This pawn shop suck sells fake gold and wont give you a full refund back for what you paid for there items. Bought a bracelet took it to a different pawn shop and it stuck to the magnet!!!!!! read more

Sell fake jewelry on OfferUp and asked to meet up at this pawnshop they are family and they tested out the jewelry and say it's real but all of it is fake they are trying to scam saying it's natural diamonds in real gold would not shop with them or waste your time‍ read more

Great pawn shop i will definitely be recommending this place to my friends and family, amazing selection and helpful staff!

Come here to get ripped off. I think bad management and way over priced. They way overcharge and don't care about local people. Buy their items on their ebay store for hundreds cheaper than in person. Went in the shop and noticed the bass guitar they are selling in their shop they also listed on their eBay store, only if you buy on eBay you can get it shipped to your house even for $300 less than in store. Wow! $1200 in store $850 on eBay. Another item same thing $849.99 on eBay, $1450 in store. That's over a 30% price difference and eBay charges 10% fees and they are still making profit there on eBay so they are trying to jack up locals for more. So if they sell in their eBay store at $850 after fees they'll make about $770. In store price $1200, that's over 50% markup to locals. Their eBay store has people reporting they sold them stolen or locked items. Their feedback about has them kicked from eBay. I think they have bad policies so no surprise. So many guitars because high price compared to market read more

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Great group of dudes with awesome costumer service. Didn't end up selling what I came to sell, nonetheless, their costumer service was greatly appreciated. I even ended up buying stuff before I left ! That's what good costumer service can do read more

Went in to see if coin was worth anything!? The chick said $20 buck for all??? WTH? Went to next place we got bank! Terrible place! don't waste your time! Lame! read more

Best pawn shop in tempe! Always offer the most when I need it most. Brought in a gaming pc and they helped me get my rent paid! read more

Pawn1st - Guitars - Pawn Shops Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Not one star should be given but I had to put 1 star to get this message posted. Very poor communication. First time customer. Recommend by my family who deals with this location. Stephanie tellls you one thing on the phone but when you get there she lies about the conversation. Shameful!!!!! Tempe location on Southern. Called first asked questions about pawning my Samsung 65 inch TV. I spoke to Stephanie on the phone. Asked Stephanie do I need the TV stand? Stephanie said no but you do need the remote. I arrive 35 mins after our conversation and I was stopped by a guy who was smoking outside and he asked do I have a stand. I said no I do not and I confirmed with Stephanie that do not need one. The guy went into the back to speak to Stephanie and he came back and said Stephanie stated that she told me that she will help me put the stand on the TV. I was turned away because I did not have my TV stand. This is very poor customer service. Not only did they back peddle the original phone conversation but lied on top of it. read more

Best place to get your weapons at, really beautiful pieces at a really affordable price I'll be going back not just for the deals but for the best customer service from all the employees really helpful gotta hand it to them read more

Buyer Beware....Tempe Pawn first is a hit or miss experience

Gave me more cash than super pawn for same guitar 3 times more money Very professional Nice store read more

Don't pawn here. customer service is very bad... They will cheat you on the fair market price on a pawned item... They seem to use eBay as a reference for prices which they shouldn't!. All other items are overpriced In the store!. I had to wait in line for 10 minutes while the customer service reps stood there chatting amongst themselves about guns and stuff... wow! On my next visit which I may not do I will be sure to ask for names so that I can put them on yelp!. Hopefully somebody higher up in corporate management will see this and maybe do something about it unless they think the same as this stores manager and customer service reps! read more

It's a pawn store so I'm ranking this place by selection, price, service, and flexibility. If you pawn anywhere, only expect to get about 1/3 of an item's lowest sold price on eBay. Is that a rip off? Yes of course it is. But thats how stores make money, pay their employees, and how one gets cash money fast (hint: use Craigslist for fair market prices). Try to negotiate at least 50% if you have desirable stuff or solicit here often. I don't do jewelry so no experience here. Selection is often better than most but small--the usual tools, electronics, jewelry. Some decent guitars every so often. Prices are on steep side, negotiate whenever you can. They have some flexibility, unlike Super Pawn. Service is lacking but generally good for what it is: a pawn store. Oh, yeah, no grace period. Return policy not too shabby but make sure you establish terms up-front. Pro tip: always hard case your guitars, or otherwise protect your pawned gear, most folks don't care about your stuff until too late. read more

Super good deal $0.75 DVDs! Friendly service and a good movie selection. You really cannot beat $.75 movies! Right next to the railroad tracks and kyrene road read more

Wow! So first of all their stuff is overpriced, criminally overpriced. Second all they do (pretty much all pawn shops FYI) is look up eBay prices and offer you like 25% of what they could sell it for on eBay. Even knowing that this place fails hard. $100 offer for iPhone 5c with all the accessories. What a joke. read more

This place is awesome. Great DVDs for only a dollar and video games in good condition for 5 bucks each. I got 5 really good xbox 360 games for a total of $25 and they barely had any scratches on them. This is my second time coming here. Last time I bought a ton of movies. I guess this time was video games time. The workers are nice and quick. The store is small but there's a lot in that little space somehow. The games I got were Fallout 3, Bulletstorm, Tekken 5, Soul Calibur V and Town Raider Underworld. I'll come back in another week or two to see what other games they'll have. One of my favorite pawn shops. This place is way cheaper than gamestop for video games. read more

Pawn1st - The games and movies I bought today. They all worked and barely had scratches. Paid a total of $30 for everything. - Pawn Shops Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

I went here and the manager was just yanking my cords out of my hdmi projector very roughly and putting them in like he had to test it going in and out ten times. After I spoke of the problem asking him not to damage ports he refused to pawn my stuff. I would not go here. The staff were acting like vultures in the interest of what I had. read more

Went to this pawn shop to pawn loan some of my stuff to pay for rent. What I didn't realize was that they are going to charge me $142 on a $250 loan. I spoke to a manager to find out what the issue was and all they would do is take off $15 for storage fees. I've never had a problem with him before up until now and I bought and bought from them many times. I'm very pissed that this happened and want to worn all who try to sell to them. They don't give you crap for what you said to them but will resell your stuff for at least a 50% markup. I would not recommend anybody go to the store and buy stuff for sell stuff. read more

BEWARE...I was very unhappy with my experience pawning my guitar here. I just needed some cash to get through as I was changing job and had a delay in my next check. Well I took in my my guitar in PRISTINE condition and I got it back with a ding in it. DO NOT PAWN THINGS HERE. I was horrified. read more

They give very low value on items that you bring to them. I brought a rifle to them that was like new and only fired once and they low balled me an offer of $60, when I paid $300 for it just a year ago. I previously brought a 38 pistol into them and they offered me $40. I would be more understanding if this was just a starting point, but they refused to even go up $20. If they had, I would have at least felt like they had some flexibility to be reasonable, but at this point I think they are just taking advantage of people who are desperate for money. I just don't need the firearms anymore, so I felt more comfortable selling them to a shop, versus a private party. I am not desperate and I left the store with my stuff and I can go down the street to another place and get a fair amount. They were friendly enough, which is the only reason I gave them 2 stars. I know they have great reviews, but something has changed with them. I also noticed the same merchandise in the store as the first time I was there a month ago, so maybe they aren't moving stuff. What ever the reason, I won't be coming back. read more

Alex was so helpful! Answered all my questions and more. Will definitely be a returning customer!

Horrible just horrible...I went to Pawn 1st to see if they had any good deals on jewelry. After witnessing multiple rude employees completely ignoring the customers, and just lazily standing around talking it was clear to me that this is a place to stay far far away from when looking for a good deal. Not to mention how overpriced their items are. I saw in their showcase a camping knife marked up as double than what it even sells for in the store retail. Save your money and the aggrivation and stay away from this crooked store!! read more

Was a very loyal customer and now will never go back to pawn first. The Gilbert location was amazing. Best staff ever and where always helpful! When I moved to tempe the relationship took a huge downfall when I left 2 items in pawn for less than a month and they wanted an additional 60 percent of what they loaned me to get it back.. which is absurd and when I was 20 dollars short they wouldn't work any deals and laughed me out of the store. Worst experience ever. I now have to lose my items because I will never step foot in their location again. Extremely bummed read more

I went in trying to buy a laptop. Friendly staff but didnt know anything about what they were selling. I asked if i could get a cheaper price on 2 laptops since i am buying them together and after confirming with the manager the employee tells me "only if you buy them as is which means no return." I called back less than an hour later realizing that the laptop battery connector was broken. The manager told me that since i got the "as is deal" i would not be able to return it even though i purchased it less than an hour earlier. I went to see how much it would cost to fix and it was more than the purchasing price for both macs. This is a sketchy business that sells broken goods to people. The only reason anyone should go their is to try to sell their broken goods because this pawn shop seems to sell them read more

Several minutes later....my SI1 clarity ring is $235???? Don't buy anything from here. These people know nothing about jewelry. I told them I have the papers for the ring, was I going to give them those - NO. Just watched two vanilla dudes walk out with a wad of cash for some old laptops and I'm told $235 for a princess cut trio diamond ring? Find another place. read more

Very honest. Saved me from spending a ton o money on a fake Rolex. He was knowledgeable and explained everything. I will be back soon to buy or any pawning needs that I may have. Thanks! read more

DO NOT SELL HERE... I have come here several times with various items and they do a good job robbing customers... Here is an example, they offered to pay $20 bucks for a dell laptop only 5 years old and $5 bucks for a Highlander the movie collectors sword. Further more I have came back to see how much they charge for items I have sold them and they market it up 200% higher than what they gave me money for... Do not sell to them they will rob you read more

I visited this establishment with very low expectations, which were due to the bad rated reviews...and was pleasantly surprised. Not only were they incredibly efficient, they were extremely helpful. I'm not too sure why they get a bad rep. My guess is because we live in a spoiled world where "the customer is always right",which is ridiculous. While there, a man was haggling a $30 tool down to $5. Even though it was listed for $8. People need to understand that it is a business and you can't always have your way. If you're upset because you didn't get paid your properties total value, then go somewhere else, there are other options. I reinstalled yelp just so I can give an honest review. thank you read more

I could not believe how terrible this store is. They are new at this location and the first day I go to sell something, which was like Memorial day I think, they are closed, so I go back and they offer me $70 for my guitar. I said I would think about it and they said come back in and we will give you the $70 if you do decide to sell it. So I take it back in a week later with a few other items and they say $65 for everything. I could not believe it, they said well maybe you should have taken it at that time. They are ripping people off, giving them low dollar amounts for their items and then jacking up the price to almost 3 times what an item is worth. They were selling a used play station in there for $450. I will never recommend this place. read more

I have been dealing with these guys for years. They have always been helpful and polite. When I ran into a problem they helped me out better than I expected. I highly recommend them! read more

I have been in here a few times. I have always had a good experience Prices are high on some things but I always negotiate. Kyle Dent is a great guy there and has always taken care of me. There are a few girls who work here that are not too friendly but I don't think there still around. read more

normally i go here not expecting much at all like getting 10 different stories from the same employes when you negotiating prices on a larger item when your spending more than 700 dollars im expexcting to get lied to several times about that its a pawn shop and they can believe to believe they know everything about everything but what i cant stand is to try to pawn something and get treated like shit by the employee and talked down to and to have to wait while he leaves to help other customers at the same time and the kicker to it all is he tried to pay me with my OWN money there where some silver dollars in the item i was pawning and when he gave me my cash he tried to pay me with them and treat me like some fool that didnt know any better i was going to buy a tv from them next friday but thats out of the question now for sure read more

These guys are idiots. I brought in an American made G & L Comanche electric guitar to get a loan on. These guitars are $2200.00 brand new. It was 11 years old and in amazing shape. They wouldn't give me a loan of $500 on it! They know NOTHING about musical instruments. I would never go there again. I've had much better luck and knowledge at any other pawn shop. Stay far away from these guys! read more

If I could do NO stars I would. Called Having a few questions in mind and the guy was super rude. Really bad customer service. If you want customers going back to you, get your head out of where the sun don't shine and learn how to create customers for life. read more