I had some dining silverware and a little gold I wanted to sell. Everson gave me a fair price and a free bottle of ice cold water. He gave excellent customer service, which is a rarity these days. I highly recommend both Bloomington-Normal sites! read more

Tried to sell a Ginny Hogan Deckle 11x14 Southwest style framed print with pottery piece 4th of its series for a decent price of $130 at least. Prices range of about $58.75 to $135 on eBay, they work with only eBay prices they tell me. So I bring it in and Ofcourse they want to go based off of how many of them have been sold.. and Ofcourse none of have been sold... can't even make me an offer or anything. I show the lady that online Ginny Hogan Paintings sell anywhere between $240-$3600, showed the ones that have already been sold from her original website. No offer, no nothing, What a complete waste of my time.. read more

Monster pawn lives up to it's name, although it's not monster sized it's stuff to the brim. This place is great, and add an extra star if your a musician. They have all sorts of gear from paintings, pictures, obscure jewelry, audio gear, video games, dvds, Tv's, Music, and all sorts of pawn shop stuff. I found a huge, beautiful painting here for $15 for example....plus you can haggle which is quite nice for dragging down the prices. Lastly, lots of collectible items and do dads....want a German Pike helmet, they have it.....If your nearby, stop in some time. read more

Monster Pawn - Monster! - Pawn Shops Near Me - Bloomington, Illinois

The business is in a decent location. Customer service is atrocious but even worse over the phone. I have called on multiple occasions only to be told "No, I don't have time." I can understand that workers are busy but this has happened on multiple occasions (every time I call and ask them to check if they have the specified item to be exact) and it has driven me away from their business. The Bloomington/Normal area has many other pawn shops that will do what the can to help you out. On the bright side, the commercials for Monster Pawn are still catchy read more

Damn, where to start... Well, I had high hope for this pawn shop. I was told by a local that it was a great place. I must have been there on a very, very off day. This place was terrible. Problem #1. I went in looking for something specific. They didn't have it, no problem, can't have everything. But I looked around for more. The place was full of things I wanted to buy, but every time I asked how much for the thing on the wall, display case or shelving unit, I was meet with, "Oh sorry, that's not for sale, that's a store display." WTF, I didn't realize this was a museum or someone's private collection to show off. I thought it was a store. Whatever, don't take my money. Problem #2. I asked another guy if they had any blu-ray movies, he showed me what they had, and the first guy ran over and said, "What are those? and grabbed them away before I could look through them all. Like he wanted first chance to look through them. Then, when I found a couple I wanted, the guy scanned them and looked them up on Amazon and told me a price that was comparable to what it was if it was new. Literally $2 cheaper than the new price on one. Then I asked if he could work me out a better deal on a couple together, he said, "No, I can get more off the internet sale anyway". This wasn't a huge deal I was asking for. The total would have been just $4 off! The first guy came back and said, "We don't need to make deals." 3. Problem #3. I found one collectable item that I wanted on a shelf, and they actually said, yes I could buy it. The price was $15. It was all dirty and very used. No packaging of box included. I knew what the item was worth and asked for a deal, again I was meet with, "No, that's already a deal". At this point, I realized, this place is terrible! Horrible customer service, deal making and products. I'm outta here. The place seemed to be just a hang out for these aging wannabe rocker dudes to take advantage of the local college kids. Like the wives kicked there collections out of the house and they needed a place to take them. WORD TO THE FUTURE SHOPPER of this joint. Think twice. I know it's a pawn shop and it's about making the best profit for the company, I shop at these places all the time when I travel and I have a few locals I visit on a regular basis, but not here, ever again. They are all somewhat shady and we know this. I don't think they know what's going on here. read more

Suckas..... they give you good money for your cr@p. I had some speakers that didn't work well. They didn't care they said they look good so heres $20. I paid $50 for those speakers 4 years before I sold them to MP. I guess that sucks if you bought them, but hey that is MPs deal read more

Monster Pawn is the perfect place to buy or sell your new or used goodies. Want a cheap CD - MP's your place. Want a $5 DVD? MP's your place. Want something more upscale like a flat LCD TV - Monster Pawn might have it. Monster Pawn isn't a dingy, low-end pawnshop. It carries all types of goodies, cheap and expensive. They also sell some stuff online, so if you don't see it instore - just ask! They might have stuff in the back that's not ready for sale. Everything at MP is reasonably priced, but you could always haggle. The service is super friendly and the store is neatly organized. They have a nice array of jewelry, along with a house jeweler. If you want something custom made - they can make it for you! After shopping at Monster Pawn, I'll never pay retail again! read more

this place is allright. every time I go in there, I have high hopes, but I usually walk out without buying anything. Their selection of stereos and TVs that were made AFTER 1993 are decidedly lacking, as is their video game selection. However, they seem to have a lot of musical equipment and hardware, however, those are not things that I am really that into. They also randomly sell stuff like hardcover books that people try to give them. It's really kind of silly to do that, i saw a hardcover autobiography of Collin Powell there for $10...I don't think anyone is going to pay that much for a used book on someone who isn't really in the public eye anymore...but nice try! read more

Great store, amazing prices, friendly staff, free popcorn, and to top it off theres usually a really cute dog there you can give some pets too. We come here sometimes just to see the cool things we can find. read more

Bad prices on tools that you can buy brand new for a little bit more, bad prices on electronics that you can buy new for a little bit more. Nice to see all the guitars and amps that the owner has collected and has on display but NOT for sale. Little tiny selection of guitars they have for sale is for low quality guitars and again are overpriced for used. Complete waste of my time to go to the store... read more

Monster Pawn on RT Dunn Dr. In Bloomington is an awesome place to buy or pawn new or gently used items! My husband and I have been going here for years and their customer service is amazing! The friendly atmosphere when walking in the door to leaving the store is very welcoming! The deals are great, and most the time they will even make an even deal with you to give you the best price possible! Best pawn shop here in twin cities! And if you ever catch Cindy in there she is amazing and knows her stuff! read more

Wow Bloomington is serious about their pawn shops and from what I heard this one is one of the largest in the midwest. I was really looking forward to finding some ghetto fabulous bling but everything there was not tacky enough for my taste. Everything seemed to be reasonably priced and if you are looking for cheap dvds and guitars this is the place to go. They also sell stuff brand new at wholesale prices. I was disappointed that the rack of porno movies I was promised was nowhere to be found. Maybe it was all sold out. read more

This place is the worst pawn shop I have ever seen! There was nothing but junk! Even the "jewelry" they sold was just junk costume jewelry! No wonder they can't afford to offer pawn loans don't waste your time here! read more

Monster pawn has a wide selection and fair prices as far as purchasing items. However, when it comes to pawning or selling anything to them, customer service is not high on their priority list. I pawned mt laptop recently. The man who assisted me told me if I needed to hold it another month all it would be is another $20. When I called to extend it for a month the lady I spoke with told me it would prolly be taken out of pawn and put on their shelves to sell to someone else before my extention was even up. I explained to her what the man told me and she basically told me he lied. Monster Pawn is a greedy place full of hateful people and their merchandise and their pawning n selling prices aren't worth the greedy attitudes from the employees. read more

Always had fair pricing. Love the staff very nice to me. And alternative place to check out. Love the jewelry section.

I quite enjoyed my shopping experience there, very helpful people and they seem to genuinely care about the customer. There was two younger gentlemen there, I'm guessing one is someone's son and the bigger one is his buddy. Those two were so helpful, I've never dealt with anybody in any line of work who did so much to make sure I was helped. 5/5, give those two youngsters a raise. read more

Hubby collects coins so we hit the pawnshops every few months to add to his collection. The last time (and I do mean the last time) we were in we witnessed how they treat their customers. A young man came in, maybe 20 yrs old. He'd purchased a game consule 3 weeks earlier. He explained that it wasnt working. He was respectful and just wanted an exchange. The owner (I'm assuming bc it was the bald guy from the commercials) and two of the employs ganged up on the young man, smapping at him and being outright rude. They demanded to know why he was just returning it. The young man explained he works 2 jobs and had not had much time to play it. He said when he finally tried to use it, it wasn't working and he just wanted to exchange it for a different one. These three men intnetionally instigated an argument with the young man. About 10 minutes in, the young man finally lost his cool and snapped. He did raise his voice slightly, but was not as loud as the three who had ganged up on him. The three Monster Pawn employees immediately started yelling at him to get out and that they were calling the police. The young man told him to go ahead and call the police, that he still had his receipt and he was within the 30 day exchange period and maybe the police could help him to get Monster Pawn to comply with their warranty. The owner (bald guy) was screaming at him that he wasn't getting a f*ing thing and to get out. At that point, my husband put down the things he'd chosen to purchase and we left. read more

they dont realy have good stuff for sale everything ok is not for sale lol like is this your art gallery or pawn shop but definitely dont sell anything there they give u nothing at all i had brand new speakers in box with price tag of 299.99 on it and they offered 15$ lmao and some lil short gat guy with glasses is extremely rude go to the on main st actually friendly ppl read more

Great store with friendly people! Would suggest to anyone! I came in looking for a guitar and walked out with a guitar and amp! The shop looks amazing and has the coolest stuff around. Love it! read more

I drove from Peoria to Bloomington to visit Monster Pawn. The owner Ed is a character, but so am I so that was great! I found everyone in there to be friendly, and helpful (one little guy was a little TOO helpful, he wouldn't let me just shop) but the woman, and the owner were super, and were great hagglers or helpers. I disagree with the fact that they sell crap. They sell a lot of nice things, and he does like his music, so if you are a musician, it's DEFINITELY the place to go! I thought it was well worth the drive, as they are fair and I'm going back with my hubby and friends. Peoria Pawn shops suck btw, and they could learn from this place! :) read more

Great place! Friendly people and great prices! I mainly look for guitars and amplifiers and this place has a huge selection. I bought a USA fender telecaster for $500! They are very easy going and are willing to work out a deal with you. Once again great place would suggest it to anyone! read more