Sell Your Silver Earrings for the Highest Cash Offer in LA
South Bay Coin is the South Bay's leading silver earring buyer, paying top market rates for sterling, vintage, designer, and even single mismatched pairs. Walk in, get a free appraisal, leave with cash today.
The Best Place to Sell Silver Earrings in Los Angeles
If you want to sell silver earrings in Los Angeles and walk out with the most cash possible, South Bay Coin is the buyer South Bay residents have trusted for over 45 years. We are a licensed, bonded, and insured California precious metals dealer based in Lawndale, just minutes from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Hawthorne. Every pair is weighed, tested, and valued openly on the counter in front of you.
Most shops will not even look at a small pair of earrings because the gram weight is low and the work is not worth it to them. We do the opposite. Because we run our own in-house refinery, we are paid on volume rather than on individual transaction size, which means a 3-gram pair of sterling silver studs gets the same careful attention as a 30-gram tea set. There is no minimum, no pressure, and never any fee for an appraisal.
Our payouts on silver earrings consistently come in 10 to 25 percent higher than competing offers from pawn shops, jewelry stores, and national mail-in services. We will buy a single mismatched earring, broken posts, tarnished antiques, and designer pieces from Tiffany, David Yurman, Pandora, James Avery, and other recognized makers. Bring everything you have. We sort it and price it together.
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Live Precious Metal Spot Prices
Updated every 60 seconds during market hoursHow Much Are Silver Earrings Worth?
Silver earrings derive their value from three things: purity, weight, and the daily silver spot price. Most modern earrings are stamped 925 on the post or back, which means the alloy is 92.5 percent pure silver. To estimate melt value, we take the troy ounce spot price, divide by 31.1 to get a per-gram pure-silver rate, then multiply by 0.925 and by the earring's gram weight. A typical pair of sterling studs weighs 3 to 5 grams. Heavier hoops or chandelier earrings can reach 10 to 20 grams.
Designer earrings often carry a premium above melt. Tiffany & Co., David Yurman, James Avery, Pandora, Mexican Taxco silver, and Native American silversmith pieces frequently resell at retail-resale value rather than scrap. We evaluate every piece for maker marks, hallmarks, and craftsmanship before pricing it. If your earrings are worth more as wearable jewelry than as melt, we tell you, and we pay the higher number.
For broken posts, missing backs, single earrings, and tarnished antiques, we pay melt value at the highest percentage in Los Angeles. If your earrings contain genuine gemstones, we evaluate and pay for the stones separately. We also buy mixed pieces in the same visit, so feel free to bring silver coins and silverware along with your earrings.
Silver Earring Styles We Pay Cash For
No style, condition, or quantity is too small. We buy single pieces, full sets, and everything in between, in any condition.
Sterling Silver Earrings
Studs, hoops, drops, dangles, chandeliers, threaders, and huggies stamped 925, sterling, or .925. All sizes welcome.
Designer & Branded
Tiffany & Co., David Yurman, Pandora, James Avery, Lagos, Mexican Taxco, and Native American sterling, often priced above melt.
Vintage & Antique
Estate earrings, screw-back styles, Victorian and Art Deco pieces, hallmarked European silver including 800 and 900 fineness.
Singles, Broken & Scrap
Lost a match? Bent posts? Missing backs? We buy single earrings, scrap pieces, and tangled lots by gram weight.
Sell Silver Earrings in Three Steps
Walk In or Text
Bring earrings to our Lawndale showroom or text photos to (310) 363-2697. No appointment needed. Bag, box, or loose pile, all welcome.
Free On-Site Appraisal
We verify purity with XRF or acid test, weigh each piece on a certified jeweler's scale, and quote the offer using today's silver spot price.
Walk Out With Cash
Accept the offer and get paid the same visit in cash or check. The full process for a small pair of earrings usually takes under 10 minutes.
South Bay Coin vs. Other Silver Earring Buyers
Small earrings get overlooked at most buyers. Pawn shops minimize the payout, jewelry stores rarely buy at all, and mail-in services charge shipping and delay payment for days. See how we compare.
| South Bay Coin | Pawn Shops | Jewelry Stores | Mail-In | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buys small / single earrings | Sometimes | Sometimes | ||
| Same-day cash | Varies | |||
| % of silver spot paid | Highest | 30-50% | 40-60% | 50-70% |
| In-house refining | Varies | |||
| Weighs in front of you | Sometimes | Sometimes | ||
| Designer / hallmark premium | Rarely | Sometimes | Rarely | |
| No shipping risk |
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Common Questions About Selling Silver Earrings
A typical pair of sterling silver earrings weighs 3 to 5 grams. Multiply the gram weight by 0.925 to find the pure silver content, then multiply that figure by today's silver spot price per gram. At South Bay Coin, we pay one of the highest percentages of melt in Los Angeles, and designer or hallmarked pieces often earn a premium above scrap value.
South Bay Coin in Lawndale buys silver earrings in person, on the spot, with no appointment required. We are located at 16916 Hawthorne Blvd, serving Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hawthorne, El Segundo, and the surrounding South Bay. Walk in any weekday or Saturday morning, get a free appraisal, and leave with cash.
Yes. We buy single sterling silver earrings, including studs, hoops, and drops where the match is lost or broken. The earring is priced by weight and purity exactly the same as a complete pair. Most other buyers turn singles away, which is why customers across LA bring them to us specifically.
Look for a stamp on the post, back, or inside curve reading 925, .925, sterling, or ster. European silver may be stamped 800 or 900. Items marked silver-plated, EP, or simply silver-tone are not solid silver. If you cannot find a mark, bring the earrings in. We test purity with XRF or acid at no charge.
Yes. Tiffany & Co., David Yurman, Pandora, James Avery, Lagos, and other recognized silver designers often carry resale value well above melt. We evaluate each piece for maker marks, condition, and current demand. If your designer earrings are worth more as wearable jewelry than as silver scrap, we pay you the higher figure.
Yes. We evaluate the silver content and any genuine gemstones separately. Diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, and many semi-precious stones add value above the silver melt price. If the stones are synthetic or low-grade, we still buy the silver. We always tell you exactly what each component is worth.
Silver earrings are valued primarily on purity, weight, and any designer premium. Silver coins, on the other hand, can carry significant numismatic value above their silver content based on year, mint, and condition. We buy both, and you can sell them together along with cash for gold items in the same visit.
No. Bring them as they are. Tarnish, polish, and surface condition do not affect melt value, and amateur cleaning with abrasive products can actually reduce the value of antique or designer pieces by removing original patina. We evaluate cleanly tarnished earrings every day. Leave the polishing to us.
No appointment is required. Walk in during business hours (Monday through Friday 10 AM to 5 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM) and we will see you immediately. If you have a large quantity or a particularly valuable piece, a quick call ahead at (310) 363-7808 can help us prepare, but it is not necessary.
Online buyers require shipping small, easily lost items, then taking the company's offer days later with no negotiation. We pay you in person, same day, with the earrings still in your hand until you accept. Because we refine in house, our percentage of spot is consistently higher than national mail-in services for sterling silver earrings.
Ready to Sell Your Silver Earrings?
Walk into our Lawndale showroom for a free, no-pressure appraisal. Same-day cash, even on a single pair.