I took a ring here to get a price on what I could sell it for. The associate took almost 30 minutes…read moreto provide a price. I started to question if they knew what they were doing as they called over another employee to assist them. In the end I took it to Pawn America and they were prompt, knowledgeable, and gave me double! Don't recommend, steer clear.

The first experience was actually great…read more Enter Tom. Tom found me waiting outside before open and seemed confused, and I explained to him that I was told by an employee that there'd be a PS5 dropping in their store today and it was first come first serve. End of conversation, though he got his fair share of trash talking Liz and claimed there was no Joye employee, while also claiming to be a manager. Enter tall bird looking lady. Directly after my conversation with Tom, this lady walks up looking confused. I asked if he she needed help, and her response was flat out hostile, said I needed to leave because they have security cameras and automatically assumed I was up to no good. All I wanted was to spend around $500 for a PS5, and these two neanderthals successfully lost our business forever. She said I needed to leave and that "we don't need your money", verbatim. If you're looking for friendly service, or even regular service that isn't hostile, do NOT come here. God forbid you run into the bird lady, because she was so rude to me I can't even see how Tom employed her (if he's even a manager). I'm not even a threatening looking guy and I was polite, and in return I got shooed away. These people should be thrilled that someone is willing to wait outside before they open because there's something of value in their rundown pawn shop. How they stay in business is probably solely because of Liz and the other apparently non existent Joye employee.

I had a coin and paper currency collection that I started many years ago. However, it became time…read moreto sell it because I knew that my kids did not have an interest. I visited at least six different local dealers and got the best purchase offer from Gary Adkins. Gary is one of the few local coin dealers that is not just a gold and silver buyer. He truly interested in numismatics and has been in business for over 50 years. Unlike most of the people I visited, he was very transparent, and took a generous amount of time to evaluate the entire collection and make a very fair offer. I believe that he is very honest and trustworthy, based on the interaction I had with him. Whether you are buying or selling, I recommend making an appointment and discussing your situation with him.

excellent and HONEST I wouldn't go anywhere else…read more Especially in this market Gary educates as he evaluates

They've been around for a really long time and know what they're doing. I've worked with several…read morepeople here and each one is very knowledgeable and answers all my questions without being too pushy. I recommend them!

I purchased a number of 100 oz. silver bars from Investment Rarities…read more Each bar was stamped with their name and the .999 purity stamp. Their claim to fame is an "exit strategy". They claim that they will be their when you choose to liquidate you silver or gold. I brought in two 100 oz. bars to liquidate for another investment. I had all the original paperwork on the purchase. This didn't end up being any quick process because we had history. Even the fact that their own name was stamped on the bars didn't make any difference. They still insisted on testing the bars and I didn't get that check until two weeks later. Nothing quick or seamless about it. In my view, they are not run professionally, regardless of what they say. If you plan to contact them to liquidate anything. Prepare yourself to wait. I think the problem is that they don't have the cash. They have to sell the metal to acquire the funds to make the payout. They work out of dumpy office near the Minneapolis airport. A couple years later, I took the rest of my 100 oz. bars to a coin shop and was able to exchange them for Silver Eagles on the spot. No jumping though flaming hoops.

We have always trusted Todd with our jewelry business. We have also referred many friends and…read morefamily to them as well. All had a positive experience and ended up purchasing their engagement rings from Gold'n Treasures. Even with Todd gone, we will continue to who do our business there. Because all the staff have become like family to us.

This review contains two stories: One of them is about jewelry, and the other is about *my*…read morejewelry. Shall we start with my jewelry? Yes, let's do that. My engagement ring has been perched on my hand ~24/7 for the last ~3 years, and OH MY GOD I LOVE IT. I just bloody well love it. This ring is the best insurance my partner ever bought -- even when I am ready to run (not walk!) back to singledom, I think, "But I can't get divorced; I have this absolutely perfect ring pair." (I mean, I'm sure people still wear their wedding+engagement rings after getting unmarried, but it seems like maybe that would be weird?) Todd has a whole process for helping people find an engagement ring, and it's... very chill. Very, very chill. This is not -- not upon NOT -- the kind of thing where you walk into a mall & some person with a Muppet-level fake smile says a bunch of clichéd BS while trying to upsell you some overpriced piece that they swear you can afford on their secretly 30% APR credit card. Nope. Gold'n Treasures is run on *relationships.* This is the most delightful & delightfully human jewelry-buying experience you will ever have. This is like... you walk in. Todd, who clearly loves people (but in a laid-back way that's still comfortable for introverts -- will vouch!), says hello, offers you your choice of beverage, and welcomes you to his back room studio, where he has not one, but several, towers of trays of example rings. And whooo-boy, he's got EVERYTHING. You want classic? Got it. Modern? Got it. Looks like an antique? Yup. Looks like a Calder sculpture? Uh-huh. Simple? Absolutely. Batshit crazy giant grandma rings that take up half your finger? In spades! You weren't looking for diamonds? He's got a whole array of Sharpies for you to recolor the example rings to your liking. And Todd is *not* in a hurry. "Play!" he says. "Have fun!" he encourages. Oh, you brought your toddler with you? She gets a beverage & is also welcome to play with the example rings. This place is magic. I spent a semi-forever going through example rings, & had selected about a dozen candidates... and Todd sent me home with homework! He gave me a URL & said, look through these, let me know what jumps out at you. I clicked & clicked & clicked, & emailed Todd with at least a half-dozen additional candidates. He said he'd order those models, and we set another appointment time. But here's the best & most amazing part: This whole time, I was more-or-less looking for a ring that I liked well enough that my partner also liked. We have *radically* different tastes, and I have a long history of pathological people-pleasing; I guess, on some unconscious level, I felt like the tastes & opinions of the person purchasing the ring were more important than the tastes & opinions of the person who was actually going to wear the ring. I liked something about each of the rings I'd identified for Todd, and also they were all compromise designs. Somehow -- and reader, truly I have no idea how, other than perhaps by being a second- or third-generation jeweler -- Todd sorted through a pile of gold, diamonds, & red herrings to find EXACTLY the right-for-me ring. We're sitting in that bright, sunny showroom, drinking coffee & champagne (respectively), and what we think we're doing is coming to see 18-someodd model rings & color them all in and deliberate all day. Todd says casually, "Oh hey, we just got some new rings in -- I want to show you something." And he comes back with The Ring. It's so absolutely perfect that I don't even bother to contain my enthusiasm. Todd hands me the Sharpies. I doctor up the model. Having now seen this thing, I am done with compromising. And just like that, Todd gets on his computer & finds the right kind of stone in the right color in the right size for my setting, and somehow manages to bring it all in under the $number my partner had quoted for a budget. (And then we bought some wedding bands.) This, finally, is Story #2. There are two ways to run a jewelry business: one is where you take every customer for as much as you can get (because you've got high overhead & you know like 1/3 of them are going to default on those credit cards), and the other is the relationship model -- where you get to know people, and where they keep coming back to you (and bringing their friends & family) because you're just that awesome. Case in point: My family's been buying jewelry from Todd for 35 years, & I didn't live anywhere near the Twin Cities when all of this was happening. There's still nowhere else I would have gone to look for a ring, & nowhere else I would have found *this* ring. And yes, I'll be back. :)

great service today from Alex I think it's a different Alex from my first review. as I'm regular…read morehere.easy nice going even discovered I had points I can use which saved me about 20 bucks thanks Alex

I have now been coming to this pawn shop for years after the St Paul location closed down. I have…read morenothing but positive things to say about this location. No matter who has helped me I've been very pleased with the process but Adam one of their store managers is supreme. Some people just get up and go to work and do everything they can to get through their shift. NOT ADAM. He does not care what you look like but only how you treat him and his fellow coworkers. Be reasonable and show respect at this location and you will get the same right back period I improve of this. THANK YOU ADAM and I will see you all soon. God bless and take care of yourselves in the meantime.