The King's Pawn 1010 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025

"Jose and his team are beyond incredible! I’ve been coming here for the last 2-3 years for the great deals and wonderful customer service! I think pawn shops have a bad stigma, and I’m thankful to buy and sell a lot of my items for great offers on both sides of the coin(selling or buying)"

"This place is seriously the best! My parents had been going here for years since I was a kid I have lots of memories of not only pawning items but also of purchasing items. Their customer service is basically like family. They have been more than understanding about my current situation, having lots my mom and the only belongings I have left are with kings pawn. And after finding myself and my kids homeless they have been a blessing to work with my late pawn. Seriously if you are looking for a family like environment that cares this is the place! Thank you for everything you guys have done for me and my family over the years. Ashley Goodwin"

"How this place has 5 stars is truly concerning. I went in to sell a brand new 10th Gen iPad that is unopened, never used in any way, brand new off the shelf. Apple sells this today for $487 including tax. I was offered $130 which is just such a lowball offer. I can see $250 at the very lowest but in reality it's not hard to sell on eBay for almost the full price, I just needed the money sooner. This pawn shop doesn't seem to have it's priorities straight and half of the shop is filled with power tools that are overpriced and used. Who is going to buy these? Probably no one. You can easily find this sort of thing at the Goodwill or even Home Depot for less in some cases. I was told they couldn't even do a trade in for my item. Avoid this lousy pawn shop at all costs."

"Came to today to get a loan on jewelry that’s worth over $4000. The gentleman there was trying to give me a loan for $250 max. Complete rip-off. Stay away."

"This place is smaller than it looks and less well stocked than you might imagine if you're just looking at the outside. There are, however, a lot of parking spots behind and next to the building. Inside it's the all too typical low ceiling, bad lighting and inartfully stuff piled all over that most pawn shops are. Add to that, if you're selling something, pretty much the same fumbling with and mumbling about whatever it is isn't what it seems to be nor worth what you thought. This is a tired game and it's on TV and on display at King Pawn in a big way. The guise is, careful purchasing but one look around the shop and through the display cases and you'll see that's not the case. It's just part of the game to get you to take whatever terrible offer they make. Also, enjoy the damage they will do, and they will, to whatever it is you bring while they "evaluate" it. They won't ask. They'll just do it and shrug. Well, you weren't taking that thing to another store now, were you? In other words, they claim to be friendly and they are, but they're also not that good at what they do and they'll lowball you all day long. Sure, you think you're smarter but you came to King Pawn so how smart are you? Smart enough to walk out before buying or selling anything? For your sake, I hope so. The best way to beat this pawn shop is not to ever go inside."