What’s Happening at Capital Pawn?

We are rebuilding! While we rebuild, we have been helping the community by remaining open despite Covid-19, despite the fire in June, despite the forest fires, and despite the ice storm! Allowing our mission to drive us, we have worked hard to help anyone who shows up at our modular or any of our other […]

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How Much Will a Pawn Shop Pay for My Watch?

Despite the increasing popularity of smartwatches, the luxury watch market is still strong. Capital Pawn buys, sells, trades, and pawns luxury watches like Rolex, Omega, and Patek Philippe every day. You may also be surprised that other brands like Fossil, G-Shock, Gucci, Valentino, or Invicta are also valued by us. This raises the question, “How […]

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Get the Most for Your Laptop at the Pawnshop

Choosing to pawn your high-end electronics including your laptop can be a great decision. Bringing your laptop to Capital Pawn means that you can free up some money. So, if you need cash fast, pawning is a good alternative if you can’t bear to permanently part with your laptop. Also, if you decide to sell […]

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The Silver Market

 February 1, 2021: Silver futures surged as much as 13% Monday, touching five-month highs following a 6% rally last week. Meanwhile, retail sites warned customers over the weekend they could not meet skyrocketing demand for silver bars and coins.    According to CNN, this provides another example of the power of a group that has captivated Wall Street and Main Street: WallStreetBets. […]

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Merry Christmas!

The Crew at Capital Pawn wishes you a very Merry Christmas! Several years ago, just before Christmas, we sold a Lego set to an incredible family. They returned after Christmas with the Lego set built into something amazing; the kids showed it off and we talked about how creativity is spurred by something as simple […]

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Capital Pawn’s History

Adam and Beth both worked in service industries before starting Capital Pawn in Salem in 2011. Beth taught at the college level for 16 years while Adam started in construction before moving to the mortgage world. As 2010 came to a close, Adam realized that, though he loved helping people finance their homes and make […]

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Capital Pawn Salem June 11

On the evening of Thursday, June 11, Capital Pawn’s South Salem location at 3335 Commercial St SE was involved in a fire. No injuries were reported. We are working with local authorities to assess things and will keep our community informed of our situation as it develops. We appreciate the support of our local first […]

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How to Choose the Perfect Gold

Jewelry is quite a personal choice. The choice of which gold color really comes down to which gold you prefer but there are some other things to consider when picking a piece of jewelry. Gold tends to be the most sought after precious metal, so we will focus on the aspects of gold for this […]

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Capital Pawn adds Beaverton

We are thrilled to announce Capital Pawn #4, Beaverton! This year has been a dream come true for us as we have spread the Capital Pawn way up and down the Willamette Valley. What we do as a pawn shop is critical for so many people, and adding a location in Beaverton is a great […]

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