For selling your old gold at scrap prices, I definitely recommend Gold Vancouver. For best results,…read moreyou should know the karat of the jewelry you are bringing in so that no mistakes can be made. It is not difficult to buy a magnifying glass to check for the karats on gold jewelry, or even sometimes using the zoom on your iphone camera might work (take a photo zoomed in, then examine photo after). I like that Gold Vancouver prints explicitly their prices of what they buy your gold for on their website and it is updated throughout the day as the markets fluctuate. There is no pressure from them to sell your piece after they give you a quote. I never once felt intimidated. The gentleman I dealt with Gary is a seasoned professional, no non-sense guy. Every transaction is noted in writing. Receipts clearly stated correct karats and weights. I got a cheque on the spot dated same day. No hassle and secure. I got cash from a real business and didn't have to worry about online scammers or my personal safety. If your jewelry doesn't have a clear legible stamp of the karats, then manual testing using the scrape method with some chemicals testing the scrape mark must be done, but note that this may not yield most accurate results. They also have a mass spectrometer in another room to test the metal in your jewelry but again results can vary with that. Overall, it is worthwhile to get a quote from them at the very least. I would get quotes from other establishments first and then go to Gold Vancouver after to see if the latter is indeed the highest scrap value.

NOT HONEST We…read morebrought gold jewelries to sell to Gary. This was in 2025. He is a very nice guy. We had a good chat and we were foolish enough to trust him. Before we went there, we also checked out gold prices around Vancouver and he does pay the most $ per gram. However, what I found out is that he is dishonest in his assessment of how many karat our gold jewelry is, not the weight, but the purity of the gold. I should have questioned him when he told us our very yellow gold jewelry is only 14 carat, and another ring only 10 carat. But I let it go because I have no use for my gold jewelry anymore and I wanted to get rid of them. I told myself I have no proof. Until a few weeks after the visit. Then I realized I had been scammed. I was looking through some of my diamond appraisals and I saw an appraisal of the 10g gold ring that Gary said is only 10 karat. My appraisal from Imperial Gem Lab appraised the gold at 18 karats, not 10. The difference in price per gram at that time between an 18 and a 10 karat gold is $45 a gram, so he ripped me off $450 just for that one ring alone! Let alone all the other stuff I sold him. So beware! Just because he pays the most $ per gram doesn't mean he'll pay the most for your jewelry. He might say your 22 carat jewelry is only 18 carat or your 18 karat only 10. Be cautious especially the heavy jewelries. That's where he'd want to lower the assessment of the quality/purity of your gold.

HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE, The staff member broke a piece of my jewelry while appraising it, didn't say…read moreanything, and handed it back like I wouldn't notice. when asked, they acted like they didn't understand. DO NOT GO HERE THE STAFF ARE CARELESS.

Lovely place. Simple easy to exchange your gold for cash. Reasonable rates and I plan to come…read moreback again

You won't find a more trustworthy company from which to buy or sell PMs. I have used other…read moreexchanges and speak from experience. They adhere to all FINTRAC regulations, have lightning fast communication and turnaround time, and just great PR. Rob L. has been my man - incredibly well informed about the market and extremely hard working and dedicated.

Local and friendly, simple and easy to transact. Of course, exchange rates are okay, most…read moreimportantly.

They are extremely professional and were able to repair two pieces of broken jewelry I had. They…read morealso have a variety of new and vintage jewelry for sale. I purchased a gorgeous vintage ring that I adore. Highly recommend if you are looking for jewelry repair at a reasonable price or if you are in search of a one of a kind piece of jewelry.

Charles and Bayside jewelry is amazing. I use them for engagement ring and wedding rings and he did…read moresuch a great job to get a custom ring way better than anything. I could've come up with on my own. His pricing is great and his work is even better, he even mailed us our wedding rings and had to pay him back next time we were in Bellingham. What a great way to do business.

from: Lizzy M Excellent Customer Service! This place is…read morethe best in the Lower Mainland, bar none! The staff are very informative and offer the best price possible, calculating the value in a transparent fashion. I went there to cash in some coins with a relative and the customer service experience was absolutely seamless! I highly recommend this place over all others in the city.

i was treated so good there by two beautiful ladies . they offer very competitive rate of pawn…read moreinterest. go check out guys . I wish I can give more than 5 stars

Bird, took the time to check all of the random silver and gold I brought in. His customer service…read morewas on point that day. The owner is also nice he gives out $5 bills sometimes if what you brought in wasn't worth anything.

Roger was awesome. Gave me fair Market value for my late mothers Jewelry and silverware that i had…read moreno use for.

Ben and Shannon are absolutely helpful when I was in their store. Honest, efficient, transparent…read moreand friendly

First time getting a piece of jewelry evaluated. Incredibly professional, patient, efficient,…read morefriendly staff. Overall a very positive experience.

Recently went to the Contenental plaza and found Suncorp Gold there, went inside not expecting much…read morefrom them. To my surprise, they have knowledgeable staff and truely good prices. I ended up purchasing a Gold Maple Leaf to add to my collection.

We had a fantastic experience at Five Star Gold in Coquitlam. Laszlo and Colton are a…read morefather-and-son team who truly make you feel comfortable and respected throughout the entire process. There was never any pressure. They took the time to go through our items piece by piece, gave us fair and honest evaluations, and answered all of our questions professionally and patiently. It was a very positive experience from start to finish. We wouldn't hesitate to return and would happily recommend them to anyone looking for an honest and trustworthy place to do business.

This is one of the biggest and most comprehensive hobby shops I have been to in a long, long time…read more These don't exist anymore in NYC, having gone extinct by lack of interest and internet commerce. Supplying many of these hobbies have been relegated to a few shelves in big-box craft shops like Michaels and Hobby Lobby in the US. Once I found Imperial Hobbies on Yelp during our vacation and it was near our hotel, I made my plans. I dropped my wife off for her spa day and this was going to be my spa day ;) The store is in a group of buildings almost at the end of the runway of Vancouver Airport (YVR). If you hang around, you'll see tons of airliners approaching for landings and roaring off on take offs. I just couldn't believe the selection of plastic models of planes, armor, cars and trucks along with complete selections of paint and finishing materials. It's these types of stores that I would spend hours in as a boy, but could only stare wide-eyed because I never had much money back then. But now as an adult with a job and disposable income, I probably would have gone broke if I didn't have to pack everything into my luggage to fly home. The favorable CAD$ to USD$ exchange rate also helped a lot in my shopping. I ended up with a couple of scale plastic model kits and a flying model rocket that are rare, out of production kits or very hard to find, even on-line.

worker was rude. he couldve said excuse me instead of raising his voice as i walk walking into the…read morestore