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See Exactly How We Buy Your Gold

No mystery, no pressure. Watch our team walk through the entire client experience — from testing and weighing to making you an offer and paying on the spot.

Available on YouTube · Also on Vimeo below
Also available on Vimeo

What you see in this video is exactly what happens when you walk through our door. We built our process around one principle: you should see everything. Every test, every weight, every number — right in front of you, explained as we go.

What the Video Shows You

The tour covers the complete client experience from arrival to payment. You'll see our lobby, the private transaction rooms, the XRF gold assay machine we use to determine purity, and how we weigh your items on our high-capacity laboratory balances. You'll also see how we calculate and present our offer — transparently, in real time, with no pressure to accept.

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The Process, Step by Step

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Check in at the lobby
Walk in Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM — no appointment needed. You'll check in at our lobby and be escorted to one of our private, air-conditioned transaction rooms.
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Advanced testing — right in front of you
We use XRF (X-ray fluorescence) assay technology to test the purity of your gold, and Sigma Metalytics Pro verifiers for coins and bullion. These are among the most advanced testing tools available in the industry. Results are shown to you in real time — no guesswork, no hidden calculations.
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Precision weighing
Every item is weighed on our high-capacity laboratory balances — extremely accurate instruments used by professional refineries. You watch the scale. You see the number.
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We make you an offer
Based on purity, weight, and the live market price, we calculate and present our offer — up to 99% of market price. There is no pressure to accept. You can take the offer, think about it, or walk away. No obligation.
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Cash on the spot
If you accept, we pay immediately — cash, check, or wire transfer on the spot. For large transactions, wire transfers can be initiated right from our computer while you wait.

About Our Facility

Our buying office on Mission Gorge Road is where all client transactions take place. The facility is designed to be comfortable, private, and transparent. You are not in an open room with other customers — every transaction happens in its own private room.

The tour shows you exactly what you will experience as a client — the lobby, the private transaction rooms, the testing equipment, and the scales. The smelting operation runs separately and is not part of the client-facing area. To see the smelting process in action, watch the ABC 10News segment filmed at our facility, or read our behind-the-scenes account of the gold bar pouring session covered by the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Visit Us

Address: 5859 Mission Gorge Road, San Diego, CA 92120

Directions: Take the I-8 freeway and exit at Mission Gorge Road. Continue for 1/10 of a mile. We are on the right-hand side, behind the red brick Italian restaurant.

Hours: Walk-ins welcome Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Testing Equipment: XRF gold assay, Sigma Metalytics Pro coin and bullion verifiers, high-capacity laboratory balances

Minimums: ½ oz net gold content · 50 oz net silver content (all items combined)

Payment: Cash, check, or wire — on the spot

Phone: 619-516-GOLD (4653)

Ready to Come In?

Walk in Monday through Friday, 9AM to 5PM. We will beat any verifiable offer.