Another great service by Pahroo Appraisals. I have been…read moreusing Pahroo to have my properties appraised for years now. It let's me know my good starting point to sell them. I had once a property appraised by Michael himself, the owner. It actully made me back up from purchase and avoid a potential loss. Thomas.

I was searching for an Appraiser with vast experience in the Chicago market; my ex wife and I…read moredecided to put our home for sale as part of our divorce settlement; after making several phone calls, we decided to hire Michael Hobbs from PahRoo Appraisal; he was profesional, friendly and communicative; we were completed satisfied with his service, and we highly recommend Mr Hobbs from Pahroo.

Quick service & very trustworthy. Worked with Mr. Mannion for an appraisal that was needed…read moreurgently. He was very knowledgeable about my situation and provided great feedback. I would trust him to come out again for any future appraisals. I also did not have to wait long for the report. Quick turn around time!

Bill did an outstanding job for several of my clients looking to sell their home but with a tough…read moreto price home. His expertise in giving a detailed appraisal helped my sellers price their home to sell successfully.

It's too bad we live in a world where you have to be buzzed into a pawn shop, but so be it…read more This is a relatively small location and stock is limited, but varied; old tarnished silver sets, post earrings, blue ray DVD's, sports memorabilia and tools. Prices varied wildly, some items were high, while others were low. Staff was friendly and talkative. It's one of those places you stop in once in a while just to see if they have any surprises.

I stopped by Friday morning for the first time and let me tell you, best experience ever!…read more The owner Pauly was patient, funny, honest and just an all around awesome guy! I bought several pieces of jewelry for my daughter in law and during the process he made me feel like I was at the casino and winning. I got a lot for what I paid. His prices cannot be beat I guarantee it! I must have got about 10 pieces (earrings, necklaces, ring and watch) all white gold, diamonds etc with the exception of the Movado watch and Tiffany bracket being silver for a song. We're talking nice jewelry people! The ring had vs1 diamonds. By the time I left I felt like Pauly was a long time family friend. Really cool guy! He called me the next day to see how the gift went over and gave me a good laugh. He earned a lot of future business from me. I'm recommending him to everyone. Thanks Pauly!

Too many to list. Over priced amongst other problems. You get buzzed in that's fine but you can't…read morewalk out you have to get buzzed out. Like a prison feeling. No ty I will pass not for me.

Knowledgeable and quick service. I've only used for repairs but would definitely recommend.read more

Popped in for a simple watch band adjustment. They took care of it immediately and it fits…read moreperfect. They refused any payment. I will be buying my jewelry from these guys in the future.

I saw a slide 14K slide mount on the internet and called James and Williams store to inquire about…read morethe piece. A young girl named Melanie helped me. Their advertisement said it was a 14K yellow-gold bezel. I asked 3 times if it was solid gold or hollow. Melanie said solid. After I received the item I looked for the 14K gold stamp; there was none. After receiving the piece I called Melanie back to again confirm 14K solid yellow gold, she was quite snippy and rude. She reneged stating only the bezel was gold and the cage was not solid gold. Why was it advertised as 14K gold? If the bezel was indeed Stuller I am sure it would have a 14K gold stamp. Not a lot of integrity here! I've worked at a jewelry store. I know what a loop is, most stores have testing equipment to determine gold authenticity. I would never do business here again.

An appraiser Michael Mategrano was hired by my ex to appraise my home. He told me he didn't do…read moresuburban appraisals because he lived in the city and wasn't on top of the suburban market. He had retired and was "Helping out a friend". Guaranteed that all the pictures of the interior of my home would not be put out on any emails,etc. Said they were just for his use only. Showed up 40 minutes before our appointment- I wasn't home from work yet. End result- he sent the pictures to my ex, his attorney, who sent them to my attorney and then myself. Compared my home to houses not even close to the size/rooms of my house. Priced it exactly what my ex told him to. Only took pictures that avoided problems in the house. I would not recommend him.

I hired Mr. Walsh to appraise my house because I was in the process of selling. He was…read moreaccommodating in his scheduling. He was able to do the assessment within a few days and on the weekend. According to the tenant he showed up on time. That was where his professionalism ended. I asked him to please provide a sincere appraisal to aid in my decision making. Instead, I got the exact same price that was on the sales contract. He severely under appraised the house. Here was his explanation: "The report says: "Considering the subject's deferred maintenance and that it was sold in as is condition, the appraised value was taken from the contract sales price."" My response was "I knew what the contract sale price was. I set the price. I asked you to appraise the value of the property." He knew before he went out to view the property that the property was listed 'As Is'. If he didn't and he thought that was going to be germane to the appraisal he could have asked. He wasted everyone's time and my money appraising the house for what was the current asking price. He was also very rude and unprofessional in some of his responses. Do not hire Mr. Walsh. You can easily find someone more courteous with integrity and professionalism.

I will definitely be going to Bert from now on! No more…read morebrowsing through various pawn shops/jewelers because this is the best place to go to, I promise! Bert has a vast amount of knowledge on many subjects and items. Not to mention, his shop alone has all kinds of interesting things. Bert not only gave me an excellent price on what I was selling but he even added some more money after I explained I was trying to repair my vehicle. He was beyond kind and very personable. He seemed like someone with a warm heart and also gave me a few laughs with his humor. You can tell that he has noo interest in ripping a customer off, which is refreshing to find in this business. Stop getting ripped off at your local pawn shop and go to Hinsdale Fine Jewelry! I will definitely be doing all future business here.

Shopping at Hinsdale Jewelry was the best experience I have ever had in a jewelry store. There were…read moremany extraordinary and beautiful pieces. I enjoyed listening to the owners' stories and history of how obtained many of his fine pieces...thank you Bert! Best, Rita

We were looking to sell our home and wanted to get a reasonable value from a couple different…read moresources so we hired Andel Appraisals and worked with Ray. The process was straightforward and he quickly took pictures of all the rooms for his report. Our home has a total of approximately 3600 square feet above and below grade in an updated 4 level split home. The main dissatisfaction was that the "comps" were not similar to our home and included 4 out of 6 ranches versus our 4 level split on the report. When I called and inquired about this, the secretary and not the appraiser, called me back to explain the appraisal was on square footage above grade. I disagreed because the style of the home and comparative models are pretty important-you want an apples to apples comparable. When i voiced my concern and asked for an update, I received the same unchanged report. I had the impression they did not understand my concern, the local market, recent sale history and shewed me away without revisions. While they are responsive, I would not recommend for family or friends because the lowered care, accuracy and knowledge of the real estate markets.

I had an appraisal done a while ago, and I had a great experience. The appraiser was really…read morefriendly, and once we got the report back, we had no issues and were satisfied with the service and speed.