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Selling to Us vs. a Pawn Shop
Different businesses that happen to buy the same thing. A pawn shop makes its money on loans and resale; we make ours on metal volume.
No appointment needed. No obligation to sell.
Live metal market
This is the market your offer is calculated against — not a chart printed last week. Your items are tested and weighed at the counter, and the arithmetic is done in front of you.
Fort Lauderdale
3562 N Ocean Blvd, Suite B
Galt Ocean Mile
Hollywood
Second Broward counter
Same testing, same pricing
Side by side
| Category | Selling to us | A Pawn Shop |
|---|---|---|
| Business model | Refining volume — we want the metal | Loans and retail resale |
| Testing | Acid or XRF at the counter, in front of you | Varies widely by shop |
| Pricing basis | Live spot at that moment | Often a fixed internal rate |
| If you want a loan instead | We do metals-backed business lending, $15k minimum | Small personal loans, any amount. Pawn wins here |
| Hours | Weekday business hours | Often evenings and weekends. Pawn wins here |
| Non-metal items | Precious metals only | Tools, electronics, instruments. Pawn wins here |
| Walking out with the item | Always your choice | Always your choice |
Every row marked “wins here” is a genuine advantage of the alternative. A comparison table that gives the other side nothing is not a comparison, it is an advertisement.
Our view
The honest verdict
If you want a small short-term loan, or you are selling a guitar alongside a gold chain, a pawn shop is genuinely the right place. If you are selling metal and want it tested in front of you against the live market, that is what we do all day.
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