Rank 9 of 9 · evidence gathered 2026-07-10
Luriya review
Luriya scores 29/100 (C-) on the Gold Buyer Score. NYC Diamond District buyer advertising "up to 99% of market price" — the highest claim in the industry.
The highest claim sits on the weakest trust stack scored: no BBB rating, no Trustpilot presence, $1,000 default mail-in insurance, no tools, no portal.
Category scores
Payout
25
Proof & Transparency
15
Tracking & Process
35
Client Services
75
Technology
0
Reputation
50
The evidence, line by line
Payout · 30% of total
| Advertised payout rate | 15/50 | "Up to 99%" — unsubstantiated ceiling, primarily in-person. |
| Rate disclosure | 10/25 | Claim is public; no rate schedule. |
| Price protection | 0/25 | None. |
Proof & Transparency · 25% of total
| Assay method disclosed | 10/25 | In-person appraisal in front of you (real proof if you're in NYC); mail-in method unstated. |
| Assay on video | 0/35 | None. |
| Itemized offers | 5/20 | Verbal in-person; nothing documented for mail-in. |
| Published pricing methodology | 0/20 | None. |
Tracking & Process · 15% of total
| Shipping insurance | 10/40 | $1,000 automatic (up to $1M only on request). |
| Status tracking | 0/30 | None — they phone you. |
| Payment speed | 25/30 | Instant in person; 24–48h offers by mail. |
Client Services · 10% of total
| Reachable by phone | 40/40 | (212) 256-0025, M–F 10–5:30, walk-ins. |
| Free insured returns | 25/40 | Free return; insured status unstated. |
| Support channels | 10/20 | Email. |
Technology · 10% of total
| Live-price calculators | 0/50 | None. |
| Pre-ship estimate | 0/30 | None. |
| Digital offer flow | 0/20 | None. |
Reputation · 10% of total
| Independent reviews | 10/50 | BBB 'Not Rated', no Trustpilot, Yelp 3.6 across 26 reviews. |
| Operating history | 30/30 | In business since 1992. |
| Clean record | 10/20 | No major actions found; opacity itself is the flag. |
Worth knowing
- A reminder that 'up to' claims and trust infrastructure are different things.
goldbuyer.io is operated by the team behind Offramp, one of the buyers scored on this site. Every buyer, including Offramp, is scored against the same public methodology with cited evidence, and Offramp's weaknesses are shown like everyone else's.