The box lands on a kitchen counter in Glenwood or Westridge, full of pieces nobody can identify, and it sits, sometimes for years, because figuring out what a deco ring or a signed brooch is worth feels like a second job nobody asked for.
That research is our whole trade. We are the team behind Old 44 Vintage in San Juan Capistrano, buying across Aliso Viejo from our warehouse ten minutes away in Laguna Hills. We come to you, on a work-around-your-schedule basis, and read the box piece by piece in front of you: what each item is, which market it belongs to, and what we will pay in cash for it, with the reasoning spoken plainly enough to repeat to your siblings.
What lands in Aliso Viejo
Inherited estate jewelry
The out-of-state box, deco through mid-century, often unlabeled and always mixed. We identify, sort, and price it in one sitting.
Gold, platinum, and diamonds
Weighed and priced with the math visible, and anything worth more as a finished piece gets pulled aside and priced the better way.
Signed designer and costume pieces
From Trifari to modern designers. Signatures checked under a loupe on every clasp and pin stem, because that is where value hides.
Watches and small keepsakes
Pocket watches, class rings, charm bracelets, single earrings. The sentimental sort happens with you; the honest pricing happens for you.
Evenings and weekends welcome, all of Aliso Viejo
Aliso Viejo households run on real schedules, so we make ours flexible: weekday evenings and weekends work, and the visit itself takes about an hour for a typical box. We cover the whole city, Glenwood, Westridge, Pacific Park, and the Aliso Town Center condos, from ten minutes up the road. The fastest way to start is by phone: text photos of the pieces, marks included when you can find them, to (949) 449-1255, and we will tell you the same day what deserves a visit.
Why It Matters
The difference between ordinary and valuable is in the details: a stitch, a hallmark, a date code. Knowing them is our entire job.
How it works
Call us.
A real conversation about what you have, no forms, no waiting.
We come to you.
We look at everything, at your pace. We know what we're seeing.
Cash offer, same visit.
A fair price on the spot, or a full estate sale run for you.
Common questions
The jewelry is still at my parents' house in another state. Can you still help?
Start with photos either way. If the collection justifies it, we can talk through options honestly: bringing it back with you on a visit, or, for substantial estates, whether it makes more sense to sell where it sits. We will tell you plainly if a local buyer there is the smarter path.
My siblings and I need everything documented for the estate split. Do you help with that?
Yes. Our sorting is itemized out loud, the offer breaks down piece by piece rather than one blended number, and everyone who needs to hear the reasoning can be present or on speakerphone. Families use that breakdown to divide fairly even when they keep half the pieces.
How do I know the offer is fair if I know nothing about jewelry?
Because it comes with its reasoning attached, and reasoning can be checked. We name the piece, the market it sells into, and why the number is what it is, and you are welcome to test any of it against another buyer before deciding. No pressure survives contact with a seller who is allowed to say not yet.
Know what it’s worth before you sell.
Our field guides explain how the market actually prices these things. No fishing, no hype: real ranges and the details that move them.
One call. We’ll take it
from there.
(949) 449-1255Mon-Sat 6 am-8 pm · Sun 8 am-5 pm
A real person answers, Monday through Saturday. Photos sent today are usually answered the same day.
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