"Pawn shop" and "friendly" don't usually go hand-in-hand. However, The Gift House on Historic 25th…read more-- serving Ogden since 1942 -- is self-proclaimed as the town's "oldest and friendliest pawn shop." And this might be the truth. First, let's start with the merch. At its heart is -- as stated on their business cards, "guns, gold, and diamonds." A lot of old-school, pricey rifles. Owner Scott Vanleeuwen is known far and wide for his collection of Browning-designed Winchester rifles. These are collectors items, and the lofty prices reflect that. As far as the gold and diamonds, I saw an abundance of rings, along with earrings, bracelets, and chains. Along the wall are several guitars, from acoustic to electric: Peavey, Ibanez, Martin, Dillion, Schecter, etc. At least for the ones I looked at, the prices are in line with what you'll find on eBay. Some really high-quality stuff too. For one, they have a few Breedlove Stage Series guitars ... top of the line, with dovetail neck joints, mahogany neck wood, and a 25.5-inch scale length. The Gif House's great advantage over eBay is you actually get to try 'em out before you buy. There's also a great mishmash: laptops, tablets, LED TVs, Apple products, cameras, Blu-ray players, tools (Bosch, Hilti, Makita, etc.); Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo game consoles and gears; coin collections, LED TVs, amplifiers, drums, mixers, snowboard and skiing gear, hunting equipment, taxidermied animals, paintball guns, CDs, DVDS, Blu-rays, Blu-ray players ... and that's naming just a few. And, yes, there's the "friendly" element. A group of locals are sitting ad chatting, you can pet and feed the shop's parakeet, or get a cup of coffee. I SO want to deduct a star for the Trump sticker on their wall, but I won't. The gift house is a very good pawn shop and, indeed, the friendliest in town.

The Gift House is an institution in Utah. The anchor of Historic 25th Street it is a MUST SEE. Like…read moreSpiral Jetty, Antelope Island and the Railroad Museum just across the street. You ain't seen Utah unless you stopped at the Gift House. Three generations of the Vanleeuwen family in this business assure you of perfect integrity, vast knowledge about the value of anything, and a really entertaining array of damn near everything. I could not make hight recommendation. If you need a little help, they offer respect and dignity for anything you bring in.

The best pawn shop ever!!! Ricco is the best worker over there!! He never fails on his costumed…read moreservice. Best pawn shop and i will recommend this place to anyone. And they got some good prices on their guns.

The owner is pretty chill and everything is reasonably priced! It's my favorite pawn shop to check…read moreout!

They tried to tell me a 1796 Half Dollar was worth 27.50 and when I looked it up on PGCS it was…read moreworth 27,500 graded at a 1 and its probably a 30. That was pretty darn shady You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

I just walked into that store. Miss spoke about one of the firearms that I was wanting to sell…read morethat's my fault. Told him what I paid for it which is $1300 for the two weapons proceeded to tell me no that's not what I paid which he'll never know because he hasn't seen the receipts Was completely rude. The entire time told me to talk to the lady. next to him, but wouldn't let her give two words out because he kept just telling me no no no no no told him I wanted 600 and wouldn't even negotiated. disrespectful rude, bald old guy thanks again, buddy. And I will enjoy this nice day .

bought a PlayStation 4 from them right before Christmas for my child. it's dead now only two months…read morelater. at time of purchase I wasn't made aware of any warranty or protection plans so I didn't get one. it constantly overheated and would shut down making it impossible to play any games. I imagine they didn't offer a purchase plan bec they knew it was going to die. also at purchase they asked if I want the cords it comes with, like yeah of course I do, what kind of question is that. I also bought an extra controller which was broken and they still sold it to me and didnt give me the charging cord for it. they sold me defective products and screwed me over. so disappointed and pissed off. don't shop here. don't waste your money like I did. it felt shady the whole time, like I was buying it from a criminal in a back ally somewhere. I should have known better.

Tried charging silver 22 dollars over spot price per ounce I don't know about anyone else but that…read moreis a huge rip off

HY & Mike's Pawn - Layton, Ogden, Clearfield, Roy The Pace…read moreBrothers (not to be confused with the 3 stooges) have been doing business with HY & Mikes since opening and have never met HY or Mike? All of it's locations & staff have treated us great through the years. . . Mostly Used Merchandise at a Fair Used Price! We always walked away smiling :) Great Service, Selection and Value!

My only experience with this place was selling a rather expensive item to them. (Hey, I've got…read morebills to pay and it was just sitting around, not being used.) The associate I spoke with talked with me at length about the item before offering me a bit less than I was looking for. He was willing to listen to me as I complained about his offer and told him about how the item was the top model for what it was. He was patient with me while I rambled about what made the item special and why he should offer me more for it. He went off, did some research on the item then came back and told me that he appreciated me being honest with him, that it was indeed the top model for that item and that it did indeed have all the bells and whistles I had mentioned. Apparently people like to bring in stuff and make grandiose claims that don't hold true. He made me an offer I was happy with and we were able to make a deal. Friendly, patient, helpful staff. I'd do business here again!

great store and great prices. staff is awesome and very helpful! I would highly recommend! Very…read moreclean and organized in there. very respectful and fair with there customers!

Buyer beware!! I went in to get a Nintendo switch. We tried to test it but the battery was dead…read more Store said that they thoroughly tested everything they bought and that it'd work fine. Took it home to charge for 3 hours. Once charged we tried it and the joystick on the left drifts badly! Tried to call and see if we could bring it in right then to get a refund and the lady was hostile and said store credit only or i could go online and resell it! Horrible experience! Avoid!!!

I have been a customer for almost 30 years and to be very very honest it is nothing like the…read moreprevious management this company has truly forgotten how far fairness truly go's thay are losing my business!

The service at this location is second to none. I went in looking for a laptop and explained what…read moreI was looking for. Anthony helped me and listened to what I said. Got a great laptop for a good deal.

Only shop willing to look at our camera when it went crazy during a trip. Really well stocked shop…read moreand informed staff in the back of a jewelry store. Honest and helpful thru a stressful situation. Would definitely shop there again, and take classes if we lived closer. It's hard to find a good camera store anymore so please support them if you can.

I came in to get some help with getting a watch backing off and the gentleman helped me at no cost…read moreeven though I didn't buy anything outright. The next time I have a jeweler need, I'm definitely keeping these folks in mind.

Worst service ever the girl just seems annoyed when I started talking about the airsoft guns that I…read morebrought in.I didn't even tell her a price on it.Or how much I spent, but I spent about seven hundred dollars on the whole setup, with a airsoft rifle and a brand new pistol, and she offered me $60 then, while I was packing up, I told my wife i would just sell the pistol to one of my buddies for $200 then, the girl was like the pistol only retails for $160 then I said it was brand new then she ran off into the back and I didnt see her again. If you know that the pistol alone not counting the $500 rifle goes for $160 why are you offering me $60

Ez pawn is the worst in all of Weber county. I've been there twice in the past month, not friendly…read moreat all