STAY AWAY FROM Russell Oliver's Jewellery On Eglinton West & Avenue Rd WORSE ATTITUDE

[rong_feng]

Hi i was just down there today because i saw his ad on the net, and i had some Silvery Jewelery to sell. They claim that they will buy your Jewelery and give you big bucks, but is this this biggest load of crap you guys have ever heard.

He mainly is interested in gold, but takes silver as well. So i went down there because i wanted to see how much i can get for my jewellery cause i need it for my books.

When i went inside, there was a double door that prevents theives from grabbing things and running out with them, so basically its like a 2 door trap that requires him to buzz you open. When i went in the first door, the salesman was helping some lady out in the cashier and made me wait between the 2 doors for like 3 mins trapped there before Oliver came out and buzzed me in.

Once i was in he asked what i had and i showed him. He said my necklace was "garbage", threw it back to my hand (literally) and said its Hong Kong (He may have said this as i am asian) and asked what else did i have. I was shocked when he did this.. how could he treat customers like this? i then offered him a ring and he said "Yeahhhh its used..... no one wants this used ring..... ill give you 50 bucks for it" Ok rfd members: i do believe his ad was "I BUY YOUR USED JEWELLERY" (the ring retail to me for $300+. and then im like, "forget it thanks anyway."

I wasnt the only one he treated like this. This gentle old lady came in after me offering him a gold necklace and a bracelet i believed when she walked in asked how much can she get for it. He said at the bracelet, "This is useless and worthless, what else you have?" She then showed him the necklace and he said this is ok, but this thing here is glass, so thats not worth much" You shouldve seen the sad look on her face, i felt bad for her but then again i knew how she felt as well.

Then I walked off. He then said good luck and let me out.

When i saw his ad on tv a few years ago, everyone remembers his wacky, comical and friendly voice. HE IS NOT LIKE THAT IN PERSON I REPEAT NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. He was just bitter and had the worst attitude i have ever seen.

I personally do sales as well, but if you were to lowball, fine but you do not treat your customers in your store like this.

I Just want everyone to now his store is like, and if you ppl are considering of going there, get ready to experience this kind of behaviour.

I strongly discourage anybody going to this place, look for somewhere else to pawn your jewellery :mad:

[CHINAdeals]

geez what a jackass.

i know where he lives..he lived down the street from my old jr. high school

do you want to go and break his legs?

[UrbanPoet]

he's right. Silver is garbage... doesnt have much resale value.
They were just blunt. Dont be hating...
its hard to sell ussed silver.

JEwelers only make money off selling new silver jewelry. Selling used silver jewelry is pretty hard... so theyd probably have to buy it off you next to freee.
You just gotta expect that these pawn type of places are like that.

Theres no point in being nice...

[that_staples_guy]

Coworker of mine went once and said the same thing, very scrutinizing and is a complete jackass.

[nano]

don't expect pawn shops to give you anywhere close to retail for an item.

[Anessa]

Yeah but this guy is known to give low values and to be a typical pawn shop scumbag.

[FooNdaR]

Once i was in he asked what i had and i showed him. He said my necklace was "garbage", threw it back to my hand (literally) and said its Hong Kong (He may have said this as i am asian) and asked what else did i have. I was shocked when he did this.. how could he treat customers like this?

FYI...you are not a customer..he is.
You went to sell him something.

[rong_feng]

he's right. Silver is garbage... doesnt have much resale value.
They were just blunt. Dont be hating...
its hard to sell ussed silver.

JEwelers only make money off selling new silver jewelry. Selling used silver jewelry is pretty hard... so theyd probably have to buy it off you next to freee.
You just gotta expect that these pawn type of places are like that.

Theres no point in being nice...

ok i understand, but i dont care about the lowball as i mentioned, it was just his attitude was bs, whether i had gold or not. The woman had a mint gold necklace, but hey didnt he want our USED jewelery for big bucks? Again im not expecting a lot, it was just attitude i wasnt happy about

don't expect pawn shops to give you anywhere close to retail for an item.

i know, again i didnt care after about the value, i was just going around seeing whats the best i can get out of it. Its just him throwing his jewellery back to me was outrageous, he REALLY did throw it back.

FYI...you are not a customer..he is.
You went to sell him something.

Ok sorry for the wrong term, my bad but u know what i mean though, like someone coming in to HIS store. i wouldnt know what to call myself now if im not a customer cause technically you are right. I guess we'll just call me a guest then hehe

[rong_feng]

geez what a jackass.

i know where he lives..he lived down the street from my old jr. high school

do you want to go and break his legs?

yes i do, i really do can u pm his address? thanks rofl.

[dolphie]

pawn shops? jewellry? 50 bucks for something worth 300 is about the max any of them would have offered. i pawned my old ring set after i got divorced years ago (hehe) and think i got 300 for them....maybe 350. they were worth about 1500.

[rong_feng]

pawn shops? jewellry? 50 bucks for something worth 300 is about the max any of them would have offered. i pawned my old ring set after i got divorced years ago (hehe) and think i got 300 for them....maybe 350. they were worth about 1500.

ok, i admit i didnt know itll be that low but fine, ill consider keeping it. Im not that strapped for cash at the moment, even if he gave me 200 for it i wont even do it cause i dont want to give him the satisfaction cause of his behaviour.

[Cruel_Angel]

did you honestly expect big bucks for your stuff? maybe if you brought in a decent rolex he'd give you a few grand, nowhere near what it is actually worth. But how many pawn shops would give you thousands? say you had a 40 000 dollar rolex, he may give you 5000 bucks~

pawn shops are shady places, i used to hunt though them all the time. Then you realize most of them just have a bunch of **** some crack head pawned off to get their next hit..

they are gold mines for powetools though~

[toky]

I swear that I :lol: everytime I saw that ad....you mean you couldn't see that :evil: mine behind that smile...:lol:

[Squiggles]

That jerk is in Wiki!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Oliver

[nwwong]

That jerk is in Wiki!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Oliver

ROFL, did the OP put this in wiki?

"Beware: Russell Oliver is a rude, obnoxious man with no manners. Sleazy, used jewelry salesman. Beware.

Not recommended for sensitive, gentle souls."

[Spray]

Just keep in mind...silver isn't worth that much anymore, even now it's still overpriced. An OUNCE of silver is worth the same as lunch at mcdonalds.

[Stoe99]

My dad is a cop with Toronto and he said this guy has been arrested a few times for having stolen goods

[Sylvestre]

it's a PAWN shop!!!! :confused: what were you expecting?

these places prey on the vunerable in society. a large number are outlets for stolen stuff. their entire aim is to pay you as little, and charge you as much when you buy something.

they are barely one step up the ladder higher than outright crooks.

[goob3r]

geez what a jackass.

i know where he lives..he lived down the street from my old jr. high school

do you want to go and break his legs?

My dad is a cop with Toronto and he said this guy has been arrested a few times for having stolen goods

The story goes, one day my friends were on break at school and saw him being arrested from his house. While getting into the vehicle he shouts out to them "I'm Russel Oliver, and I buy your jewelrey!" This was 10 years ago...

[Costco]

Hi i was just down there today because i saw his ad on the net, and i had some Silvery Jewelery to sell. They claim that they will buy your Jewelery and give you big bucks, but is this this biggest load of crap you guys have ever heard.

He mainly is interested in gold, but takes silver as well. So i went down there because i wanted to see how much i can get for my jewellery cause i need it for my books.

When i went inside, there was a double door that prevents theives from grabbing things and running out with them, so basically its like a 2 door trap that requires him to buzz you open. When i went in the first door, the salesman was helping some lady out in the cashier and made me wait between the 2 doors for like 3 mins trapped there before Oliver came out and buzzed me in.

Once i was in he asked what i had and i showed him. He said my necklace was "garbage", threw it back to my hand (literally) and said its Hong Kong (He may have said this as i am asian) and asked what else did i have. I was shocked when he did this.. how could he treat customers like this? i then offered him a ring and he said "Yeahhhh its used..... no one wants this used ring..... ill give you 50 bucks for it" Ok rfd members: i do believe his ad was "I BUY YOUR USED JEWELLERY" (the ring retail to me for $300+. and then im like, "forget it thanks anyway."

I wasnt the only one he treated like this. This gentle old lady came in after me offering him a gold necklace and a bracelet i believed when she walked in asked how much can she get for it. He said at the bracelet, "This is useless and worthless, what else you have?" She then showed him the necklace and he said this is ok, but this thing here is glass, so thats not worth much" You shouldve seen the sad look on her face, i felt bad for her but then again i knew how she felt as well.

Then I walked off. He then said good luck and let me out.

When i saw his ad on tv a few years ago, everyone remembers his wacky, comical and friendly voice. HE IS NOT LIKE THAT IN PERSON I REPEAT NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. He was just bitter and had the worst attitude i have ever seen.

I personally do sales as well, but if you were to lowball, fine but you do not treat your customers in your store like this.

I Just want everyone to now his store is like, and if you ppl are considering of going there, get ready to experience this kind of behaviour.

I strongly discourage anybody going to this place, look for somewhere else to pawn your jewellery :mad:

Are you kidding ? he has the most annoying voice and he puts on this fake Chinese accent with his skanky skinny thin lips, I would never trust that idiot.

[xpoint9]

He is reported to spend $700,000 per year on advertising that generates $4,000,000 in sales. Who reported this? this seems like nowhere near what he makes and spends on his ads.

His commercials are very cheap, made with a low quality camera. and the ad time he gets on the T.v isn't that great either.

[UrbanPoet]

Who reported this? this seems like nowhere near what he makes and spends on his ads.

His commercials are very cheap, made with a low quality camera. and the ad time he gets on the T.v isn't that great either.

it cost alot of money to put a commercial on TV regardless.

[rong_feng]

Just keep in mind...silver isn't worth that much anymore, even now it's still overpriced. An OUNCE of silver is worth the same as lunch at mcdonalds.

thanks spray i swear i didnt know about that. Thank you for putting it in a way that you didnt beat me down.

But my point is that this ****er will give you sh** attitude whether you have gold or rolex watches because he takes those also.


it's a PAWN shop!!!! :confused: what were you expecting?

these places prey on the vunerable in society. a large number are outlets for stolen stuff. their entire aim is to pay you as little, and charge you as much when you buy something.

they are barely one step up the ladder higher than outright crooks.

i agree, they want to give you the lowest value and sell it at a decent price to make the highest profit they can.

does anyone know where i can good a fair to good price for my jewelery then? thanks guys.

[deep]

I must admit, I'm surprised anyone would be surprised that he offers next to nothing for used jewellery. Or that he's an ass.

[JAGpilot]

Is he south african or british?

[B40]

Who reported this? this seems like nowhere near what he makes and spends on his ads.

His commercials are very cheap, made with a low quality camera. and the ad time he gets on the T.v isn't that great either.

It's believable... $10k to make the ads maybe and $390k to buy air time...

While he's buying really low and probably selling high, $4M sounds reasonable.

[robattoronto]

His ad is without a doubt the ad I hate the most. I could be in the happiest of mood, but the moment i see his loud, ********, obnoxious ad, i want to go to his store and fling a brick through the store window.

The loan arranger?? I hope he didn't tax his brains too much to come up with that lame nickname.

[boonjaca]

It's believeable that he spends $400,000 on ads, I've seen his ads in some pretty big theatres before, possibly Paramount, and I don't think advertising in such a big theatre comes cheap.

[hp]

it cost alot of money to put a commercial on TV regardless.

It's not as expensive as you think. For example OMNI channel was selling ad for well below $2K, and you get 8 to 10 30 second spots, plus some 15 second spots during various time frame.

Of course he is going to say "your stuff" is garbage, how else is he going to low ball you

hp

[spm24]

to the op usally the ammount they offer to give you is the weight of the gold based on the quality cause i remember i was helping a friend pawn off a ring he bought and the 250 $ ring was going to get him close to 30-50$ becuase of the weight in it . if you go downtown and hit up all the jewelery stores it would be around the same thing for gold. the most you will get back would prob be for store credit which imo isnt worth crap.


as for silver like a person above said its worth a happy meal and a supersized one if the market is good.

gl on trying to sell your wares.

[CHINAdeals]

The story goes, one day my friends were on break at school and saw him being arrested from his house. While getting into the vehicle he shouts out to them "I'm Russel Oliver, and I buy your jewelrey!" This was 10 years ago...

no friggin' way..ahahhaa wow.

[gh05t]

Looks like a smartman,talks like a smartman. We're talking sleazy slimeball crook here. Never knew anyone but old ladies looking to get swindled went to him.

The kinds of things they look for are old gold jewellery that was made with alloys of a high percentage of gold so they can melt it down and water down the gold even further thus stretching the amount such that they can make more jewellery from the same amount of gold as the one old piece of jewellery.

Expected tactics will always include that this is rubish or not worth much to justify the eventual price they offer if they do offer one.

[kingfencer]

bah... what were you expecting, of course he is trying to low ball you, if he dosn't, where would he get the needed income to fund his stupid commercials.

[Costco]

Is he south african or british?

He is Jewish , with an exaggerated fake Chinese accent .

[eelfliw]

He's just playing a mind game.

By devaluing your merchandise, he's hoping to get a good deal on it. Don't take it personally. Visit some markets where you have to haggle the price and you'll see how negotiations work.

If you want to get $300 for the jewelry, go in and tell him you want $500. He'll act like he's freaking out or disgusted. He'll offer you $50. Then you talk and go back and forth until you come to an agreeable price.

Remember, he's a professional. He makes a living paying people below value prices for goods. You won't out negotiate him or he wouldn't be in business. Never go to him if you really want to sell your stuff at a fair price. But if you're really bored and have nothing else better to do, he's good entertainment for a few hours.

[slowpoke]

Is he south african or british?

It sounds like a South African accent to me (could be wrong though).

[Hard_Taco]

It sounds like a South African accent to me (could be wrong though).

He is South African. Heres the link:

www.yorku.ca/yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=4773

[perplexed_one]

i remember passing by Oliver's house (near York Mills and Bayview :twisted:) from school. his son attended the same primary school and hs i did, he also got the chubby cheeks oliver has.

south africans are notorious for being stingy bastards, i worked with one at CNE. i mean the white south africans, they are very careful since they technically are living with poor blacks who are still peeved at the colonization of their rightful land.

[Mehrtens]

i remember passing by Oliver's house (near York Mills and Bayview :twisted:) from school. his son attended the same primary school and hs i did, he also got the chubby cheeks oliver has.

south africans are notorious for being stingy bastards, i worked with one at CNE. i mean the white south africans, they are very careful since they technically are living with poor blacks who are still peeved at the colonization of their rightful land.

That sir is not true ! Having lived there I can say that is not true ! :mad:

[perplexed_one]

That sir is not true ! Having lived there I can say that is not true ! :mad:



that's a big location, how do you know which part I am talking about? I just don't want to mention his specific location.

[akito925]

ROFL, did the OP put this in wiki?

"Beware: Russell Oliver is a rude, obnoxious man with no manners. Sleazy, used jewelry salesman. Beware.

Not recommended for sensitive, gentle souls."

hahaha that just cracks me up! he's in there..

[lolopie]

i remember passing by Oliver's house (near York Mills and Bayview :twisted:) from school. his son attended the same primary school and hs i did, he also got the chubby cheeks oliver has.

south africans are notorious for being stingy bastards, i worked with one at CNE. i mean the white south africans, they are very careful since they technically are living with poor blacks who are still peeved at the colonization of their rightful land.

You cannot generalize like that...its like saying all whites are racist or all black pple are drug dealers because of a bad experience in the past. As an adult, you should use common sense and know not to make statements like that. Did you think pple from South Africa would not be offended..? damn straight they would be. Shoot, im offended, but im not even from ther!

[JetHeller]

I went in there like 5 years ago to sell and Italian white gold necklace and 4 single diamonds that my grandfather had given me in Europe.

The guy was a total rude scumbag that time as well. Told me the ($500) necklace was "worthless" and offered me like $50. And then he said one of the stupidest things I've ever heard anyone say in my life - he looked at the diamonds and said "These are old diamonds, you're lucky if anybody will buy them." And offered me a ridiculous amount. OLD DIAMONDS?!?!?!? Do you know how many millions of years it takes to make a diamond?? What a complete dummy. Diamonds are older than fossils to begin with!!!

I have never dealt with "Cash Man" again. So I know how you feel. I think all jewelery brokers are the same - scumbags that will try to swindle you out of your valuable jewelery by trying to convince you that it's worthless.

You're better off trying to sell it on ebay.

[JetHeller]

He is Jewish , with an exaggerated fake Chinese accent .

LMAO!!!

[Kinki]

Well the term old diamond is actually valid. It could refer to the way the diamonds are cut. Different time period have different style of cuts. That said... i'm pretty sure he was just try to bs you, so you'll sell it at a lower price.


The guy was a total rude scumbag that time as well. Told me the ($500) necklace was "worthless" and offered me like $50. And then he said one of the stupidest things I've ever heard anyone say in my life - he looked at the diamonds and said "These are old diamonds, you're lucky if anybody will buy them." And offered me a ridiculous amount. OLD DIAMONDS?!?!?!? Do you know how many millions of years it takes to make a diamond?? What a complete dummy. Diamonds are older than fossils to begin with!!!

[bubble.tea]

Who reported this? this seems like nowhere near what he makes and spends on his ads.

His commercials are very cheap, made with a low quality camera. and the ad time he gets on the T.v isn't that great either.

it costs a lot of money to put a commercial on TV regardless.

yup.

OP., sounds like this dude is not accustomed to the standards of tact, respect and kindness vis-a-vis customer service we in North America take for granted. There are countries where that would be considered GOOD treatment lol. I must confess., the fact that he said "good luck" when letting you out, kinda solidifies that he doesn't REALIZE he's reflecting a horribly unsettling persona. To me saying GL shows that he has some kindness in that RUNT of a demeanour.

[jayk]

maybe you can get more off of ebay or craigslist

[Cacti]

I think he was a good man before...then all the adds and money me made got him a bad ego and is a cruel and terrible man.

[Cacti]

You know they still play his adds in movie theaters.

[masterhapposai]

I think he was a good man before...then all the adds and money me made got him a bad ego and is a cruel and terrible man.

no he's a hustler, plain and simple

him saying the gold is "fake/hong kong" (btw, he'd be banned for racism on RFD :lol: ) is a ploy

he does this X amount of times per day

if he gets away with it even once, he's filthy rich reselling it.

This is all an act, the guy's a dirty cheapass

[rong_feng]

He's just playing a mind game.

By devaluing your merchandise, he's hoping to get a good deal on it. Don't take it personally. Visit some markets where you have to haggle the price and you'll see how negotiations work.

If you want to get $300 for the jewelry, go in and tell him you want $500. He'll act like he's freaking out or disgusted. He'll offer you $50. Then you talk and go back and forth until you come to an agreeable price.

Remember, he's a professional. He makes a living paying people below value prices for goods. You won't out negotiate him or he wouldn't be in business. Never go to him if you really want to sell your stuff at a fair price. But if you're really bored and have nothing else better to do, he's good entertainment for a few hours.


hehe you're right thanks for the advice, i do realize he was trying to lowball me so i would feel my jewelery is less so he can give me the smallest value and cannot haggle to a really high price = )

i remember passing by Oliver's house (near York Mills and Bayview :twisted:) from school. his son attended the same primary school and hs i did, he also got the chubby cheeks oliver has.

south africans are notorious for being stingy bastards, i worked with one at CNE. i mean the white south africans, they are very careful since they technically are living with poor blacks who are still peeved at the colonization of their rightful land.

ok great someone else knows where he lives, can someone PLEASE pm me where he lives now? thanks. :lol:

Well the term old diamond is actually valid. It could refer to the way the diamonds are cut. Different time period have different style of cuts. That said... i'm pretty sure he was just try to bs you, so you'll sell it at a lower price.

The term diamonds are forever is not neccessarily true i heard. Diamond does indeed take a long time to be produce, but approximately in a bout a few million years (i know thats a super long time) diamond is more stable in its graphite structure than it diamond molecular structure, and it may decompose to graphite in the very end. "In the end, the diamond rock you have will turn into a VERY VERY VERY expensive pencil" - Dr. Browning U of T department of Chemistry :)

[Bean]

I have a ring appraised at $18,000.00 retail that was my Moms and I am in financial despair, and was hoping to take it down to him as well as a copy of the Appraisal Certificate. I guess it would be a waste of time then :/

I am new also

:)

Bean

[UrbanPoet]

I have a ring appraised at $18,000.00 retail that was my Moms and I am in financial despair, and was hoping to take it down to him as well as a copy of the Appraisal Certificate. I guess it would be a waste of time then :/

I am new also

:)

Bean

uuhh... hi bean.
$18,000 eh? I know that jewelry usually gets a pretty low resale value. =( g'luck tho.
Maybe you can take it to a REPUTABLE jeweler. Those Russle oliver guys are a pawn shop.

[V A N Q U I S H]

Welcome.

Just remember though, diamond and other jewelry appraisals tend to over price the item for insurance purposes and stuff.

[billdozer]

Somebody should con him good like Sawyer from LOST

[Bean]

Maybe I wont sell it then. I would never forgive myself :)

Bean

[rfdrfd]

I was at a Police Banquet one night and they spoke about him. They basically said Police knows that he sells conterfeit and stolen goods.

[Bean]

Well, that makes we want to deal with him more. NOT!!!

Thanks everyone for the headsup on this jerk

Bean

[smilodon]

I actually want to go there now, just for the entertainment!

[mahjongmaniac]

When i saw his ad on tv a few years ago, everyone remembers his wacky, comical and friendly voice. HE IS NOT LIKE THAT IN PERSON I REPEAT NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. He was just bitter and had the worst attitude i have ever seen.

don't mention "a few yrs ago", i think i saw his TV ad just recently on TV... lol

if what you say about his attitude is true instore, that's quite contradictory to what you see on TV...

[Frankie3s]

That jerk is in Wiki!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Oliver

He is reported to spend $700,000 per year on advertising that generates $4,000,000 in sales.

- Wikipedia

That's a lot of shystering!

[devileyezz]

He is reported to spend $700,000 per year on advertising that generates $4,000,000 in sales.

- Wikipedia

That's a lot of shystering!

I hate R.O.
I hate his ads.
I hate his annoying "Oh yeahhh!", like wtf does that mean anyway?

PS: LOL, as I was typing this, his ad came on.. AGAIN!

[TechRock]

I think he was a good man before...then all the adds and money me made got him a bad ego and is a cruel and terrible man.

he turned to the dark side...the force is weak within him

[Frankie3s]

he turned to the dark side...the force is weak within him

"Oh yeahhh!"

[jayk]

why let the middleman make money off you?

just go on kijiji or craigslist or ebay and get better money for your goods

[sonic]

His ads are retarted! & so is he! He never should have treated you so badly.. oh well, maybe someone will rob him?....lol :lol:

[NG]

why let the middleman make money off you?

just go on kijiji or craigslist or ebay and get better money for your goods

Drug addicts and other people who need quick cash instead of waiting for an auction to end or a seller to respond to your ad.

[drunkgoat]

His attitude could be explained as simply being a negotiation tactic. It's all a game.

[jadoocian]

holly crap old thread batman

[darkprince]

I hate R.O.
I hate his ads.
I hate his annoying "Oh yeahhh!", like wtf does that mean anyway?

PS: LOL, as I was typing this, his ad came on.. AGAIN!

He stole that line from the Kool-aid guy. "OH YEAH!"

Kool-Aid should sue R.O. =P

[mystery]

I went to his store once to see how much I could get for my gold/onyx/diamond ring.

He took a quick look at it and said he'd give me $25.00 for it. I paid $275 USD in Nassau, Bahamas for it (at a jewellery store, not on the streets). I said 'Are you kidding?', to which he repeated what I said and pointed to a sign that said the same thing. Nevertheless, I left, as apparently he thinks I stole the ring, have no idea what it's worth, and would take any amount no matter how ridiculous.

I should have known better. In his commercials he can't even pronounce jewELlery. He says 'jewlery'. I laugh every time he does this in his commercials.

[alpenrock]

Is he south african or british?

They are very good business people in the world

[::2dFx::]

A shady Torontonian on Eglington east, Oh yeahhhhhh!

His wikipedia page has been deleted, ohhh yeahhhhh.


Moral of this story is STAY AWAY, OHH YEAHHH

[Beradon]

I actually want to go there now, just for the entertainment!Wouldn't it be funny if some RFD'er here would purposely show up at his store and pretend to sell some jewelry. The minute Russell low balls him, the RFD'er would drop his pants and shows him his crown jewels. I would love to see the reaction on Russell Oliver's face!
Would he be horrified, enraged or would he scream out "Oh Yeahhhhhhhh"??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8d4oZ_UCE

[Bookpreviews]

I have a ring appraised at $18,000.00 retail that was my Moms and I am in financial despair, and was hoping to take it down to him as well as a copy of the Appraisal Certificate. I guess it would be a waste of time then :/

I am new also

:)

Bean

I would try Birks on consignment.
I think they do a free apraisal- but you have to leave your item with them and if they accept it, it can take months to sell as they rotate the stock throughout their stores in Canada.

My sister just sold a couple items through them and it took almost a year for all the paperwork, waiting ect...

They only take gold that is 14k and more I think and not silver.

I do know that some silver is worth more than a few McDonalds meals.
I "collect" jewelery and have a few signed pieces that are limited edition or signed original items (limited as in one of 10 made), so those are worth a bit more:D

I think if I had diamond jewelery to sell or gold I would rather get the item redesigned or melted down into something new as you'd probably come out ahead anyways,

[Emancipated]

ROFL, did the OP put this in wiki?

"Beware: Russell Oliver is a rude, obnoxious man with no manners. Sleazy, used jewelry salesman. Beware.

Not recommended for sensitive, gentle souls."

Looks like it got pruned.

He looks like a scum bag. I don't trust anyone who is that jubilant in their commercials.

[Bookpreviews]

uuhh... hi bean.
$18,000 eh? I know that jewelry usually gets a pretty low resale value. =( g'luck tho.
Maybe you can take it to a REPUTABLE jeweler. Those Russle oliver guys are a pawn shop.

From what I've seen for jewelery resale and appraisals, you might get 30% of the value of your certificate if you are lucky.
I have seen very nice original items worth $5,000 as an example go for $1,200 so hopefully you can find a decent place to sell your item.

[hightech]

I went with a friend of mine last year as she wanted to sell some gold to him. He was pretty polite to us (maybe because my friend looked pretty good). Another guy came in and Oliver was giving him a lot of attitude and being a prick. The guy called him a Shylock and left!

To those who like his commercial, here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8d4oZ_UCE

[hightech]

There is a sign as soon as you enter that tells you the terms of his trade. It says something to the effect of "We pay for your gold jewellery at 30% of the wholesale value. This means if the item is worth in the wholesale market for $100, we will pay you $30."

[jonkaho]

he looks kinda native?

that old man has a website! lol

http://www.oliverjewellery.ca/

[jonkaho]

read this!!!


http://thunderbay.indymedia.org/print.php?id=43074



article on this guy:

http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=220281&p=1

[spinalzap]

I would just like to add that it should have been apparent that someone should NOT sell jewelry to someone who says "joolery". God, every time I hear that guy on TV say "joolery", I want to throw bricks... or hurl them! Thank God I am not a stone mason.

Is that not as frightening as trusting someone (G.W.Bush) controlling the world's largest nuclear arsenal, but calls it nukular?

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

Who reported this? this seems like nowhere near what he makes and spends on his ads.

His commercials are very cheap, made with a low quality camera. and the ad time he gets on the T.v isn't that great either.

I believe this nerd spends a LOT of money on advertising. When I went to see the movie "Blade" in 1999 in the Famous Players cinemas I was shocked to see this idiot's jewellery ad right alongside the previews of upcoming movies.

[inn1t]

I've heard about this as well from my cousin. Apparently he popped into his shop prior to the holiday period and was treated like the scum of the earth.

[jopojo]

And I quote, from his website:

"I do not buy sterling silver jewellery. However, I do buy sterling silver in the form of cutlery, or candlesticks, or sterling silver bowls or trays or any of that stuff that is lying around the house. As long as it is silver bring it in and I will give you some cash for it."

At least he stays true to his word...

[Hugh Jass]

I guess this guy ain't a fan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD3YfF4N2jQ

[jopojo]

I guess this guy ain't a fan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD3YfF4N2jQ

That was jokes!!!

"F**k that B***h!!!" lol

The last 10 seconds was jokes!!!

"Keep an eye on your wife though, I'm a dirty mother F***er! Oh YEAH!!!!"

Dude that was just genious!!!

[Beradon]

I think people here should go in there and play with that guy's head just for a few laughs. I'm not saying you should do legitimate business there but just go in and horse around for awhile. :lol:

[Hugh Jass]

Lol, get 30 RFD'ers to all go in at the same time.

Or someone with a REALLY nice gold chain worth at least a few grand go in, accept his lowball offer and at the last second change their mind. I'd do it but my necklace is worth $2,000 at the most.

[Asad_A203]

Wouldn't it be funny if some RFD'er here would purposely show up at his store and pretend to sell some jewelry. The minute Russell low balls him, the RFD'er would drop his pants and shows him his crown jewels. I would love to see the reaction on Russell Oliver's face!
Would he be horrified, enraged or would he scream out "Oh Yeahhhhhhhh"??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8d4oZ_UCE

"I'm the Cashman; I Give you money for your Gold! Oh Yeah!"

Awseome; haha.

[somemale]

someone bring this to cp24's attention so they stop playing his poop commercials.

[mxhp00]

geez what a jackass.

i know where he lives..he lived down the street from my old jr. high school

do you want to go and break his legs?

I couldn't hold in my laughter. Count me in! We can be like The Warriors :lol:

[Hugh Jass]

someone bring this to cp24's attention so they stop playing his poop commercials.

Like they care. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[tyreman]

Many years ago I went into his store and left.
he weill not buy anything for close to its real value obviously not or he can't make money.
probably wants to pay 25 to 35 cents on dollar.
just look at his newest TV adds a carny for sure!!!:cheesygri

[YnD]

Guys its EXPECTED that he will not buy junk.

So knowing that beforehand, don't bring junk to him and he won't give you any attitude.

If your bringing something good, and he likes it, give him attitude and don't sell it if the price is not right.

Simple as that.

[kiasu]

someone bring this to cp24's attention so they stop playing his poop commercials.

oh..that's him....that's the most 'dumbiest' ad I have ever seen...what a losy, useless, and stupid ad...I wanna vomit everytime the tv starts showing his ad.

[mikecardoso]

Oliver IS the piece of garbage..... i dont care if ur my customer and im trying to sell you something. U sir are the bottom of the barrel. valued at $1000 and he offers $25 wtf? I felt like smacking him but instead i went and took my business else where.... If you want ur stuff bought at a fair price visit: http://www.gold4cash.ca/. This guy comes to ur house... explains his prices and then offers you the fair deal....
Good luck mister Oliver... but ur lack of respect for people will come back to bite in that big fat ass of yours.

[Pochacco]

Oliver IS the piece of garbage..... i dont care if ur my customer and im trying to sell you something. U sir are the bottom of the barrel. valued at $1000 and he offers $25 wtf? I felt like smacking him but instead i went and took my business else where.... If you want ur stuff bought at a fair price visit: http://www.gold4cash.ca/. This guy comes to ur house... explains his prices and then offers you the fair deal....
Good luck mister Oliver... but ur lack of respect for people will come back to bite in that big fat ass of yours.

sounds like a plug :cheesygri

[jonkaho]

Oliver IS the piece of garbage..... i dont care if ur my customer and im trying to sell you something. U sir are the bottom of the barrel. valued at $1000 and he offers $25 wtf? I felt like smacking him but instead i went and took my business else where.... If you want ur stuff bought at a fair price visit: http://www.gold4cash.ca/. This guy comes to ur house... explains his prices and then offers you the fair deal....
Good luck mister Oliver... but ur lack of respect for people will come back to bite in that big fat ass of yours.


i think he is the owner, with only 1 post! :cheesygri

[ckhw]

Oliver IS the piece of garbage..... i dont care if ur my customer and im trying to sell you something. U sir are the bottom of the barrel. valued at $1000 and he offers $25 wtf? I felt like smacking him but instead i went and took my business else where.... If you want ur stuff bought at a fair price visit: http://www.gold4cash.ca/. This guy comes to ur house... explains his prices and then offers you the fair deal....
Good luck mister Oliver... but ur lack of respect for people will come back to bite in that big fat ass of yours.


Isn't gold4cash the guy who run the business from a mini van? Shown from a news undercover report, gold4cash offered $4000 while Russell Oliver offered $11000 for gold that was worth $12000.

[audioconcepts]

I was trying to find that store last week while in Toronot..My two boys get the biggest kick out of how stupid that guy seems on T.V. I have a friend that is a jeweller and it is true that they cannot give you any where near what you might think your stuff is worth. This is no reason to treat anyone like an inferior person. I've watched my friend take the time to explain this to people for over twenty years now, always with respect even when he know's he will not be buying your property or making any money from you. If your ever in Oshawa, check out Studio Jewellers at 640 King street east. I know you will get respect there..good luck and remember if you have the time you will always be better off trying to sell jewellery privately!

[lovetodeal]

Every time I see that annoying commercial on TV I would change the channel. Even if I have to sell any jewelry I don't think I would bring it to him.

[TanL]

He very clearly states on his website that he does NOT buy silver jewellery.

Incidentally, Global did an undercover report on who pays the most for used jewellery, and it was him.

On the other hand, I totally agree that he is freaggin' ANNOYING!

[Yvan]

I went to Russell Oliver's Jewellery about four years ago and every time I see one of his commercials I realize I'm still angry about how I was treated. Not to mention how revolted I am when I see the man - now that I have met him in person that feeling won't go away. I took in a lot of gold rings with various gem stones, gold chains that I didn't wear anymore as well as a very old, heavy and expensive try colour bracelet that couldn't be fixed any more. When I got there I had to wait to be buzzed in. Once inside nobody acknowledged me for quite a while. There was a short man in a suit talking to someone from behind the counter. Then Mr. Oliver came in from the back, did a double take - I'm a cute blonde - and asked to see what I brought 'for him.' He then told the short man in the suit to look after me and went into the back again. The little guy didn't look at me, didn't talk to me, he just started to take the gem stones out of my rings while still talking to the guy that was there. He piled everything on a scale. Mr. Oliver came back into the store from a back room with piles of money in both hands which he dumped into a counting machine. He made the comment - loudly, that buying jewellery wasn't profitable and then laughed for a while. He then spoke to the little man with his back to me. He took the counted money into the back came back out and told me he'd give me $500.00 dollars for everything and then changed it to $400.00. I was standing there amazed. All my rings and gold were in a pile on the scale, all the gem stones in another pile casually thrown to the side like they were garbage, like they were not worth anything to them. Each of the rings I had brought cost me more than $400.00. Just to be sure I was in the presence of scum I pulled out an antique white gold diamond solitare ring with its $2,200.00 appraisal and asked him what he would give me for it. He didn't even look at the paperwork, he barely looked at the ring and told me he'd give me $100.00 for it. (I ended up selling the ring by placing an ad in a newspaper for the full amount.) If you want to be ripped off and treated like you are worthless - this is the place to go. His commercials are false advertising, to say the least, implying that he is a fair, nice guy. In fact if you look closely, the fact that Mr. Oliver is a revolting, crude, classless man does come through loud and clear in each of his commercials. The fact that he counts his money in front of customers instead of his back room tells you a lot about him as well. While I was waiting to be let out of his run down looking store he shouted at me that he would buy my diamond ring, he was still yelling while I was heading out the door. Once back out on the street I felt the need of a shower. Go anywhere else, place an ad in a newspaper, sell on e-bay, anything is better than Oliver Jewellers.

[memento_mori]

You wanna here something funny. Me and a couple friends were at this club and for some reason Oliver was there. Anyways the guy comes over and propositions my friend to give him blowjob in exchange in exchange for a gold necklace. The guy's a pervert without any class, and I wouldn't expect anything more from anyone in usuary.

[dairymandip]

I went to Russell Oliver's Jewellery about four years ago and every time I see one of his commercials I realize I'm still angry about how I was treated. Not to mention how revolted I am when I see the man - now that I have met him in person that feeling won't go away. I took in a lot of gold rings with various gem stones, gold chains that I didn't wear anymore as well as a very old, heavy and expensive try colour bracelet that couldn't be fixed any more. When I got there I had to wait to be buzzed in. Once inside nobody acknowledged me for quite a while. There was a short man in a suit talking to someone from behind the counter. Then Mr. Oliver came in from the back, did a double take - I'm a cute blonde - and asked to see what I brought 'for him.' He then told the short man in the suit to look after me and went into the back again. The little guy didn't look at me, didn't talk to me, he just started to take the gem stones out of my rings while still talking to the guy that was there. He piled everything on a scale. Mr. Oliver came back into the store from a back room with piles of money in both hands which he dumped into a counting machine. He made the comment - loudly, that buying jewellery wasn't profitable and then laughed for a while. He then spoke to the little man with his back to me. He took the counted money into the back came back out and told me he'd give me $500.00 dollars for everything and then changed it to $400.00. I was standing there amazed. All my rings and gold were in a pile on the scale, all the gem stones in another pile casually thrown to the side like they were garbage, like they were not worth anything to them. Each of the rings I had brought cost me more than $400.00. Just to be sure I was in the presence of scum I pulled out an antique white gold diamond solitare ring with its $2,200.00 appraisal and asked him what he would give me for it. He didn't even look at the paperwork, he barely looked at the ring and told me he'd give me $100.00 for it. (I ended up selling the ring by placing an ad in a newspaper for the full amount.) If you want to be ripped off and treated like you are worthless - this is the place to go. His commercials are false advertising, to say the least, implying that he is a fair, nice guy. In fact if you look closely, the fact that Mr. Oliver is a revolting, crude, classless man does come through loud and clear in each of his commercials. The fact that he counts his money in front of customers instead of his back room tells you a lot about him as well. While I was waiting to be let out of his run down looking store he shouted at me that he would buy my diamond ring, he was still yelling while I was heading out the door. Once back out on the street I felt the need of a shower. Go anywhere else, place an ad in a newspaper, sell on e-bay, anything is better than Oliver Jewellers.

wow

[parry]

You wanna here something funny. Me and a couple friends were at this club and for some reason Oliver was there. Anyways the guy comes over and propositions my friend to give him blowjob in exchange in exchange for a gold necklace. The guy's a pervert without any class, and I wouldn't expect anything more from anyone in usuary.

u serious? assuming u're a girl

[HowEver]

I'm not sure why people go to this place expecting to get anything more than a fraction of what they paid for their items.

Notwithstanding that these things are only worth what you were willing to pay in the first place, what did you think would happen? You'd get 80 or 90% of what you paid?

These are worse than pawnshops.

They treat you like dirt as a psychological technique in order to get you to sell for next to nothing. The opposite is in effect when you go to buy the items: you're treated like royalty, and *you* shell out way more than you should.

Take the advice offered in this thread: sell privately. Avoid these rats like the plague.

[RUCKUS08]

I went to this terrible excuse for a PAWNBROKER who claims that coming to his place is FUN and EXCITING when it’s a joke!! I was serviced by I guess was his skinny piece of rubbish with attitude son from the looks of the other comments listed here.
I wanted to get a quote on a piece of jewelry and all they wanted to do was ask me how much I wanted for it. They side stepped around the whole deal and avoided giving me the info I came there for. These guys are just a bunch of crooks and slim.
The skinny piece of crap son wouldn’t even look me in the eye (probably to intimidated by a real man) to answer my questions and just basically walked away from me when I didn’t tell him how much I wanted for my piece.
This type of treatment deserves a rating of below 0 if there was a rating. DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE EVER!
I went to another place and got $250.00 for my piece. Shop around before going to Oliver’s its not worth the time or effort to deal with the idiots and scam artists that work or who own this dime store place.
Oh and also when you go in this place it’s you have to wait till they buzz you in so you’re stuck between to locked doors! Now I would understand if he had jewelry sitting in the cases but there is nothing sitting in these glass cases so why do you need to have all the tight security???
Just a front to make his place look important I guess.

HA HA. What a joke.

[mjl_toronto]

Oh and also when you go in this place it’s you have to wait till they buzz you in so you’re stuck between to locked doors! Now I would understand if he had jewelry sitting in the cases but there is nothing sitting in these glass cases so why do you need to have all the tight security???
Just a front to make his place look important I guess.

HA HA. What a joke.

My guess is he does this so that all the people who hat him won't rush into the store to beat him up. My experience there is exactly the same as everyone else's except I actually did have fun while there. If you go in and treat him the same way and call him names, it can be quite comical. Show him you don't care and treat him like he's a bottom feeder and he'll get annoyed.

[Bean]

Most jewellery stores that are not in malls are like this. I used to work as a Courier and we did alot of Jewellery deliveries. And I remember most of the places I went to were like this.

[dog_mumu]

Most jewellery stores that are not in malls are like this. I used to work as a Courier and we did alot of Jewellery deliveries. And I remember most of the places I went to were like this.

There are jewellery stores, and then there are jewellery stores. Oliver's is not a jewellery store. (You may find this remotely funny if you saw Casino Royale).

As a person familiar with many jewellery store owners personally, I can say that there are just people who have no class, but there are also people who have it.

Offering $50 for a used ring that was sold for $300 retail might seem like a low offer, but honestly, the most disgusting thing about people like this Oliver is their attitude, not their prices/bids. A store owner with better manners would explain to the selling client that jewellery, like anything else, is sold retail with at least a 50% margin, for a price like $300 it was probably even more (e.g. the cost to the store was less than $150 for a new ring that is sold for $300). This margin shrinks significantly when prices go into several K. On top of that, the ring might not be a very popular design, the store owner has no way of telling when/if it can really be resold as a ring, so they might end up buying the piece just for the gold content, which means all the labour costs you paid for originally are discarded. Any gems that are in the jewellery would most likely be scratched, chipped and so on, so they would require further work (polishing or even recutting) to make them good for reuse. If your jewellery is a really nice antique piece it may be more likely that it will be bought as a ring and not just scrap metal, but jeweller has to actually take the time to evaluate that. Apparently the infamous Oliver thinks this is not worth his time.

Selling your used jewellery directly to another consumer is definitely more efficient and better on your conscience (at least you know your pieces will not be melted down), but if you cannot find a person to buy them, or need to sell quickly, there ARE decent places to sell them to. There are even special places that specialize in antique jewellery and will be happy buy antique pieces at a much better price than people like Oliver.

You just need to look around.

[Bean]

You are right. He is NOt a Jewelllery store but a Jewellery THIEF and a ^%%#$#$ to boot. There was a article on him on the cp24.com site. What a bunch of crap that was.

[Beradon]

My guess is he does this so that all the people who hat him won't rush into the store to beat him up. My experience there is exactly the same as everyone else's except I actually did have fun while there. If you go in and treat him the same way and call him names, it can be quite comical. Show him you don't care and treat him like he's a bottom feeder and he'll get annoyed.
You're right! I think if a person is having a bad day and needs to vent then this is the place to do it. Just go in there and let loose. Go crazy, put on an act, play mind games with Russell. It'll relieve any person's frustrations. :lol:

I'm thinking about bringing in fool's gold and see what his reaction is. Maybe bring in some novelty bling(like the kind you see from thugz in da hood) and do a rap in front of him. :lol:

[CHINAdeals]

lol someone msg'd me for his address..didn't respond. i bet it was Oliver.

what a loser

why doesn't this dude get a segment done on him by jojo chinto or something. .

[bkayfetz]

I went to every shop in town, and Oliver’s gave me the highest price in the end...

Just keep in mind, he is in the business to buy low and sell high

Ben
http://www.securitysolutions.ca

[kiryu063]

After reading all these posts it truly amazes me that this man is allowed to continue his business practices.

20+ years ago, my wife and I visited his store. We had a ring, which was bequeathed to her by an elderly aunt, to be appraised for insurance purposes. Her aunt told us that the ring was worth $2500 USD.

Mr. Oliver saw us (we were a very young-looking couple then) and we told him that we wanted to have the ring appraised. He took the ring from its box, inserted his jeweller's loup and studied the ring. The then looked at us up and down, looked at the ring again and told us that he was going to take the ring to the back because of better lighting (it was a bright spring mid-morning and there was more than adequate sunlight streaming through his window).

I became suspicious and asked that we'd rather he stayed and assess it in front of us. A look of annoyance crossed his face then he looked at us again, scratched his chin, and tried to make it look as if he just made a particularly magnanimous decision. He told us that the ring was "paste" jewellry; well made but just costume jewellry. He said that he "admired" the workmanship and offered to purchase it for $125.00.

We said thank you and as we were leaving he said that we were not going to get a better deal than that and he might not be feeling as generous when we came back. What ego!

We walked east and were just deciding to go and find a place to have lunch when we saw another jeweller on the east side of Yonge, Van Rijk. Forgive the spelling if I'm wrong.

Anyway, we went in and asked to have it appraised. He shook our hands and introduced himself as Alex van Rijk. He took us to a desk, asked us to have a seat across from him while he laid out a piece of black velvet cloth, took out a box containing his loup, put on some white cotton gloves then, and only then did he ask to see the ring. He sat for a while studying the ring, occasionally asking us about its history. He then asked us to follow him as he got up and took us to a scale where he weighed the ring. He then told us that the ring is worth about $2000 (please remember, this is over 20 years ago and the Canadian dollar had a higher value than the US's).

He said that if we were interested he would offer us $1500 in cash, or $2000 in cash and trade. We told him thanks and that we would give it some consideration before making any decision. He offered his business card, shook our hands again and said to feel welcome to visit again.

Mr. Oliver's barely concealed contempt, and his attempt to cheat us that day has never ceased to cause me feelings of antipathy whenever I see his ads or his likeness either on TV or any form of media.

[Bean]

What a Shmuck he is

[Geese_Howard]

I remember a while back during a Raw at skydome he had a promotion, bring a sign promoting his name, get 100..... well thousands came in with the sign and he gave no money, he had 10 guards with him and was talking **** to the crowd, like were his pawns, the crowd snapped, beat the **** out of him and his entourage, I'm not going to lie, I LOL'd real loud.

[FerrisB]

I went to every shop in town, and Oliver’s gave me the highest price in the end...

Just keep in mind, he is in the business to buy low and sell high

Ben
http://www.securitysolutions.ca

Your only two posts are the same copy and paste crap in support of Oliver. We're not as stupid as the customers you sucker.

It's one thing to buy low and sell high, it's something completely different to lie to customers and swindle them out of their valuables for pennies on the dollar.

[NG]

"Harold the jewelry buyer" really needs to make his slogan "the honest jewelery broker"

I'm not saying that Russel isn't honest (just to be clear) however he's got his marketing and I suspect that slogan would work for Harold since he seems to be presenting himself as the classy professional in his ad.

[Hard_Taco]

I remember a while back during a Raw at skydome he had a promotion, bring a sign promoting his name, get 100..... well thousands came in with the sign and he gave no money, he had 10 guards with him and was talking **** to the crowd, like were his pawns, the crowd snapped, beat the **** out of him and his entourage, I'm not going to lie, I LOL'd real loud.

Russell Oliver should be inducted into Wrestlecrap Jobber Of the Week for that "promotion".

[neostylez3]

what a con man, i've seen his ads on tv, ive seen his house near my neighbourhood... actually its quite close to me now...

i recall from a few years ago, he had a yellow porsche on his driveway, my friend who lives near him mentioned and how they went to the same school as his kids... we talked about how cheesy his commercials are, got a good kick out of that.

unbeknown a limmo pulls up and his kids hop in with some fine looking girls... i was like dam... if thats what it costs to hell... but ya, crude,rude and never do business with scum unless you're ripping them off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEGcUnhT_nA&feature=related

pssh, gold depreciates bs, buy bar, heck in the last little while when the economy has gone down the tube, gold has appreciated (its a flight to safety hedge)... Oliver your expensive education for your kids did not have a return on investment ic.

Wonder what ever transpired out of that D.C Comics case, was the out of court settlement heavy?

cheers :P im done.

[Bean]

:DHe is a real ass and I am so surprised he is still in business. But what can we do? Shoot him?

[Hugh Jass]

"Harold the jewelry buyer" really needs to make his slogan "the honest jewelery broker"


Is he though? Anybody have dealings with him?

[K-Obsessed]

After reading all these posts it truly amazes me that this man is allowed to continue his business practices.

20+ years ago, my wife and I visited his store. We had a ring, which was bequeathed to her by an elderly aunt, to be appraised for insurance purposes. Her aunt told us that the ring was worth $2500 USD.

Mr. Oliver saw us (we were a very young-looking couple then) and we told him that we wanted to have the ring appraised. He took the ring from its box, inserted his jeweller's loup and studied the ring. The then looked at us up and down, looked at the ring again and told us that he was going to take the ring to the back because of better lighting (it was a bright spring mid-morning and there was more than adequate sunlight streaming through his window).

I became suspicious and asked that we'd rather he stayed and assess it in front of us. A look of annoyance crossed his face then he looked at us again, scratched his chin, and tried to make it look as if he just made a particularly magnanimous decision. He told us that the ring was "paste" jewellry; well made but just costume jewellry. He said that he "admired" the workmanship and offered to purchase it for $125.00.

We said thank you and as we were leaving he said that we were not going to get a better deal than that and he might not be feeling as generous when we came back. What ego!

We walked east and were just deciding to go and find a place to have lunch when we saw another jeweller on the east side of Yonge, Van Rijk. Forgive the spelling if I'm wrong.

Anyway, we went in and asked to have it appraised. He shook our hands and introduced himself as Alex van Rijk. He took us to a desk, asked us to have a seat across from him while he laid out a piece of black velvet cloth, took out a box containing his loup, put on some white cotton gloves then, and only then did he ask to see the ring. He sat for a while studying the ring, occasionally asking us about its history. He then asked us to follow him as he got up and took us to a scale where he weighed the ring. He then told us that the ring is worth about $2000 (please remember, this is over 20 years ago and the Canadian dollar had a higher value than the US's).

He said that if we were interested he would offer us $1500 in cash, or $2000 in cash and trade. We told him thanks and that we would give it some consideration before making any decision. He offered his business card, shook our hands again and said to feel welcome to visit again.

Mr. Oliver's barely concealed contempt, and his attempt to cheat us that day has never ceased to cause me feelings of antipathy whenever I see his ads or his likeness either on TV or any form of media.


Wow that's teribble. You should have gone to his store and told him you got offered a better price. See what his reaction was then..

[jaszy]

I honestly still can't believe that CP24 is still showing his commercials, after all these years! :|

[justamy]

Is he though? Anybody have dealings with him?

Harold the jewellery buyer is dick...he is client of my husband's company and he has had a few not so great dealings with him.

never tried to sell him anything, but from what i have heard about him from my husband i wouldn't bother trying...whenever he see's him on t.v. i can hear him muttering a few choice words under his breath lol!

[The Greatest Avenger]

This guy has not changed at all, in all these years, and the worst, he has taught exactly the same rudeness and stupidity to his son. He has been so long in the same business dealing mostly with thieves, that he became one of them himself, if he wasn't one already when he started. All the same that happen to K-Obsessed and kiryu063, just happened to us, wife, two kids and myself, different continent of origin, but same racist stupid comments, with appraisal certified jewellery almost 20K (18 K gold, sovereign coins, Colombian emeralds, etc. Anyway well made jewellery), he (his son this time) yanked off the appraisal papers and a printed google map from my hands and looked at them, I yanked it back off his hands, then he offered a thousand for everything, of course we said not, while quickly the son gave the jewellery to his dad oliver who disappeared briefly, then oliver appeared again and gave the jewellery back to his son, then he asked us how much we wanted for for them, we said 8K, he said 3K, we said NO!, then he said 4K top, less a small commission, that we never even asked him how much was that "small commission", he also said that no one else in the city would offer more than that, then he kept yelling the stupid racist insults to us, until the moment we were granted exit from the dungeon. Because we came from another city we had planned to go to 3 different places, this was the first one, the second one was Harold the jewellery buyer, because it was a jew we thought he was not rude but he was the rudest of them all and supposedly the competition, he offered the same amount and the same way started the offering at 1K and asking how much we wanted, and repeated exactly, word for word, the same remark the first thief was using, which was that we were "locos" (crazy) and we should be in a "casa de locos" (mad house) for not taking such as good and never seen offer, we told him that the loco was him and that his business was the mad house because only crazy people would sell that low or may be thieves like themselves. but as a mad man he was he would not let us leave because, he kept repeating the casa de locos thing until I had to say sternly open or are you trying to kidnap us or rob us? they finally opened this dungeon. Then the third stop was A.Eduard &co Jeweller at Bayview Mall, we went there because his add on the internet they say that they pay the most because they do not have TV adds, not rude, he kept scratching and adding some liquid to our jewellery to test them, because seemed under graded according to him but same negotiating skills, and more or less the same none sense, but he never passed the 3K offer, so he finally said that he knew we were going there, because the other guys (Oliver and Harold) called him before we arrived to let him know about us, and that would be for our best interest to grab his offer, because if we went back to any of the other two, they would probably will offer much less. We said that he was a liar and that he was not the one paying the most and left telling him that they were just (mafiosos) gangsters that got together trying to beat a family, but that that they couldn't do it, and we left to our city and with our jewellery.



They did not even get or care to know why we wanted to sell the jewellery. if you don't know that, you don't know anything, you don't have any thing real to negotiate.

One of the best lessons ever, nevertheless be careful, we will.

[Hugh Jass]

They did not even get or care to know why we wanted to sell the jewellery. if you don't know that, you don't know anything, you don't have any thing real to negotiate.


I'm sorry you had to go through that charade of rudeness, it's uncalled for in any business setting.

But, why should they care where you got it or why you're selling it?

And as previously outlined in this thread, your appraisal value of $20k is probably worth about $12-14k of new jewellry, which most jewellers can get wholesale for $6k.

If you buy a brand new engagement ring for $5,000, you can get it appraised for $8k easily. Oliver and his like could buy it new for $2-3k and would probably offer a seller $1,000 if they came through his door.

[wolverine07]

I too find his commercials annoying, though obviously they work if he is able to stay in business for so many years.

[wolverine07]

Hi i was just down there today because i saw his ad on the net, and i had some Silvery Jewelery to sell. They claim that they will buy your Jewelery and give you big bucks, but is this this biggest load of crap you guys have ever heard.

He mainly is interested in gold, but takes silver as well. So i went down there because i wanted to see how much i can get for my jewellery cause i need it for my books.

When i went inside, there was a double door that prevents theives from grabbing things and running out with them, so basically its like a 2 door trap that requires him to buzz you open. When i went in the first door, the salesman was helping some lady out in the cashier and made me wait between the 2 doors for like 3 mins trapped there before Oliver came out and buzzed me in.

Once i was in he asked what i had and i showed him. He said my necklace was "garbage", threw it back to my hand (literally) and said its Hong Kong (He may have said this as i am asian) and asked what else did i have. I was shocked when he did this.. how could he treat customers like this? i then offered him a ring and he said "Yeahhhh its used..... no one wants this used ring..... ill give you 50 bucks for it" Ok rfd members: i do believe his ad was "I BUY YOUR USED JEWELLERY" (the ring retail to me for $300+. and then im like, "forget it thanks anyway."

I wasnt the only one he treated like this. This gentle old lady came in after me offering him a gold necklace and a bracelet i believed when she walked in asked how much can she get for it. He said at the bracelet, "This is useless and worthless, what else you have?" She then showed him the necklace and he said this is ok, but this thing here is glass, so thats not worth much" You shouldve seen the sad look on her face, i felt bad for her but then again i knew how she felt as well.

Then I walked off. He then said good luck and let me out.

When i saw his ad on tv a few years ago, everyone remembers his wacky, comical and friendly voice. HE IS NOT LIKE THAT IN PERSON I REPEAT NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL. He was just bitter and had the worst attitude i have ever seen.

I personally do sales as well, but if you were to lowball, fine but you do not treat your customers in your store like this.

I Just want everyone to now his store is like, and if you ppl are considering of going there, get ready to experience this kind of behaviour.

I strongly discourage anybody going to this place, look for somewhere else to pawn your jewellery :mad:

For those who believe in karma, maybe Russ will get his one day. ;)

[Wantoknow]

Exactly! I really dislike (hate) the commerical.:(:(:(

I honestly still can't believe that CP24 is still showing his commercials, after all these years! :|

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

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Wait a minute, so these scumballs are offering 3k for 20k's of jewellery in their pawn shops? So if I walk in there can I purchase a 18k $800 gold chain for $150?

[Hugh Jass]

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Wait a minute, so these scumballs are offering 3k for 20k's of jewellery in their pawn shops? So if I walk in there can I purchase a 18k $800 gold chain for $150?

Appraisal value is $20k. Nobody goes by that lark.

The issue here isn't the prices ( discussed earlier in the thread) but the conduct of the clowns in this business.

If you hang about outside long enough, you may be able to score your necklace :)

[macy69]

...then he kept yelling the stupid racist insults to us, until the moment we were granted exit from the dungeon...

sometimes the racial discrimination in a person is obvious...

...because it was a jew we thought he was not rude but he was the rudest of them...

...and other times it's much more subtle

[shipill]

I remember a while back during a Raw at skydome he had a promotion, bring a sign promoting his name, get 100..... well thousands came in with the sign and he gave no money, he had 10 guards with him and was talking **** to the crowd, like were his pawns, the crowd snapped, beat the **** out of him and his entourage, I'm not going to lie, I LOL'd real loud.



Cashman gives out cash at the WWF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIk0Cawrpn0

[Hugh Jass]

Cashman gives out cash at the WWF

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIk0Cawrpn0

A youtube video of him getting a few slaps would be even better ;)

[wolverine07]

Galit Soloman of CFTO did a story last week on businesses that were doing well during this recession, one of the businesses she featured was Oliver's. He was interviewed and he had the audacity to say he was happy to help people out for giving them cash during this tough economic time. The guy should have gotten an Oscar for best performance by a troll. Galit should have done her homework before giving this guy free publicity. Galit's jewish I believe and someone here has said Russell is jewish also, I'm not sure if she has any connection to Oliver but he sure came out of this report smelling like a rose. Sorry folks to be the bearer of bad news.

[HSK]

A youtube video of him getting a few slaps would be even better ;)

Naa, this one's good too. You just need to pay more attention...
http://img138.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-4632/loc110/87770_ohyeah_122_110lo.jpg

:cheesygri:

[NG]

Galit Soloman of CFTO did a story last week on businesses that were doing well during this recession, one of the businesses she featured was Oliver's. He was interviewed and he had the audacity to say he was happy to help people out for giving them cash during this tough economic time. The guy should have gotten an Oscar for best performance by a troll. Galit should have done her homework before giving this guy free publicity. Galit's jewish I believe and someone here has said Russell is jewish also, I'm not sure if she has any connection to Oliver but he sure came out of this report smelling like a rose. Sorry folks to be the bearer of bad news.

Lets not slander Jewish people in this thread if that's alright with everyone. Oliver is a dirtbag regardless of what religion he is.

Regarding why she gave him this free publicity I'd bet it has nothing to do with religion but all the $ he's shoveled into the pockets of CTV for his ads over the years.

With car dealer ads going down the tubes they gotta make sure their second place sleezy customers are happy campers.

[wolverine07]

Lets not slander Jewish people in this thread if that's alright with everyone. Oliver is a dirtbag regardless of what religion he is.

Regarding why she gave him this free publicity I'd bet it has nothing to do with religion but all the $ he's shoveled into the pockets of CTV for his ads over the years.

With car dealer ads going down the tubes they gotta make sure their second place sleezy customers are happy campers.

I read through the entire thread and it seems that Oilver is South African and not jewish. My apologies if I offended anyone, sleaze has no borders. Regardless the Soloman report would have left a bad taste in any decent person's mouth.

[NG]

My apologies if I offended anyone

Speaking for myself it's cool. People can, and have, done much worse things than make a mistake.

sleaze has no borders.

Agreed.

[Hugh Jass]

I read through the entire thread and it seems that Oilver is South African and not jewish.

There are Jewish people in SA ;)

[wolverine07]

Whatever his nationality is, he shouldn't be using fake asian accents in front of customers to mock tham. There's no place for that kind of stuff here in Canada. He may think that most asians are timid by nature, but who knows he may run into the wrong asian one day. Regardless I think that speaks volumes of the character of Oliver. Then again he probably has to be this way to be in this type of business, he probably loses very little sleep being an A hole.

[rjones416]

i remember a few years ago my friend tried selling a gold chain to oliver and he was accusing him of stealing it.

[RW16610]

GOOD! I am so glad this topic was made and would encourage people to voice stuff like this so others can avoid it and get the word around in general. Infact, this topic is what pushed me to make the one about European Jewellery being so bad to me before. 53,000+ views, just perfect. Never been there before and would never go either, the guy seems like a clown... Just my $0.02

[Hugh Jass]

I think everyone that reads this thread should call his crappy little store on a set date and just pi$$ him off. I can use 50 different numbers to call throughout the day.

[grappos13]

i remember at a WWF raw event back in 1999 or so... Cashman was running around in a superman suit giving out money to ppl up and down the aisles.. he had like prolly couple thousand in his hand once and me and my buddies and the other wrestling fans randomly jumped him and his 2 security guards.. i ended up getting like 250 dollars out of it lol.. no one got thrown out or anything because the skydome security called cashman an idiot for running up and down the staircases throwing money to ppl, it was bound to happen lol

[Hugh Jass]

i remember at a WWF raw event back in 1999 or so... Cashman was running around in a superman suit giving out money to ppl up and down the aisles.. he had like prolly couple thousand in his hand once and me and my buddies and the other wrestling fans randomly jumped him and his 2 security guards.. i ended up getting like 250 dollars out of it lol..


So you robbed him? :confused:

[Smokey Bear]

i remember at a WWF raw event back in 1999 or so... Cashman was running around in a superman suit giving out money to ppl up and down the aisles.. he had like prolly couple thousand in his hand once and me and my buddies and the other wrestling fans randomly jumped him and his 2 security guards.. i ended up getting like 250 dollars out of it lol.. no one got thrown out or anything because the skydome security called cashman an idiot for running up and down the staircases throwing money to ppl, it was bound to happen lol

WTF is wrong with you? Very smart, you admitted to assault and robbery in a public forum. Stealing is stealing, whether it is from a jerk like Oliver or not.

[Psycho44]

what's the statute of limitation? It's been 10 years and you mean to say no one gets assualted at a WWE event?

[sonic]

i remember at a WWF raw event back in 1999 or so... Cashman was running around in a superman suit giving out money to ppl up and down the aisles.. he had like prolly couple thousand in his hand once and me and my buddies and the other wrestling fans randomly jumped him and his 2 security guards.. i ended up getting like 250 dollars out of it lol.. no one got thrown out or anything because the skydome security called cashman an idiot for running up and down the staircases throwing money to ppl, it was bound to happen lol


Sounds like BS to me...the guy had 6 bodygaurds..look at the youtube clip!

[darkprince]

Sounds like BS to me...the guy had 6 bodygaurds..look at the youtube clip!

The security guards probably knew about this and wanted a cut. =P

[FinderRO]

If anyone is in Eglinton Ave & Avenue Rd area these days, you might want to go and take a look at Oliver's poster, from the outside wall of his pawn shop.
Someone did a good one on his face with a black marker. LMAO...
I've seen it yesterday, but didn't had a camera with me to take a picture..
:lol::lol:

[johntdsb]

i was at that raw event but i dont remember anyone attacking him.

[7Stryder7]

his commercials are the worse that i have seen thus far;
besides, its obvious he'll lowball, who acts like that in real life?

[lorax1284]

about 5 years ago a news program did a story on the quality of artificial diamonds nowadays... these aren't your grandmothers cubic zirconia you know... they are almost indistinguishable from diamonds (but an expert can still tell)

I remember they took one into Russel Oliver, ON CAMERA, and asked him to appraise it: he said it was valuable etc. etc. and then they revealed it was a fake and he was "wow, that's a great fake!" etc. etc.

I think it would have been a laugh if they closed the deal ON CAMERA, then they told him it was a fake, they he cries "FRAUD" and i'd say "YOU'RE AN EXPERT! HOW CAN WE DEFRAUD AN EXPERT!? YOU EXAMINED IT AND DECLARED ITS VALUE AND WE ACCEPTED THAT!!" which would have been funny!!!!

love the OPs title "WORSE ATTITUDE"

Perhaps yor had poor service because you are ILLITERATE

Canada...the only country in the world where you can live your entire life WITHOUT speaking one of the 2 official languages...

Which is good... because people like yor would be kicked out, even though (I assume) you were born here. Remember: on the internet, glass houses are FOREVER, so careful what you type (because we could always look back at your post history and find YOUR typos or incorrect grammar). But you saved us a lot of trouble by including your typo RIGHT IN YOUR CRITICAL POST. Now, everyone is laughing at you.

...or maybe you are trolling and put that typo right there on purpose! Well, ya got me!

p.s. most psychology textbooks will note that people who criticize others are actually pointing out their own flaws... things they don't like about themselves. Find someone who loves you, try not to criticize them for a few minutes, and ask for a hug. It will help you feel better.

[hightech]

his commercials are the worse that i have seen thus far;
besides, its obvious he'll lowball, who acts like that in real life?

He runs a pawn shop, of course they gonna lowball! :lol:

[UncleSteve]

love the OPs title "WORSE ATTITUDE"

Perhaps yor had poor service because you are ILLITERATE

Canada...the only country in the world where you can live your entire life WITHOUT speaking one of the 2 official languages...

Who the fcuk appointed you RFD's Official Grammar Nazi? Your post history shows that half the time here, that's all you do. Oh, and CAPITALIZE at will.

Geesh.

Oh, and don't forget to look at the part I bolded for you. The R and U are not even close to each other on the keyboard.

Double Geesh.

[rems]

love the OPs title "WORSE ATTITUDE"

Perhaps yor had poor service because you are ILLITERATE

Canada...the only country in the world where you can live your entire life WITHOUT speaking one of the 2 official languages...

do you treat people who can't speak English fluently worse than people who can? Cuz from your post it makes it seem like you do...it's your explanation as to why the OP got horrible attitude.

[esoxlee]

love the OPs title "WORSE ATTITUDE"

Perhaps yor had poor service because you are ILLITERATE

Canada...the only country in the world where you can live your entire life WITHOUT speaking one of the 2 official languages...



As others pointed, WTF is yor.

There's only one thing worse than a racist bigot - an illiterate racist bigot who can't spell for $h!t criticizing someone for being illiterate.

Unbelievable. Learn how to spell Adolf or keep that orifice directly under that stubby black mustache closed.

[newbie7]

...

...

[esoxlee]

That's pretty discriminatory imo. Post reported.

You should read some of the fecal matter in his other messages. Just click on hothummers username and then "Find More Posts by hothummer". Pick and choose from a wide range of racially offensive posts this guy has made then click the "REPORT THIS POST" button.

It's people like him that get threads locked up. RFD has no place for such antics.

[charleschung]

did anyone else notice this in oliver's youtube channel???

http://www.youtube.com/oliverjewellery

Come into the store with jewellery to sell, mention this YouTube page and Cashman himself will give you a loonie!! just for coming, even if you don't sell!!

[Hard_Taco]

did anyone else notice this in oliver's youtube channel???

http://www.youtube.com/oliverjewellery

I did notice he does have his own Youtube channel but I highly doubt he is 36 years old.

[exiledinottawa]

yes i do, i really do can u pm his address? thanks rofl.

Russell Oliver would crush you like a bug.

[CastIronStove]

Nov 9th, 2006, 01:10 PM
yes i do, i really do can u pm his address? thanks rofl.
Russell Oliver would crush you like a bug.

Good thing you warned them, you know, before anything bad happened.

[NG]

HA!

Anybody else notice that this thread is the second link in Google when you search his name:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enCA302CA302&q=Russell+Oliver&btnG=Search

[ali123]

HA!

Anybody else notice that this thread is the second link in Google when you search his name:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enCA302CA302&q=Russell+Oliver&btnG=Search

lol nice!

[Mugen123]

HA!

Anybody else notice that this thread is the second link in Google when you search his name:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1B3GGGL_enCA302CA302&q=Russell+Oliver&btnG=Search

came up 1st for me haha

[Bean]

Oh Boy, another Maroon in the business. I will make sure to avoid him too.

[brunes]

I also had a bad experience with Russell Oliver but went to another place which is even worse!!!!!!!!!!!


I home this helps out other from getting fooled by his tricks.

You should post things like that in their oen thread so people find it in searches. Burying it in this thread is no good.

[Bean]

Anyone have dealings with this guy who advertises on CityTV. The Jewellery Buyer and he is located at Bathurst and Glencairn

[yyz2hkg]

Anyone have dealings with this guy who advertises on CityTV. The Jewellery Buyer and he is located at Bathurst and Glencairn

IIRC, HAROLD THE JEWELLERY BUYER...
LOL...he sounds like another Russell Oliver...all scams.

[jimmy-j]

alot of these guys are starting to crawl out from under their rocks...

oliver jewelery
harold the jewelery buyer
oren jeweler

[Allan edwards]

everyone came out becuase gold spiked and the retail business died. they saw a way to turn some capital. some people have been in this for a long time some just recent, eventually a shakeout happens and the recent people go back to what they did before. some will be there untill kingdom come.

[Allan edwards]

always remember to shop around and go with your gut, see the scale and never let anything leave your site, make sure any offers are written on the business owners card so that when you come back they cant deny making it.



please remember to post info in threads on the people they were started for.

[Frankie3s]

alot of these guys are starting to crawl out from under their rocks...

oliver jewelery
harold the jewelery buyer
oren jeweler

Just watching their commercials make me nauseous.

[alpenrock]

"Harold the jewelry buyer" really needs to make his slogan "the honest jewelery broker"

I'm not saying that Russel isn't honest (just to be clear) however he's got his marketing and I suspect that slogan would work for Harold since he seems to be presenting himself as the classy professional in his ad.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[ibanker]

why are you guys even stepping into these types of stores? are you THAT desperate for money? its like people who goto pawn shop type places.... must be pretty embarassing to be seen in these types of places.

[dealman09]

Great commercials though...ahahah

[The Greatest Avenger]

Maybe the time has changed van rijk, but six months later I took the very same pieces of jewellery (appraised in almost 20 K) that I showed to Oliver the jewellery thief, and showed them to vanrijk and he offered 21hundred, and said that why appraisers give these prices to people? of course we did not sell the jewellery. A little better manners than Oliver but not worth CDN$1900, the difference between the 4k offered by oliver and the 2.1 k offered by vanrijk. I'll keep you all posted with what is going to happen with my jewellery. Cheers.

After reading all these posts it truly amazes me that this man is allowed to continue his business practices.

20+ years ago, my wife and I visited his store. We had a ring, which was bequeathed to her by an elderly aunt, to be appraised for insurance purposes. Her aunt told us that the ring was worth $2500 USD.

Mr. Oliver saw us (we were a very young-looking couple then) and we told him that we wanted to have the ring appraised. He took the ring from its box, inserted his jeweller's loup and studied the ring. The then looked at us up and down, looked at the ring again and told us that he was going to take the ring to the back because of better lighting (it was a bright spring mid-morning and there was more than adequate sunlight streaming through his window).

I became suspicious and asked that we'd rather he stayed and assess it in front of us. A look of annoyance crossed his face then he looked at us again, scratched his chin, and tried to make it look as if he just made a particularly magnanimous decision. He told us that the ring was "paste" jewellry; well made but just costume jewellry. He said that he "admired" the workmanship and offered to purchase it for $125.00.

We said thank you and as we were leaving he said that we were not going to get a better deal than that and he might not be feeling as generous when we came back. What ego!

We walked east and were just deciding to go and find a place to have lunch when we saw another jeweller on the east side of Yonge, Van Rijk. Forgive the spelling if I'm wrong.

Anyway, we went in and asked to have it appraised. He shook our hands and introduced himself as Alex van Rijk. He took us to a desk, asked us to have a seat across from him while he laid out a piece of black velvet cloth, took out a box containing his loup, put on some white cotton gloves then, and only then did he ask to see the ring. He sat for a while studying the ring, occasionally asking us about its history. He then asked us to follow him as he got up and took us to a scale where he weighed the ring. He then told us that the ring is worth about $2000 (please remember, this is over 20 years ago and the Canadian dollar had a higher value than the US's).

He said that if we were interested he would offer us $1500 in cash, or $2000 in cash and trade. We told him thanks and that we would give it some consideration before making any decision. He offered his business card, shook our hands again and said to feel welcome to visit again.

Mr. Oliver's barely concealed contempt, and his attempt to cheat us that day has never ceased to cause me feelings of antipathy whenever I see his ads or his likeness either on TV or any form of media.

[The Greatest Avenger]

Well, if you know so much, could you tell me what to do and where to go If I have and article (Jewellery in this case) that I want to sell quickly.

whatever my or anyone need for money is, should not matter at all in any of the cases posted here, and as per embarrassing of being seen in those places, I am not, because I did not steal anything, I did not mistreat anyone, in other words I am not doing anything morally or legally wrong and I am pretty sure is the same situation with the people that have gone to places like that and posted what happened to them here or in any other web sites. Thanks

Have a good day!


why are you guys even stepping into these types of stores? are you THAT desperate for money? its like people who goto pawn shop type places.... must be pretty embarassing to be seen in these types of places.

[taxman007]

Just watching their commercials make me nauseous.

agreed. Oren is the newest one it seems. I think the girl in his commercial says his name about 50 times in their 30-second spot.

There's also the big guy who drives away in the ferrari ... with your money :lol:

[bkayfetz]

Oliver Jewellery is buying gold based on gold value... not workmanship or history.

I went to a few places and saw him last. He give me the best price... its not too complicated...

Ben
Laptop Lock (http://www.securitysolutions.ca/laptop-lock.html) expert

[proust]

this is funny because the OP expected something different ........ that and the usage of the words "Shocked" ........ :lol: