Great place to buy your guns,ammo, or gear Helpful staff friendly service and most of all they are…read moredown to earth I have bought guns ammo and accessories from these people what I like about this place is they understand that not everyone has thousands of dollars to dump into a rifle they have high-end as well as something for your every day hunters or self-defense needs will definitely keep buying from them

My boyfriend and I stopped in for a quick look. He had parked in front of the building and the…read moreowner came out asking in a rude tone if he could help us. The. He explained that my boyfriend parked his truck the wrong way and it's blocking other parking spots. There were no visible signs or markings on the pavement indicating specified parking spaces. We moved the truck after letting it run for a couple minutes to keep it cool inside for our two dogs, one being my Registered Service Dog. It was overcast and the windows were down for airflow. Maybe 5 minutes after walking in the door, not getting a single greeting from either of the senior guys that were working, one of them asked if our truck was running. We said No. Then he proceeded to tell us the dogs might be too hot!!! I reassured him they were just fine! We should have left right then and there and never spent the $20 we did. Guaranteed we won't be returning! Not to mention the ONLY thing they sell at that so-called Pawn broker is gun related. Guns! Guns! And more guns! Get some color and flavor in your lives. You'll get more customers and make more money!!!

I started going to this pawnshop last year sometime every once in a while when I needed money and…read morethere were a few different items that I would pawn every so often when I needed money up until two or three months ago I had never not pick something up. I went into pawn an item for $100 and I had never gotten less than that before. I was immediately told only $50 and then after a few minutes it was up to $75. The item that I was trying to pawn, I actually did a partial trade partial cash payment to get it as it was being sold for a little under $300. And according to John, he would pawn anything that you bought from him for half of what it was sold for. Which because of my trade-in with the cash, half would have equal out to about $150 so $100 should have been fine. Just really irritates me because it feels like John rip me off. I thought he viewed me as a good customer, but not only shorted me on what I was asking didn't even look me in the eye when he was saying it like he was preoccupied with something else and seem to just try to hurry me out the door so to speak. Because of this, I will not go back.

Jon has always been more than fair. Even gave me more than I was expecting on one occasion. I…read moreagreed to an amount and he added another 20 dollars. Great guy. I would more than recommend that you check out Jon.

These guys are great to deal with whether you are pawning an item or buying. Only shop I would ever…read morego to been dealing with them for a few years now Sam and Rob are great always friendly and easy to work with!

Called in advance before a 2 hour drive down to this shop and was told I could get $980 for a kilo…read moreof silver. Upon my arrival, even though the spot price was the same, I was then offered $925 and told it was a "competitive" price and then best they could give me. I mentioned that I had been told I could get a higher price over the phone before coming here and I was basically ignored. I called the same guy back and was told "he was busy" and couldn't confirm the price i had originally been told. Thankfully however I was offered around $980 at another shop and was still able to sell but a good chunk of my time was wasted and I was lied to.

Great guys. I recommend-Dallas G…read more I guess I need to talk more because it won't let me post unless I have 85 characters, I'm just trying to say that these guys were very nice to me fair and helpful

Great service from the new owners Donnie and Peter! New selection of well priced items and great…read moreservice!

I was looking for a specific set of coins and called the shop. Though they didn't have what I was…read morelooking for, they took the time to talk to me and were very courteous. I appreciate the courtesy!

Nice staff helped take an old watch off my hands for a fair price. Good gun selection.read more

The location on 130 Caldwell Blvd in Nampa is a rip off the guy sold me a lawn mower and weed eater…read morehe showed me that they worked. Stupid me though I went for it I used each of them one time and the mower ceased up on me already and after the 1st use of the weed eater I can not get it to start back up and I tried. DEFINITELY NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. Cause I called 14 days after purchased cause most pawns have some kind of return window & all I was told was "UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT OFFER RETURNS" Both seemed to be in good condition. The guy just said that I would probably have to get a new bag for the lawn mower. But getting 1 use out of both of them only. He had to have know they had problems that must be why he seemed to be giving me a decent bundle deal price.

I took my mom to vista pawn shop last Monday and while testing a 14K custom made white gold wedding…read moreband that was confirmed a reputable jeweler, and officially stamped, they're testing process, removed the rhodium plating and turned the white gold, yellow they then claimed that it was essentially worthless and they refused to sell it claiming it was not real gold. This place is a scam and has scammed many others just like this my mom was already in some financial trouble after the divorce and it would cost at least 150 more dollars just to rhodium played it again let alone turn it back to white! never come here to sell your jewelry or expensive items. unless you want too get scammed like countless others!

I did business with them before. They gave me a great prices on some items I wanted to sell. The…read morelast time I went 2 years ago I felt I was being low balled. Some of the items I agreed to sell and given a price, I was told they no longer wanted. I left a negative review on the incident and later had a back and forth with the owner after he read my review. Today I will give them a second chance, and to see what happens. I opted to revise my review and give 5 stars because there could have been confusion on both sides. Lets see what happens because they did at one time give the best offer on items I brought in.

I bought some more silver today. I always come here. They treat me fair and the gal that helped me…read morewas such a pleasure to work with!

A friend of mine, who is a true jewelry-lover, had referred me to Randy's Jewelry several years…read moreago. Although his shop is over an hour away from where I live, I have always taken repairs to Randy. I also refer friends to him, because his work is excellent, his prices are reasonable and he provides excellent advice and suggestions.

It was a pleasure to meet with Marvin Tanner. He was kind and I was treated as a very valued…read morecustomer. Not something I experienced with a different gold dealer in Boise. Marvin explained every step to me as he performed tests on my gold jewelry I was there to sell. He answered every question I had. He showed me the difference in plated gold, filled gold and how many karts of gold, were in each piece. I had a lot of German gold and that was unexpected and fun to learn how he could tell. I found the whole experience fascinating, even exciting as each piece was evaluated. Marvin really does show you the SCIENCE, MATH and VALUE of your refined gold. Everything was OPEN and HONEST. If you are looking for HONESTY and INTEGRITY, GEM STATE GOLD & SILVER is the place and MARVIN TANNER is the man. I will be doing business with GEM STATE GOLD & SILVER again! Robin A. Boise

I was very nervous about selling some old gold jewelry that had Diamonds in them. I need the…read moreDiamonds removed and given a fair price for the gold. I had called and spoke with other gold buyers, and then I called Gem State gold and silver Marvin answered the phone I told him the things I had been told and how much they would pay and that they didn't remove channel laid Diamonds. Marvin told me he could remove them safely, pay more for the gold, and about his ability to give me confirmation of exactly what I had with his high tech equipment. He explain the process. He made me feel so confident in his knowledge and skill in his trade I met with him the next day. Not only was he honest and did everything he said he'd do. Such as let me watch and he explain to me exactly what and why he does each test. He never once made me feel ignorant he explained things scientific as well as in layman terms. As an additional bonus he is funny, and quick witted. The floor show was worth paying for...he kept me laughing. I think anyone who wants to feel safe, and confident in the person your dealing with Marvin is your guy. Everything he told was true and honest. I highly recommend Gem state gold and silver. Marvin thank you.

Huge selection of everything. The last couple months I think they have done a better job or…read moreremoving items that are fully worthless and starting keeping the stock more fresh. They do seem to have WAY TOO MANY homemade subwoofers, might want to dump those. I enjoy going in and chacking it out and this is my kids favorite place to rummage.

I have been shopping at Vista Pawn since I was a child. My parents and grandparents also shopped…read moreat Vista Pawn, as do my children. That is FOUR generations of customers. Recently, the family was there and the employees were chatting about wanting to 'kill Mexicans'. It was truly upsetting. I emailed the company's ownership and got no reply. It appears the company culture supports and shrugs off employees spouting hateful, racist, and violent sentiment. As a family (in Idaho since the 1850's) we have VERY different values. This great state is made up of ALL the people who contribute to our communities. We will no longer shop at Vista Pawn.