Capitol Loans

 

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Diane S.

Seattle, WA

It's the first of the month, which means, yes, rent is due again. I, like so many others in Seattle, do not get a paycheck until the 5th of the month. What am I supposed to do? Save my money and spend according to some kind of budget? Not today, friends.

Instead, I thought I might sell some of my more useless possessions (i.e. gifts from the high school "sweetheart"), so with a happy sense of decathection, I googled nearby pawn shops.

Capitol Loans was close and easy to find. Bus routes that pass right through the area include (but are not limited to) the 9, 10, 11, 43, 49, 60 and 84. I can't vouch for parking, but I can say that the service at Capitol Loans was professional and quick.

Staff members were knowledgeable and helpful in explaining the process and laws around selling and pawning items. They ask for a valid state issues ID, address and phone number. State law also requires a social security number (though federal law does not).

The shop is clean and organized, and the other clients only added to the comfortable atmosphere. Overall, I'd say that this is a great place to sell your unwanted valuables or to take a loan on some of your priceless ones.

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Jennifer R.

Seattle, WA

Ok, so there are now two of us who review pawn shops.  Or rather, pawn shop, since my experience yesterday with Moe and crew was my first actual pawn shop exchange.  

I'm in a cleaning out mood this week and have been trying to purge my life of excess stuff.  I had a bunch of old jewelry - broken gold chains from high school in the 80s, a ring from a relationship that didn't last like the eternal circle that symbolized it, etc.  

I took it to Capitol Hill Loans and got $120 for it.  I didn't comparison shop on pricing, but this was more than I was expecting, so I was happy.  The exchange was professional - Moe got out a little tester kit to make sure it was real gold, he sorted and weighed it in front of me, and he entered all info (drivers license and SSN) into their computer system - a precaution to make sure you're not pawning stolen stuff, etc.  

There was a steady flow of folks in and out - definitely seem to be some regulars, but not the yelping type, I guess.  Good people watching.  Something about selling or getting loans off your stuff brings out stories.  One guy was hocking DVDs for gas to see his mom before she moved out of state.  Another guy was buying equipment for a movie shoot - and it so happened that Moe's strikingly beautiful assistant has a movie script in her head.  By the time my paperwork came through they had decided it was fate that they had met there that day.  

I ended up waiting a bit due to the congestion in the store.  Moe apologized and let me choose a pair of free DVDs for my trouble.  Excellent service, I'll be back if I have the opportunity.

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april d.

Seatac, WA

OK, so who writes a review on a pawn shop?  I do apparently.  I love Capitol loans, I love that big guy Moe and the other guys.  I bought a type writer there once before I had money for a computer and did my term papers on it.  We bought gameboy games there and who knows what else.  I like this place, I hope nothing I bought was stolen but I'm sure it wasn't.  I only took a star off because it is after all a pawn shop (but a very nice pawn shop).

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