Sell to Us · San Juan Capistrano
Sell vintage in San Juan Capistrano, the town where we got our start.
If you have walked River Street Marketplace, you have probably been inside Old 44 Vintage, the neon horse, the racks of denim, the walls of Americana. California Vintage Buyers is the buying side of that same team. The pieces we purchase from local families are exactly what fills a shop like that.
Selling to us is simple in San Juan: we make house calls anywhere in town and the surrounding canyon and coast, usually within a day or two, and for smaller lots our Laguna Hills warehouse sees sellers by appointment. Either way, you are dealing with the owners, not a call center.
What we buy from San Juan families
Western & equestrian
Rodeo wear, boots, buckles, tack-room finds, and ranch wear, fitting for this town.
Vintage denim & workwear
The heart of our shop: Levi’s, Lee, Wrangler, and honest work clothes.
Mission-era & Californiana
Early California art, mission-related pieces, citrus-era and rancho items.
Americana
Signs, advertising, license plates, pennants, and the contents of long-kept garages.
Estates
Full household contents, from the historic district to the newer hills.
Local buyers, not a P.O. box
Most buyers in this trade are a phone number and a P.O. box. We are local, in the middle of the town we buy in. From the Los Rios district to San Juan Hills, Capistrano Beach, and out toward Ortega, we come to you, and the visit costs nothing. The relationship does not end at the sale, either; our sellers become our customers, and the things they sell us stay part of the town’s story.
Our Word
One phone call is the whole process. A real person answers, we come to you, and you decide with a cash offer in hand.
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
Can I bring items to you instead of a house call?
For a box or a few pieces, yes, our Laguna Hills warehouse on Moulton Parkway sees sellers by appointment, a short drive up the 5. For larger lots and estates, a house call is easier on everyone, and we will come to you.
Are you the same people as the shop?
Yes. California Vintage Buyers was founded by the team behind Old 44 Vintage, Sam and Jake. The shop is the proof of how we value what we buy.
Do you buy equestrian and ranch items?
Enthusiastically, this is one of the few towns where the tack room is as interesting as the closet. Saddles, show clothing, silver bits and spurs, and ranch signage are all welcome.
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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