excellent group of people. friendly, fair, and explains everything involved in transactions.

This is the only Shop I would do business with. They are very straightforward with everything and very transparent. I picked up a Roland TR 808 Drum machine. These things are worth several thousand dollars in one of the most sought after pieces of I neglected to mention that I dropped it off over a year ago in return for a loan They wrapped it up, nice and tight with sealed bubble wrap. They are very professional and trustworthy. Hopefully, I will never see them again! But if I ever need quick cash, Balboa pawn is the place! read more

I like pawn shops... you get the best value for money. And they have the coolest stuff. You just gotta take your time and look. Today I picked up this rare vintage Omega for a good price. A really handsome watch. BPS has a a nice selection of men's watches. Highly recommend you check 'em out. read more

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Just picked up some Adams monitors(speakers) from here. These guys are great. Very good service. Fair prices and quality goods. Clean shop & good environment. Definitely recommend you guys check them out on your next purchase. read more

Good spot. I live a round the corner and always come in they have a great selection. Highly recommend.

Have gotten loans and made purchases from these folks many times. Excellent service, fair loans, great inventory! Feels more like a music store than a pawn shop. read more

First time here. Amazing customer service from the young guy who helped us. I don't remember his name, but was amazing and helpful. I will definitely come back and browse. I was looking for a particular pendant, but didn't have what I needed. Overall experience here was amazing and will return in the near future. They did have good prices read more

So excited to get a iPad Pro for such an amazing price! The service was wonderful and professional! I would give them 10 stars if I could! read more

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This is hands down the best collateral lender in Los Angeles, I've known this family bussiness for 20 years, very friendly, very professional, to the point, and respectful as to the ratio that pawn lenders typically use when considering an amount that is fair to loan. They have never sold me anything that was default. I've always had ample opportunity to test gear, get appraisals from them, and verify that their jewelry is always represented accordingly to its weight and brand.. People often come to pawn shops under duress, this can create an overarching attitude that doesnt make the lenders job any easier.. I have to doubt very strongly that these guys play around with items they are bonded to store with integrity under the laws that govern thees bussinesses.. I've never had any reason to suspect them of unethical business practices. I've been doing business with them for over two decades. I've made dozens of purchases here. I've had expensive jewelry for loan here. They are exceedingly understanding as it applies to foreclosures too. I'd recommend Balboa Pawn to anyone. I have referred others to them, and recieved nothing but praise for doing so. Thanks Balboa Pawn, God bless you. read more

Huge fan of this shop! Just come in expecting fair prices on loans or purchases David and all of the fellas working here always hook me up with good prices on music equipment. They sell all types of Guitars, basses, drum machines, and microphones. So as a musician I always find something new here to add to my studio. Always leave here feeling like an appreciated customer. Keep up the good work guys! read more

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I went in to the shop to have a necklace chain fixed. Harry was so helpful and friendly and fixed it on the spot. I will be back for sure!

My girlfriend went in and bought me speaker - Rockford Fosgate P3 - and surprised me. Speaker is in good condition, no issues when I installed it. I'm going to go one of these days, my girl said they have a lot of cool stuff. Thanks for giving her an incredible deal guys and being nice to her, I appreciate it. read more

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Empeñé unas bocinas de sala marca sonos que gaste 2500 era la última generación con Bluetooth y cuando las fui a recoger me dijo que firmara y pagara. y el hijo de Petra me dio unas viejas de la misma marca plateadas y las mías son negras y cuando las empeñe uno de ellos salió a ayudarme por que están grandes y pesadas y cuándo saco las que me cambio yo las saqué solo por no pesaban nada y así de simple me robaron las lacras. pues ya avía firmado y pagad. lo curioso que tienen mucho dinero y yo solo las bocinas tenia y así se atreven a robar entonces quien es el pobre?????? Yo nunca e robado y tengo necesidad ahora si tuviera lo que ellos tienen pues menos así que tengan cuidado con esas lacras read more

This year my record player died a slow and painful death, and my spouse wanted me to be able to play my records again. I already knew what I wanted, and decided to buy used first. Balboa had an ad out for an audio-technica ATLP120XBT in stock that looked wonderful. We messaged back and forth and they held it for us. When we walked into the shop it was a place you kind of want to spend time in. It was light, and filled with fun items and a super chill and warm staff. This is extremely rare for any store at this point, let alone a pawn shop. Folks came in to sell while I was there and everyone seemed very kind. We browsed nearly everything and had a really pleasant conversation. In the end we didn't just walk out of the door with the record player, but a few other items we'd been meaning to pick up for ourselves. They even helped us walk purchases to our car. We got some great deals, some quality items, and spent a really lovely morning in a place we will think of first the next time. read more

This is an awesome pawn shop! I have driven past this shop and decided to bring some items here to sell. They made me feel that I was given a fair price for my items, treated me respectfully and I felt very welcome. I had gone to another pawn shop that was near me and I always felt I was not been given a fair price for my items and felt dread going in there. This pawn shop was VERY MUCH the opposite and positive experience. read more

Great service and good deals, I am recommended on the store I bought 2 speakers and I'm happy read more

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Clean store always. Professional business with fair pricing on their items. Great selection of watches jewelry bikes guitars coins etc.

Thank you Armen and for the crew are super helpful as always! This is my 2nd purchase from them. Until next transaction! Bless you guys! read more

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The staff was friendly, helpful, and honest, making the whole process smooth and easy. They offered fair prices and took the time to explain everything to me, which I really appreciated. The shop itself has a wide selection of items--well-organized and reasonably priced. Whether you're buying or selling, this is a trustworthy spot that values its customers. read more

The staff is helpful and I want to say honest, but they're not. I had to take a loan on my watch for an emergency, and unfortunately things got worse so the watch was there for some time. I've finally been able to pick it up and have noticed a lot of scratches, dullness, and deep scrapes I know was not there beforehand. I barely wore this watch in general and when I did, I took great care of it and would clean it myself. Why is it there are deep scratches near the latch as if something rough or metal was used to open it?? I didnt bring my original tags and papers with me as I was coming from a different direction than home. I should have got them and compared the plastic tag numbers! Because I didnt have them, I didnt bother to ask to see the numbers but I did find it odd it took some time to get my stuff and process the payment. It was also odd that they opened the plastic packaging instead of giving it to me to open. If you do use this place, please make sure to keep your tags, papers and bring them with you and MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE PLASTIC NUMBERS BEFORE THEY START TO OPEN THEM. read more

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Great Pawn Shop! Friendly, honest and quick. Spoke with Peter and he was very helpful and explained everything thoroughly. It was my first experience in a pawn shop and I will never have to go anywhere else. Clean, professional store and as I stated, a great place to do business. Thank you! read more

Best pawn shop in LA! They have a wide variety of collectibles, musical instruments, tools and jewelry. The service was top notch with plenty of sales associated. I came in looking for one thing and ended walking out with something completely unexpected but satisfying. read more

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Balboa Pawn Shop is like going to a department store with almost everything you can think of. The store is clean and well organized by types of items they offer: tools, musical equipment, collectibles, household items, jewelry, electronics, etc. They were very friendly and helped me get a great deal on a Gallien-Krueger bass amp. I recommend you go there to see for yourself! read more

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Great team! The service was timely and efficient. Would definitely come back for any jewelry need!

Peter helped me a lot. All the guys were so amazingly helpful. Been doing business with them for the longest time. read more

Great service, guys were really helpful and nice.... I wasn't able to sell my product but they were still very knowledgeable and respectful

This pawn shop has very friendly workers and great customer service. They're very understanding and patient. They will give you a good deal in anything you're interested in and always have something new all the time. Like anyone else, they value your time and won't let it go to waste :) read more

I've sold to them a few times now and the guys are always professional and efficient. So much better than other pawn shops I've been to. I haven't bought anything yet but they have a great selection of high quality items. Nice selection of jewelry memorabilia musical instruments and much more. Clean organized layout. Highly recommend. read more

Great costumer service. Great experience. Love their selection. Larger selection. They have sports,jerseys,and many more things. Highly recommend read more

very good speaker, thank you very much very good prices, a lot of good products, I took the speaker and am very pleased read more

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Great team and they always hook me up. Every time I go I often find some extra pieces I need for my studio. I also think I've been a customer for over 10 years, now. Thanks again, Balboa Pawn. See y'all soon. read more

These guys are great, I walked in accidentally and they helped me out! They're shop looks really nice, nothing you would expect when looking at it from outside, really remarkable, clean, and best of all amazing people!!! read more

I have been using Wilshire Coin for many years. Not often do I take the time to write a review, but they have provided such good and honest service for so long, just wanted to give them a thumbs up as a way overdue thank you. read more

Two guys on their phone. No jewelry. No reasons why. Just they aren't selling it right now. Covid didn't close jewelry at Macy's. Looks like lazy business practice to me read more

These folks were excellent. I had a wonderful experience here. I called in advance because i saw an ad for a Matsuoka M80 classical guitar, and went up yesterday. They were kind enough to turn the volume of the music down in the store so I can more accurately assess the sound. It was truly a beautiful instrument. They were very quick and helpful, and patient as I really took a while to get to know the instrument. When I said I wanted it, they also threw in a gig bag, the original case the guitar came with, and the extra strings that were inside the case. What a bargain for such a beautiful guitar! Very friendly, lovely place and I just had a fabulous experience. I'm stoked for this classical guitar and wish this business all the best. read more

Honest description and a fair price. Large heavy delicate item that had to be shipped. Great job packaging. I can't say enough good things about Balboa pawn. read more

This place needs to be shut down. They are not knowledgeable and rude as hell. How can you have a machine to test gold but can't be quite "CONFIDENT" that the machine is accurate. Horrible customer service and uneducated on real gold. I would not purchase or sell anything here read more

Very professional and amazing customer service. Not aggressive and they make you feel very welcomed

Look no further, or make sure the Balboa pawn shop is your first stop. The staff is very humble, will work with you, and display excellent customer service. The staff displays a wealth of information and I experienced no issue whatsoever. The area is clean, organized, and displays ample items for sale at a reasonable price. read more

***Warning***This place will rob you of your property*** I pawned an expensive camera lens to them a while back. I refinanced my loan with them a few times and they took my money and were happy to extend my loan. All the while I believed my lens was being securely stored. When I finally had all the money to take my lens out of pawn I went to the store and paid them. The dude helping me rushed me along and mentioned the store was closing soon. He put my lens in front of me and to my surprise it wasnt wrapped up in plastic very well. I asked him about the poor wrapping and he said the lens is all good and quickly I checked and not seeing any scratches on the outer casing or on the lenses I left the store. When I got home I took another look at the lens and realized an eyelash or hair was inside the lens housing between the front and rear lens. How can this be? I asked a camera store employee and he said the camera had to be taken apart for some reason. Angered by how this pawn shop betrayed me I researched what remedies pawn shop customers have against shady pawn shops and found nothing. So I am writing this review to warn anyone who is thinking about doing any business with ths pawn shop to be very careful or better yet dont do business with them at all. They will go to great lengths to steal from you. read more