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Westlake Gold buys precious metals of gold, silver and platinum, watches, loose and mounted diamonds, and vintage jewelry. In addition to buying your scrap gold and silver, we also buy diamonds, name brand jewelry, and timepieces such as Rolex, Cartier, Bvlgari, Roberto Coin, Van Cleef and Arpel, and many more.
With over 15 years of experience, Westlake Gold can quickly determine what your items are worth and offer you the best price available. We pride ourselves on giving our customers excellent service, saving you time and money.
Joel Richman is Founder and Owner of Westlake Gold. With more than 14 years of experience in the precious metal and diamond business, Joel brings a wealth of knowledge and business acumen to Westlake Gold. A local Westlake Village resident, Joel has been providing Ventura County with honest and upfront pricing and advice on jewelry, diamonds watches and coins since 2013. Joel is known for providing competitive and confidential transactions.
Prior to Westlake Gold, Joel opened and managed 14 Goldfellow stores throughout California, and spent 23 years in the insurance industry as accountant, controller and chief financial officer for large insurance brokerages. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Finance from California State University, Northridge.
We will not buy any of the following items and will not submit them to any form of testing. Examples of costume jewelry brands can include but are not limited to: Avon, Napier, Swank, Trifari, and Monet.
Initial Evaluation
We first look at each item for any stamp it may have. Based on the stamp, we will do a test with acids to determine what karat it is.
Determine Value
We then separate each item by karat and group them together. We then weigh each group and record.
Make Deductions
Minor deductions are taken when the jewelry has gemstones or anything that is not a precious metal.
Fair Prices
We offer you the best price possible according to our pricing software.
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Met with Joel to see if the silver and gold coins I found were worth anything. He was very nice and only one coin was worth a few bucks. He suggested just...
Joel took time and patiently explained the value of my jewelry and how he calculated it. I believe I got a good, honest deal and I would highly recommend him.
I could not have been more pleased and satisfied with Joel at Westlake Gold. If you have spare jewelry and gold that you want to get top dollar for, this is the only place that you need to go. Do not go to downtown LA. Do not go to any jewelry store and especially do not go to a pawn shop! Joel is the only man that you need to see. He is professional, kind, and as sincere and honest as they come. He has a low overhead for his business and he is without question going to give you the best possible price for your valuables. I didn’t even know that some pieces that I had were worth more than I had expected… but Joel being as honest and sincere as they come made sure that I had what I needed and did with a gracious understanding and very friendly demeanor. After leaving this place, I was both impressed and so happy to see that there are still people out there that do care about others. Do not waste your time and go anywhere else… this is the man to see!!!
Very professional and detailed in their evaluation. I felt very comfortable.
The team at Westlake Gold was both kind and professional. Joel is very knowledgeable and fair - and I really enjoyed working with him on the sale of some estate jewelry. I highly recommend!
*Respectful, surprisingly great appraisal, very safe and honest.* Joel meets his customers in a clean and neat office inside of an office building, instead of many others in the area. This allows me to feel more comfortable to start with. He was very respectful, friendly, and courteous. The best part comes with the pricing. This was not my first time releasing old gold and jewelry, and I received way more than I thought I would have given my past experience with other jewelry buyers. Thank you, Joel. Wish I had met you in the past, but sure am happy I do now.
I was very happy with the transaction and the money that he offered to us when I sold gold jewelry. He was very knowledgeable and kind to me and my...
Great experience selling gold silver and jewelry. Joel is very skilled and explains the transaction.
What a hidden treasure, pun intended. Overwhelmed with a large collection that I wasn't sure was costume or the real deal. impressed with how each piece was tested even the ones marked for authentication. professional and honest.
If you are looking for an honest appraisal and fair deal, this is the place to go! I walked in with what I thought was seven 1oz Canadian silver dollars worth $25 each, turns out they were 1oz Canadian platinum coins with worth $1,000+ each!! He operated with 100% integrity and patience with me. He took the time to educate me on coins. I will defiantly return!
Highly recommend Westlake Gold. I had a bunch of estate jewelry to liquidate and I feel like I got a very fair price for my items. I definitely will return. Thank you!
I highly recommend Westlake Gold - Joel is very knowledgable about gold and diamonds and I loved his authenticity when giving me the information I needed. He’s very professional, and courteous. I’ll definitely be back in future!
Joel, thank you for your help with the silver we brought into your shop. You were very helpful and pleasant to work with.
Just met with Joel while taking care of selling my father's gold (after his passing). Joel was honest, fair, and professional. Highly recommend Westlake Gold.
I highly recommend Westlake Village Gold! I took my Jewelry to several places,I receive the best price from Joel his customer service, Attention extremely detail. I knew the first few minutes of meeting him that you can trust this man, Definitely will be back.
Joel always provide incredible customer service. Joel is very knowledgeable about gold and diamonds and is also very polite and I always enjoy my conversations with him when trying to sell him gold. I highly recommend working with Westlake Gold.
I bought two rings from Joel and was blown away by the experience. He is extremely honest, professional, and knowledgeable. He normally doesn't make jewelry sales to walk in customers, but just so happened to have exactly what we were looking for. And he even arranged to have our rings resized and polished. They are beautiful and exactly what we wanted.
Very professional, knowledgeable and honest. More than fair, highly recommend.
Joel is great at what he does. He helped me with valuing some coins I needed. If you need to find the value on any jewelry you must go here. Thank you so much for your help!
Joel was extremely knowledgable, professional, informative and expeditious in the overall process. I will be coming back if/when I have a need to sell silver, gold and/or jewelry!
