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

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

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?

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...

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

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

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

Originally Posted by rong_feng

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.

Originally Posted by 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...

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

Originally Posted by nano

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.

Originally Posted by FooNdaR

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

Originally Posted by 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?

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

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

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~

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

That jerk is in Wiki!!

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

Originally Posted by Squiggles

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."