USA Pawn & Jewelry

Category:	Pawn Shop
Address:	8001 SE Powell Blvd, Portland, OR 97206, USA
Phone:	+1 503-774-2051
Site:	usapawnandjewelry.com
Rating:	3.6
Working:	9AM–7PM 9AM–7PM 9AM–7PM 9AM–7PM 9AM–7PM 9AM–7PM 12–5PM

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Reviews 7

Imagined Self

New ownership, new staff... Last time I went in was a week ago and I was impressed! The staff even gave me MORE loan that before... where I had actually had to argue and call a manager to assist. I have been in and out of this store over the past 7 years and never felt like I walked away with something till now. I have to say, I mentioned to the staff about the reviews and the past... and they were sad to hear those experiences. I felt genuine to the members and I admire the time they took to talk to me, not just say, yea, we give you 5 dollar. I was always angered asking for a loan when you are offered 1/10 of the resale value... I am glad to see new staff and owners, I always loved going to lil shops to find nick nacks or a new hobby, or something used I cant afford new. there should always be an AVG drop in price from buying a used item, and yes, you be lucky if you get 30-50% of what THEY would resell it at, which would be around 50% of the asking original price... so you basically get jipped for those who dont have a choice. Last time I went in I didnt feel this way, an that was honestly the first time. I love this lil pawn shop!

Axel Oberg

Just witnessed a hilarious encounter at the pawn shop in which a guy whom i thought i recognized as a former professional basketball player for the portland Trailblazers, is selling his microwave. He wants $ 15 they bid 10, finally they settle at 12. But then they cant test it, its too late in the day. All employees have already eaten lunch, there is no food on site. Then they are scrambling in the the back office trying to find some microwave popcorn that as is turns out, the store manager keeps under lock and key. I want to help of course so i offer up a chocolate rice Krispy treat i had in my backpack. Other customers are in line or browsing, but this bizarre transaction has the full attention of everyone on the showroom floor. What could have been a deal breaker (when they opened its door ) was worth its weight it shock value. In his rush to have one last meal with it and arrive before closing , the seller had accidentally forgotten to clean it, apparently ever. Still warm, they decided to operate under the theory that probably it works fine. Definitely a win-win. A++ Highly recommended

Daniel Tuchman

Bought an Xbox 360 when I was picking up my laptop after a loan for $50 dollars, It was a standard system, a controller, sd video cables, no hard drive. I thought it was a killer deal. I promptly went to another store and picked up three games I was excited to play my new machine. When I got home I tried all three games and they kept coming up with a disk read error which lead me to believe that it was a problem with the Xbox. Two days later I took the machine back expecting for them to just give me my money back They used an air compressor to try to fix the disk drive and tested it to see if it would work. After realizing that they could not fix it, they let me trade it for a different xbox with a 20 gig hard drive, two controllers, a component/composite cable, and they threw in a free game for the trouble.... Couldnt make this up if I tried. Anyways they have always been awesome for me. The guys can be a little sarcastic sometimes, but who wouldnt be in the business.

Christa Garcia

I guess I had t pick one star! It would be 5 - minus stars. I brought in hundreds of dollars worth of jewelry....NEVER have EVER been arrested or stole a thing in my life!!!!! They accused me of stealing MY OWN JEWLERY OFF THE COUNTER!!! THEY LOST MY NECKALACE!!! I DIDNT STEAL FROM MYSELF!!! I grabbed my ID off the counter you idiot!!!! The nasty bearded employee (supposedly the manager) would not give me a loan after that and threatened to call the police on me for it!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME! The girl that was helping me was very nice....but obviously was coaxed by the nasty bearded employee!!! I will never pawn anything again in my life! This was the WORST experience of a pawn shop I have ever encountered! YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM MY LAWYER! The LARGE lady also threatened to call the police...because I was crying and completely embarrassed!!! WOW!

KNIGHTS OF THEE

What a miserable atmosphere. They enjoy yelling at customers & telling them to leave or be arrested. Not at first, but after they have your items.... they even complained they always get "hostile" phone calls. hmmm wonder why ^_^ They damaged my music equipement & kept over $1750.00 worth of gear because I lost my pink slip. Go to a locally owned pawn shop & be treated much better <3 I can buy new gear, but theyre stuck in that terrible room of misfortune. i feel sorry for them. The district manager Erik Evans is VERY unprofessional and cut me off everytime I tried to speak. Hes the type of person thats in a constant state of denial and says something then denies he said it right afterwards and actually believes it. This whole system is set up to steal your items and confuse. This is a corporate business with 1400 stores. They do not care about you.

A Private User

I wasnt sure what to expect because I normally do business at a different pawn chain. The guys behind the counter were helpful and smiled the whole time I was there. I never experienced that before. They all actually had a sense of humor and it made me feel better about putting my tools in there until I got paid. Sometimes I have to borrow on them until my boss pays me. They were very thorough in explaining everything I needed to know about my loans, even though I knew from my previous pawns I did in the past. When I went back to pick up my stuff out of pawn, I forgot that I left a nailer in their shop when I pawned everything else at that time. They were so cool they put my nailer with my other stuff in loan and gave it all back to me when I returned for everything. Thanks guys you are truly honest and I can definately appreciate that. I will be back.

A Private User

If you find yourself in a position to have to sell or buy from this establishment please avoid the temptation. They are rude people who use the lowest price on ebay to determine the price they will give you for an item and then sell it at about 10% under the price of the same item new at a legitimate retail store. This is no place to waste your time or money. if have to pawn something fast go to any pawn shop but this one. They are laughably out of touch with a modern appraisal system and the merchandise has been sitting on their shelfs for what looks like an eternity. The short guy with a gun clearly as an inferiority complex and will take the first chance he can get to take advantage of you. please do yourself a favor and avoid this place for your own good.. Not a reputable business. do not frequent.