I've been coming here for nearly 20 years. In the last 5 years there have been at least 15 new…read moremanagers and 5 district managers. They treat you like some crackhead with stolen shit even if you clearly aren't. Completely rude and condescending, put themselves on a pedestal. Deb as she calls herself is the newest manager and is no different, has a holier than thou attitude. Their buy back program has completely changed, charging nearly triple interest rates, they used to empathize with people about buying back forfeited items and now it's only about filling the companies pockets. Do yourself a favor and go to the one near 185th, the gentlemen in there are extremely nice and will offer you double whatever this store does. This location just needs to close because it's clearly cursed.

Deb the store manager is awesome the best customer service I have ever received…read morein the store so friendly and very fast. Thanks for the great service. .

I have gone here for several years now and I have always been treated fairly. They will work with…read moreyou if you are late and let them know why.

BUYER BEWARE‼ Don't buy any PA equipment from here because I bought a Yamaha mixer and while it…read moreturned on, it had a really bad hum. I brought it back to exchanged it for a lesser priced mixer and he charged me an extra $20 or else I can take back the non-working mixer. Very bad customer service and products. Stay away!!!

The customer service is incredible! I love the handmade signs around the store. It always smells…read moregreat in there and I got really great deals on gifts for the holidays.

Sometimes I find and sell my gear that helps fill the void! Recently, this location has gotten a…read morelot better in seemingly all departments. I am good with that!

This is the best pawn shop in the Northwest. I've had experience with the other pawns throughout…read morethe years but once I did business at Ben's I don't go anywhere else. Besides supporting a locally owned business you establish a working relationship with them. They are all great and are fair and honest rare qualities to find in this business. Thanks a million everyone at Ben's appreciate you and keep doing what you do!!!!

Great shop and great folks ! Very helpful and…read moreknowledgeable...the guys back in the gun section know their stuff!

Typical Seattle people, rude!!! I called to ask a question and given an answer even before I…read morefinished the question. The rudeness is unfathomable!!! She could have at least let me finish the question and politely answered, "sorry we don't." I started the question by asking "do you take gold bullion coins, American Gold," then interrupted. I was going to say American Gold Buffalo, a 1 oz uncirculated gold coin that is .9999 fine gold. Because she was rude and probably thought it was a numismatic coin where the value is all over the place, and insanely inflated by a small niche of people who are sellers and collectors, she rudely interrupted me by saying, "no we don't." However, it is pure gold and the spot price of 1 oz gold is around $4,700.

I trust the integrity of the people at Olympic jewelry. I was on the fence as to whether I wanted…read moreto part with a few pieces that hadn't left my drawer in years and they gave me things to think about in order to determine if I was ready to part with the pieces. Some I kept, some I sold and at a very fair price. I also had a piece repaired (didn't think it was possible and they made it happen). Thank you Olympic Jewelry.

Had a great experience at A1 Cash Now…read more After cleaning out closets, I organized my jewelry box, and had a few single earrings, gold and silver chains. I had no idea if the items were worth much, so we went to A1. The owner was honest and straightforward, and offered fair prices for the jewelry. I would highly recommend going to A1 Cash.

A1 Cash is a popular place for pawn or selling. The owner is very personable, knowledgable, and…read morewilling to offer advise. And, the rates are good.

I had an amazing experience with Julie. She's the manager at this location. When you walk in, the…read morestaff are all having a good time with the customers. The people here are really friendly and love their jobs and the people that they serve. In terms of ethics, this company is top notch, Julie is the type of employee all business owners strive to hire

I gave this place the benefit of the doubt because I know how pawn shops work and understand that…read moreno pawn customer is ever happy with the amount they get for selling or pawning their items. I figured the bad reviews are just from people who have received loans for or have sold their products. However, I entered as a paying customer to buy goods and I had a very shady experience with a dodgy owner. I came to this place today (29 Mar, 2023) to look for something for my mother-in-law's 50th anniversary. The blond woman behind the counter was charming and helped me look through the jewelry she had available. She told me that she just took over ownership of the place and said she had really good deals. We searched as I explained what I was looking for, and finally settled on two little heart pendants at $199 each. The owner said that the hearts had a 10karats stamp on them but she suspected they may be a higher karat, possibly 18k (or more). I told her that I would take them because I could just take them to a jeweler to solder them together and mount birthstones on them. I was even going to pay the asking price and not haggle for lower just because the customer service was worth it. She agreed and asked me to wait a moment while she tested the gold to find out how many karats they actually were. She turned her back to me so she can test on the counter behind her, out of my view. **I am not a person that has a problem with buying jewelry from pawn shops because even though the jewelry is used, it's not worn out. You can clean it professionally and place it in a retail jewelry shop to sell at retail, again and no one would know the difference. Some people just have a misguided belief that it's worth less because it's used. Gold retains the same value whether it's new or used.** The gold testing involves rubbing the gold item on a seemingly smooth rectangular stone which scratches off trace, unnoticeable amounts of gold. You then add a drop of a specific acid that dissolves non-gold metals. Each liquid has a different level of corrosiveness for determining how many gold karats the item is. It only takes a few seconds. After a few minutes, the owner turned around and said, "You know, I don't think these are going to work out for you". I asked why, to which she replied "I just don't... trust me. They're just not going to work out", as she took them to the back. She then came back to the front and asked if I wanted to look through any of the other available jewelry. I just gave her a dead stare, said "No... thank you..." and walked out. For whatever reason, she refused to tell me why she didn't want to sell them, all of a sudden. There could be many reasons. If they were not real, she could have said so. It doesn't affect me if they forgot to test the gold at the time they purchased it, only to find out now. However, If they were not gold, she wouldn't have taken them to the back. She could have just left the "fake" gold on a shelf behind the counter since it's worthless. It seemed more like her suspicions of the pendants being a higher amount of karats were confirmed and she decided she could sell them for much higher. The worst part for me is that she refused to tell me why she changed her mind about selling those items to me but had no problem with selling me anything else. This was my first time going to a pawn shop to make a purchase in over 20 years and unfortunately went to a shady one, even with "new ownership". I am never coming to this place again and caution everyone from purchasing anything from here...