Porcello Jewelers

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10222 ne 8th street
Bellevue, WA 98004

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I had a great experience selling some old jewelry and a few coins from the early 1900's. I had gone to two other places before taking the stuff to Porcello and they actually offe...

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I will not be recommending this store to anyone. maybe i should buy from you GIA stones at those prices i would be a MILLIONAIRE! i sent in a SEMI TRANSPARENT GIA UNHEATED RUBY 3 ...

COMPANY WITH TOO HIGH OVERHEAD DEFRAUDS BY BAITING AND SWITCHING 10/10/2013

I will not be recommending this store to anyone. maybe i should buy from you GIA stones at those prices i would be a MILLIONAIRE! i sent in a SEMI TRANSPARENT GIA UNHEATED RUBY 3 CARATS SIZE! AND 1.4 CARAT SIZE 3 STONE RING. THEY OFFERED ME 400 USD LIKE THE OTHER GENTLEMEN WHO HAD 50,000 USD IN GEMSTONES! EXACT SAME B.S. SELL TO BONHAMS THEY CAN GET FAIR PRICES YOU JUST NEED TO WAIT AROUND. more
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Editorial review from Citysearch 7/25/2012

Really a nice, clean, honest place to do business with. I just can't recommend them highly enough. There is nothing about this company that causes alarm. I worked with the owner Mark to sell a couple of old chains. I went in thinking I would be walking out with (hopefully) a couple of hundred dollars and, instead, walked out with $600. I had gone to a place before that was a complete turn off and this place is absolutely the opposite. If you are looking to sell some jewelry, now is the time! The prices are hot. Don't waste your time going to some place that can set up and be gone in 24hrs. Go to a nice reputable company that takes pride. Highly Recommend! more
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Worth the trip! 5/12/2012

I had a great experience selling some old jewelry and a few coins from the early 1900's. I had gone to two other places before taking the stuff to Porcello and they actually offered me a bit more. I didn't just want this stuff melted down (it was still real nice) and felt that they would actually sell it. I dealt with Marc who was real professional. Do your research and then go to Porcello. Worth the trip. more
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This an excellent company to do 5/12/2012

This an excellent company to do business with. I've never bought anything from them but had some jewelry and coins to get rid of and I work down the street. I had taken the stuff to a couple of other ""we buy gold"" joints and decided to stop into Porcello. Nice store so I didn't expect to get top dollar but what the heck... I worked with Marc who was really honest and didn't seem like your typical shiester and they offered me about $40 more that the two other companies had. I can't comment on making purchases because I never have so don't know their pricing on that. It's a nice little place and they treated me well. Don't know what else to say except try them out before selling them to a in and out business in a strip mall. more
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Don't Sell Jewelry or Gold Here! 12/17/2011

When you walk in you are treated professionally, but when you sit down to sell gold or jewelry everything changes and you feel like you are dealing with the worst of used car salesmen. This may depend upon who you are working with. They are slick and you don't even realize you are being ripped off. When weighing gold, they don't let you see the scale or tell you what they are paying for your gold. And if you go to sell on a weekend, they give you far less than the going rate by using the justification that it might go down on Monday! Well, it might go up, too!.\r \r They will belittle and criticize every piece of jewelry you try to sell them ... they'll say, "We have a dozen of those in the back and we can't even sell them", or "This style is no longer popular". Or "People don't buy this kind of diamond anymore". Beware. They make you feel like your pieces that are worth thousands of dollars are worth hundreds of dollars. more
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Believe the bad reviews for selling gold or jewelry here 12/17/2011

When you walk in you are treated professionally, but when you sit down to sell gold or jewelry everything changes and you feel like you are dealing with the worst of used car salesmen. This may depend upon who you are working with. They are slick and you don't even realize you are being ripped off. When weighing gold, they don't let you see the scale or tell you what they are paying for your gold. And if you go to sell on a weekend, they give you far less than the going rate by using the justification that it might go down on Monday! Well, it might go up, too!. They will belittle and criticize every piece of jewelry you try to sell them ... they'll say, ""We have a dozen of those in the back and we can't even sell them"", or ""This style is no longer popular"". Or ""People don't buy this kind of diamond anymore"". Beware. They make you feel like your pieces that are worth thousands of dollars are worth hundreds of dollars. more
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Don't sell jewelry here 11/15/2011

Horrible place, very untrustworthy. Had a diamond set that I was looking to sell. (orig 3000) The guy gave me some story about it being an old cut and how the diamond market was swamped with diamonds and offered me 250 for the set. I walked out immediately, feeling a scam. It was. I took it to a pawn shop and the guy was really nice and told me that my best bet was a private sell. He could not offer me what I could get for it, that I should be getting 2000 as the diamond was very near perfect quality. He said that his guidlines being in a pawn shop were that he had to offer below 50% of what he could even start at selling it at so could only offer 500. That was double what Porcello's offered. If you are going to low ball people and rip them off, be honest about it, don't sound like a swarmy car salesman and tell them lies about their product. Shame! more
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Don't sell jewelry here 11/15/2011

Horrible place, very untrustworthy. Had a diamond set that I was looking to sell. (orig 3000) The guy gave me some story about it being an old cut and how the diamond market was swamped with diamonds and offered me 250 for the set. I walked out immediately, feeling a scam. It was. I took it to a pawn shop and the guy was really nice and told me that my best bet was a private sell. He could not offer me what I could get for it, that I should be getting 2000 as the diamond was very near perfect quality. He said that his guidlines being in a pawn shop were that he had to offer below 50% of what he could even start at selling it at so could only offer 500. That was double what Porcello's offered. If you are going to low ball people and rip them off, be honest about it, don't sound like a swarmy car salesman and tell them lies about their product. Shame! more
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Fair company - easy transaction 10/30/2011

Heard about Porcellos through Yahoo! Answers. Thanks so much for that forum and the great advice I received. They are just a top notch company to do business with. The time it took us to send the items to them ?until the time we received a check was 10 days. They called as soon as they had a chance to take a look at everything and made us an offer we couldn?t refuse. Easier and less dangerous than trying to sell it through the paper or an online site. more
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Absolutely Honest 10/30/2011

I mailed in some jewelry and didn more
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Absolutely Honest 10/30/2011

I mailed in some jewelry and didn’t realize I’d stuck my dads highschool ring in there. Boy was my mom hot. I called them right away and they sent it back immediately – two days turnaround from the time they received the package. Can’t thank you enough – you saved me. more
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Pleasure to work with 9/8/2011

With the price of gold being absolutely crazy nowadays, I figured it was time to get rid of some of the jewelry we'll never use and get a few bucks in the process. The folks at Porcello were great! I never felt like they were trying to cheat me out of my money and after doing some research, I am confident that they didn't. I'm pleased that I was able to get rid of some stuff that will never be worn and make quite a bit of money to use toward Christmas. more
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Pleasure to work with 9/8/2011

With the price of gold being absolutely crazy nowadays, I figured it was time to get rid of some of the jewelry we'll never use and get a few bucks in the process. The folks at Porcello were great! I never felt like they were trying to cheat me out of my money and after doing some research, I am confident that they didn't. I'm pleased that I was able to get rid of some stuff that will never be worn and make quite a bit of money to use toward Christmas. more
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Friendly and Fair 8/25/2011

I am so excited I went to Porcello's! I inherited quite a bit of jewelry from my great aunt and most of it was not my style at all. I definitely wanted to sell some of it but there were a couple of pieces that I wanted to have redesigned. I've never sold jewelry before and was nervous thinking I'd be low balled. I'm happy to report that was not the case at all. Porcello's was very fair and discussed each piece with me in detail. They took quite a bit of time with me redesigning the two pieces that I wanted to keep and I am thrilled with the results. I still have the memory but now have something a bit more contemporary that fits my style. This was really a positive experience. more
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Helpful experience 8/24/2011

My brother and I chipped in to get our mom a bracelet for her birthday. We chose Porcello because he got his engagement ring there and new the folks there would treat us right. He wasn?t lying! Good folks and a great selection, just what a girl wants from a jewelry store. more
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Super Helpful 8/23/2011

My brother and I went Dutch to get our mom a bracelet for her birthday. We chose Porcello because he got his engagement ring there and new the folks there would treat us right. He wasn?t lying! Good folks and a great selection, just what a girl wants from a jewelry store. more
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Super Helpful 8/23/2011

My brother and I went Dutch to get our mom a bracelet for her birthday. We chose Porcello because he got his engagement ring there and new the folks there would treat us right. He wasn’t lying! Good folks and a great selection, just what a girl wants from a jewelry store. more
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Very Nice 8/15/2011

This is THE place to go for one of a kind heirloom rings. I am recently engaged and my fiance and I decided to venture in to Porcello after finding them on a google search for estate jewelry. They had a great selected. Their staff really took the time to explain each piece we were interested in and weren't at all pushy. When we decided we wanted to look around a little more, they thanked us for coming in and didn't make us feel pressured at all. Apparently they know their merchandise for, within a week, we were back to purchase a beautiful ring. They are also making me a ring to match the style and is very reasonably priced. We are both very happy with the service and selection. We recommend highly! more
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Great Jewelry Experience 8/8/2011

I visited Porcello's in Bellevue to get my wife a bracelet for our anniversary. Admittedly, I was a little nervous and intimidated - it?d been years since I was last in a jewelry store and I?d figured getting the right engagement ring had just been pure luck. It was wonderful to have my anxiety completely blown away by a staff that - dare I say - cared about me as a customer. They knew my budget and took the time to work with me to find a bracelet that my wife absolutely loved. I hope my wife isn?t expecting this kind of purchase regularly, but I know that next time, I will darn sure be shopping at Porcello?s. more
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Wonderful Jewelry Experience 8/8/2011

I went into Porcello?s to get my wife a bracelet for our anniversary. Admittedly, I was a little nervous and intimidated - it?d been years since I was last in a jewelry store and I?d figured getting the right engagement ring had just been blind luck. It was great to have my anxiety completely blown away by a staff that - dare I say - cared about me as a customer. They knew my budget and took the time to work with me to find a bracelet that my wife absolutely loved. I hope my wife isn?t expecting this kind of purchase regularly, but I know that next time, I will darn sure be shopping at Porcello?s. more
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