What We Pawn in Mobridge — Tools, Electronics, Jewelry & Coins

Things to Pawn — Ranked by What They Typically Bring

People ask what the best things to pawn are, and the honest answer is: the things that hold their resale value, because a pawn loan is secured by resale value. Here is the accepted list again, ranked from what usually brings the most to what usually brings the least, with what actually sets the number on each. No item on this list has a fixed price — condition, completeness and the market on the day decide it, and we show you the math before you decide.

1. Gold jewelry. The most reliable thing to pawn. The number follows karat (10K, 14K, 18K), weight and the gold price that day; broken pieces count the same as whole ones, and a stone adds only what can be verified about it.
2. Gold coins and bullion. Authenticated and weighed in-store, so the value is transparent and moves with the metal market rather than with fashion.
3. Silver bullion and pre-1965 silver coins. Priced on silver content. Small per piece, but a jar of old dimes and quarters or a stack of rounds adds up by weight.
4. Diamond and gemstone jewelry. The setting is weighed as gold or platinum; the stone is checked for what it is. Natural or lab-grown is the single biggest factor on a modern diamond — see the diamond page before you drive in.
5. Name-brand watches. Rolex, Omega, Seiko, Citizen, Bulova, Tag Heuer. Working, with box and papers, brings noticeably more than the watch alone.
6. Power tools and shop tools. DeWalt, Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch; Snap-on, Matco, Mac. Complete sets with batteries and chargers hold value; bare tools with nothing to run them do not.
7. Guitars, amps and instruments. Fender, Gibson, Yamaha and the like — playable, with the case if you have it.
8. Gaming consoles. Current generation, with controllers and power cords. Each new generation cuts the value of the last one.
9. Outdoor gear and optics. Fishing gear, scopes, binoculars, archery equipment, and name-brand chainsaws, generators and pressure washers (call ahead for large items). Never firearms or ammunition.
10. Laptops, tablets and cameras. Accepted when they are working, unlocked or resettable, and come with the charger — but electronics lose value faster than anything else on this list, so they sit at the bottom.

If it is not on the list, it is probably in the "text or call first" group above: send 2–4 photos to (605) 850-9455 and we will tell you what it would bring before you load it up. And if you would rather sell than pawn, everything here is also bought outright — pawn vs. sell explains which puts more cash in your pocket, and when.

Second Hand Store in Mobridge — Buy Pre-Owned on Main Street

Most people reach this page wanting to pawn or sell. But a pawn shop is a second hand store by definition, and the other half of what we do is selling. Items that come across the counter — pawned and not redeemed, or bought outright — go back out on the floor at 211 N Main St. Inventory mirrors the accepted list above: tools, electronics, jewelry, watches, instruments, coins and outdoor gear.

A used name-brand drill drives the same screws as a new one, and pre-owned costs less because someone else absorbed the depreciation. In a town this size it is often the only way to find a specific tool without ordering it and waiting — and you can hold it and plug it in first, which an online listing does not offer.

Stock turns over, so call first. One store, one floor. What was here last month may be gone and something better may have come in. Ring (605) 845-3759 before you make the drive. If it is jewelry you are after, see what is in the cases. Pre-owned rings that came in across the pawn counter have their own section on the jewelry store page.