My family needed help with some jewelry we inherited and found John through Yelp. We called him…read morefirst to learn about how he works and immediately felt like he was the right resource for us. We also liked that we didn't have to park and carry a box of potentially valuable jewelry downtown--the trip to Lake Oswego was worth it for that reason alone. He was terrific! We met him as a group and used his "triage" service, and he swiftly went through a multi-generational jewelry collection and tested and separated pieces that had significant potential value or simply contained gold that could be melted down. As he was going through everything we brought, he educated us about gemstones, how the jewelry and auction industry works, how to maximize value when selling and his connections/resources for selling items and more--he was a wealth of information. It was obvious that he was a total professional who's been doing this for a long time. Plus, he was a really nice guy! He also took care of getting the gold pieces we didn't plan to auction or sell melted down and gave us a very favorable commission rate compared to what we would've gotten from a jewelry store or other company that liquidates gold. We had a check in less than a week after seeing him. Highly recommend him!

John was very cordial, professional & knowledgable. He helped me discover the ring I got at a pawn…read moreshop was actually .71 carats and NOT 1 carat like the pawn shop told me. His accuracy helped me be more careful when looking at diamonds, and I'll be going here to get the ring I proposed with appraised as well! He's friendly & quick!

I had a wonderful time. Tony is ordering a variety of stones and various settings for me to look…read moreat. I am getting a diamond necklace. They had a perfect chain already in stock. Tony was very helpful. I have been going to this jewelry store for years. In my opinion, high quality and classy. The owner, is great.

This was my first time ever going to a jeweler for any reason. I was completely clueless and Lisa…read moreexplained everything and walked me through every step of the process. I went mining for Oregon sunstones in southern Oregon just for the thrill of it, and came back with some stuff I thought might be worth cutting. Lisa took the time to look through my collection and recommended five to send off for cutting. She had them cut to standard sizes, max karat weight, and they turned out beautifully. But wait, there's more! She also helped me pick out a couple of cabochon settings once I decided which two I wanted to make into necklaces. I decided on a red one for my mom and a schiller one for me. I picked the gold colors and settings and when they came back they were absolutely stunning! This was such a fun and unique experience for me, and Lisa was helpful, friendly, and just plain fun to hang out with during the entire 10-week process. I learned a lot and I'm so glad I did it. Thank you to both Lisa and Dyke for creating the best gift ever for my mom who has had an exceptionally rough year. *love* Oh, there's another thing-- they were able to make a gold nugget my dad gave me into a pendant, too! I think these guys can take anything you pull out of the ground and make it pretty.

Great experience working with Shelley Hall of Art Appraisal Resources. Shelley was very…read moreprofessional, attentive and approachable as she walked us through the appraisal process. We felt that she was informed and very efficient at providing us with a fair and accurate insurance appraisal for our fine art collection.

From the owner: Accredited Art Appraisal and Consulting firm specializing in Modern and Contemporary Art. We…read moreprovide experienced and confidential advisory and art appraisal services for attorneys, estate representatives, bank trust officers, insurance companies, cultural institutions, and private collectors. Shelley Hall, Certified Art Appraiser, International Society of Appraisers. With our office locations in Portland, Oregon and Bend, Oregon, we serve the entire state of Oregon and Southern Washington. We also service the entire west coast by appointment.

Great people. . Awesome. awesome. Awesome. Awesome. Awesome…read more Have I reached 85 characters yet! Google don't tell me what to do!

Honest, friendly, helpful and reliable. Everything you would want in a business where every…read moretransaction is sensitive and delicate.

Deal didn't go through and she lost my white-gold spring bar and told me that it is steel and to go…read morereplace it for 3 dollars. Welp it wasn't steel and it was white gold and now out of luck because of her mistake. Blamed it on me and gas-lit me for it. Really unprofessional and wouldn't ever do business again. Stay away and just sell the watch to a jeweler store instead. Have the blackbox video of it happening and will be posting it on social media for everyone to see since "it is my problem now".

After months of emails and sharing with Ms. Baggenstoss all of my existing documents regarding my…read morecollection she unceremoniously emailed me that she needed to "resign from your assignment due to a time crunch currently; apologies for that." Advice to Ms. Baggenstoss- If you don't have time to take on new clients then don't take it them on waste months of time and then drop them 4 days before the work was scheduled to be completed. It's unprofessional, it's a waste of my time and it's completely avoidable. Advice to readers- Be warned, you may spend months only to get nowhere and need to start again. Response: If Ms. Bagenstoss had been remotely apologetic in her cancellation email ( or made any previous mention of health issues or time constraints) I wouldn't have posted negative reviews. Indeed when I emailed her my response to the abrupt cancellation (essentially this review with a mention that I would leave negative reviews) her response in full was "Thank you!". Taking care of yourself and treating other people's time and energy respectfully are not mutually exclusive.

have used May & Associates for over 20 years for appraisals on many types of property including…read moreboth commercial and residential. They are consistently responsive, timely and professional and their reports are always clear and easy to follow. I highly recommend them for all types of appraisal or consulting services

We recently used May and Associates for a residential appraisal of a NE Portland property prior to…read morepurchasing. Matt did an excellent job. He was quick to respond to both emails and phone calls during the lead up, and he spent a substantial amount of time viewing the house and answering our questions. (We had more than a few.) The report we received was very thorough and his conclusions were well justified and accurate. He treated us with respect, and conducted himself with the utmost professionalism when he was on site and after the report was delivered when we had more questions. I would definitely recommend them, and fully expect to use them again if we need appraisal services.

We were forced to use this appraisal company by Penny Mac. We were hoping to refi our home but were…read morenot able to because this appraiser undervalued our home by 100k! They Left out entire bedrooms on the floor plan and on the square footage, did not include any of the expensive upgrades we made to our home, even got the front and back of the house reversed. Drew extra sets of staircases that don't exist and used single level comp homes from undesirable neighborhoods that were entirely unlike our 3 story home, When there were three comparable homes that very recently sold on our exact same street. Our original appraisal from when we purchased the home 2 years ago was higher than this appraisal and 80 pages longer and so much more thorough and accurate. We will use a whole new lender and start all over just so we don't have to work with this company again and we are out of our appraisal fee~ I don't know how these folks are in business?!

These amazing people were brought into my life by a friend and real estate agent. They came into a…read morehouse full and sorted, cleaned and organized into a very successful three day event. I cannot recommend these wonderful people more that I do right now. Work with them, enjoy their company, stay out of their way and follow their suggestions and you will have a very successful Estate Sale.

ODD things did an outstanding estate sale for me. They communicated with me every step of the way…read morefrom initial meeting through sorting and stagingthe final sale and the most important item - the payout. The only problem is I'm now addicted to their sales so I'm accumulating "stuff" again.