SFO–LAX is 90 minutes door-to-door — most Bay Area clients fly down for in-person appraisal, though insured courier works for pieces where a remote handoff makes more sense.
A lot of our Bay Area inquiries come out of liquidity events that don't line up with when you actually need cash — a vesting schedule, a lockup period, an equity grant you don't want to sell into. A watch or jewelry piece bought during flush years is exactly the kind of asset that can bridge that gap without touching a position you're not ready to unwind. We also see a steady flow of gold and bullion clients using us as a faster alternative to a bank loan process that wasn't built for a 48-hour timeline.
Most Bay Area clients prefer flying down for appraisal — it's the only way to get top-of-range on anything with a condition or authenticity question, and SFO–LAX runs often enough that it's a same-day round trip. If you'd rather not travel, we can arrange insured-courier for straightforward pieces (graded stones, common references with clean papers) where a remote appraisal is reliable enough to work from.
Email [email protected] with photos and reference details, or run the LAL estimator first for a wholesale-FMV baseline before you commit to a trip.
Two-hour reply during business hours with a preliminary range. In-person appraisal sets the final number.
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