Alaska

Alaska has some 55 pawnshops scattered widely throughout its vast land mass. Since its earliest pioneer days, Alaska’s rugged citizens have operated and hunted for bargains at pawn shops in cities throughout the state, from Anchorage to Wasilla to North Pole. Years after the Klondike Gold Rush, you can still try to strike it rich with great deals on jewelry, computers, TVs, cameras, watches, musical instruments, electronics, video games and the whole range of deeply discounted items found at pawnshops.

For sellers, Alaska’s pawn shops provide a source of quick, temporary cash to pay bills or cover other immediate needs, almost always for less than competing businesses like payday advance stores. Sellers have the choice of pawning an item, which they can get back when they pay back their loan with interest, or selling their item to the pawnshop, usually for 30 to 40 percent of the item’s resale value. Rings, bracelets, necklaces and watches are the most commonly pawned items, since they are valuable, portable and not necessary for everyday living (like a car). Televisions, guitars, cameras, power tools, equipment, small electronics, laptop computers, PDAs, cell phones, video game systems and even antiques are commonly pawned for the same reasons, in exchange for fast cash with no hassles. In Alaska, you can even find snowmobiles, snow machines, cars, trucks and other large equipment for sale by pawn shops.

Buyers are lured to Alaska’s pawn shops for the bargains. Whether you live in Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan or Nome, pawn shops throughout our largest state offer an opportunity for good deals that beat thrift shops and discount stores. Every pawnshop customer, like every Gold Rush hopeful, is looking for that one special find.

You can find a pawn shop in these Alaska cities and locations. It is estimated that Alaska has some 55 pawnshops.