Question 1

Can I bring items to you instead of a house call?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Do you buy equestrian and ranch items?

Accepted Answer

Enthusiastically, this is one of the few towns where the tack room is as interesting as the closet. Saddles, show clothing, bits and spurs, and ranch signage are all welcome.

Question 3

We found a bundle of old orange crate labels from a citrus packing house. How do we tell originals from reproductions?

Accepted Answer

Original lithographed labels were printed in stacks and mostly never used, so they turn up in bundles with clean uncut edges and a soft matte surface where the ink sat down into the paper. Reproductions are printed on brighter, whiter modern stock and show a fine dot pattern under a loupe instead of solid fields of flat color. Do not flatten them under weight, trim a torn edge, or mount anything to board, because collectors want the paper exactly as it left the packing house. Bring the whole bundle including duplicates, since the rarer brands are usually hiding in the middle of the stack.

Question 4

My father rode rodeo and left a drawer of trophy buckles. How can I tell an awarded buckle from a store-bought one?

Accepted Answer

An awarded buckle almost always names something specific on its face: the event, the year, and often the rider or the class, with a maker’s mark on the back from one of the houses that made trophies for the circuit. Store-bought buckles are decorative, repeat common motifs, and name nothing in particular. Do not polish them, because the darkened recesses are what make the lettering readable and a buffing wheel softens engraving permanently. If a buckle turns out to be sterling or gold filled we will tell you exactly what it is at no charge.

Sell vintage in San Juan Capistrano, with a free house call.

What we buy from San Juan families

Western & equestrian

Vintage denim & workwear

Mission-era & Californiana

Americana

Estates

Local buyers, not a P.O. box

How it works

Call or text photos.

We come to you.

Cash offer, same visit.

Common questions

Can I bring items to you instead of a house call?

Do you buy equestrian and ranch items?

We found a bundle of old orange crate labels from a citrus packing house. How do we tell originals from reproductions?

My father rode rodeo and left a drawer of trophy buckles. How can I tell an awarded buckle from a store-bought one?

One call. We’ll take it
from there.

Sell vintage in San Juan Capistrano, with a free house call.

What we buy from San Juan families

Western & equestrian

Vintage denim & workwear

Mission-era & Californiana

Americana

Estates

Local buyers, not a P.O. box

How it works

Call or text photos.

We come to you.

Cash offer, same visit.

Common questions

Can I bring items to you instead of a house call?

Do you buy equestrian and ranch items?

We found a bundle of old orange crate labels from a citrus packing house. How do we tell originals from reproductions?

My father rode rodeo and left a drawer of trophy buckles. How can I tell an awarded buckle from a store-bought one?

One call. We’ll take itfrom there.

One call. We’ll take it
from there.