Wimpey's Pawn Shop

Come by our shop and get no limit on your valuable loans. We loan on all sorts of things: GOLD, GUNS AND BRING WHATEVER YOU HAVE DOWN!!!!

Jewelry collection becoming out of hand? Or maybe you want to buy some that you like better than what you’ve got now? Why not sell some of the current stash and get those new pieces you want! A gold buyer will be happy to help.

The temperature of the human body is 37 degrees centigrade. Because of gold’s unique conductivity, gold jewelry rapidly matches your body’s heat, becoming part of you. This may be the reason people hold on to their gold for so long. We can help you by getting rid of the gold jewelry that is no longer a part of you and get you cash.

Did you know that a $150 pawn loan for 30 days is less expensive than a bounced check, utility reconnect fee, credit card late fee, or payday loan? Pawn shops are here to help in the moments when financial issues create stress.

In 1988, nearly 7,000 pawnshops were conducting business in the United States. At that time, that meant that there was one pawn shop for every two commercial banks. Today, 12,000-14,000 pawn shops are in operation nationwide, and about 10 percent of the population are served by pawnshops annually.

Did you know that pure gold is very soft? Often coins would be bitten to see if an imprint was made in the gold. This proved to the curious biter whether or not the coin was made of pure gold.

Not sure which of your jewelry pieces you should sell for their gold? Your safest bet is to sell gold jewelry that is already broken or part of an unmatched set. This way you can be sure that the pieces aren’t more valuable as jewelry.

By the best estimate, about 152,000 metric tons of gold have been mined throughout human history. While this seems like a lot, 907 million tons of iron are mined every year around the world, or about 6,000 times all the gold humanity has ever produced.

The infamous words, Get gold, humanely if you can, but at all hazards, get gold! were spoken by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1511, invoking unprecedented multiple expeditions to South America by Spanish explorers. Within only a few years, the Aztec and Inca civilizations would be virtually wiped out as a result.

When people talk about gold bullion, we usually think about large bricks or bars of gold. But the term bullion can also refer to coins, such as the 1985 American Gold Eagle coin, the most popular gold bullion coin.

If you have video games or electronics just sitting around collecting dust, take it to a pawn shop to trade them in for new ones, or simply get the cash for them. If you've taken good care of your collection, you'll get top dollar for it and someone who visits later will enjoy it.

One of the many stories in pawnbroking folklore about the three gold balls pawnbroker symbol refers to St. Nicholas. He is reported to have left three bags of gold so that the daughters of a poor man could afford to marry.

If you’ve never been to a pawn shop before, you may be surprised by the quality of the jewelry you’ll find in our cases. Let’s talk about what type of jewelry you’re most interested in so that we can help you find the right pieces.