Myself and my husband have been to jewellers a few times for getting links taken out or put in our watches and batteries changed on ohr watches too. Always very helpful and very reasonably priced! Wou... See more
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- Pawn Shop
- Currency Exchange Service
- Jewelry Appraiser
- Jewellery Manufacturer
- Watch Repair Service
- Watch Store
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Visit our stores in Brighton Lanes, Brighton London Road, Hove, Worthing, Eastbourne and Hastings. GA Pawnbrokers are a friendly family business who offer a range of selling, pawnbroking, and Buy Back services against your assets. For over 40 years, our customers have enjoyed a discreet and personalised pawnbroking service where our mission is to offer the most competitive price possible for your valuables. Doug Newman Snr has always believed in treating staff and customers with the highest respect, which is probably why so many of his employees have been on this journey with him for over 20 years and counting… Since opening his first store 1979, Doug Senior’s enthusiasm and entrepreneurial spirit has passed to his children who all play vital roles in the continued success of GA Pawnbrokers and Jewellers. Professional jewellery and watch repairs with GA Pawnbrokers Whether it’s resizing a diamond ring, restringing a pearl necklace, or restoring a vintage watch, our skilled goldsmiths are on hand to professionally restore your items back to new. Based at our on-site workshops, our specialists can repair all watches and jewellery in short time frames, putting the value back into your valuables at a very affordable cost. Find a shop near you today.
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7 Brighton Place, BN1 1HJ, Brighton, United Kingdom
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GA Pawnbrokers Hastings
I have been with GA Pawnbrokers for over 20 years, back when it was a tiny one man family-run.business with one member of staff.
Over the years, every single person I’ve dealt with has been wonderful — they genuinely feel more like old friends than staff. The current manager, Steve (not so new, but following on from the previous manager), is absolutely fantastic. He has helped me out on more than one occasion when I needed a bit of extra time to pay, and he’s not just a great manager but a genuinely kind and understanding person.
All of the staff are friendly, non-judgemental, and incredibly helpful. Everyone there is willing to go above and beyond to support their customers.
They also offer excellent prices for gold, silver, and jewellery. If you’re not selling and simply need a little extra money, pawning jewellery is straightforward and fair. You receive a good price, and if the repayment feels a bit too much, you can always request a smaller loan.
There’s no endless paperwork, no budget forms, no credit checks, and none of the usual hoops you have to jump through with high street or online lenders. You can repay within the agreed time period, with no penalties for paying early, and if you’re struggling, you have the option of paying just the interest.
All in all, I would happily recommend this pawnbrokers to anyone. Just pop in and see for yourself.
Popped into the jewellers this morning
Popped into the jewellers this morning, & its the best customer service I have had in a long time. Thanks to Ross I walked out a very satisfied customer. Will definetly be using them again. Friendly, helpful, & local.
Brilliant👍🏾
Job well done…
Needed a vintage watch and a valuable fountain pen to be polished. They did a very good job with friendly service
Very helpful and knowledgeable staff
Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Good communication. Took in my engagement ring for resize and a clean up, it looks and feels good as new! Thank you GA
What a great shop!
What a great shop!
Good atmosphere, lovely staff
Very friendly service and very…
Very friendly service and very helpful..Quite happy with the whole experience of selling my jewellery and felt i got a good price
Lovely shop and staff
This was my first time in a pawnbrokers and the staff could not have been more helpfull.
Natalie and Zoe served me and were very careing and I was amazed as to how much my few bits of jeweller were worth, these had been in my jewellery box for years and not worn and gold so decided to part with them. I thought I would get about £500 to £1000 but when they said it was over £1500 I must admit I cried as to how much I got.
I also took some silver in boxes and they weighed it and gave me a price but also advised I might get more if I took them to an antique shop to see if I got more which was lovely of them.
I would go back again as it was easy to sell things and I would recomend this shop.
We have visited this shop a few times…
We have visited this shop a few times whilst enjoying our day trips to Hastings.
Steve is always dressed emaculatly, presents himself very professionally and is very protective of the shop whilst going over and beyond to assist. Will definitely be visit the shop again.
Went into store to sell some gold
Went into store to sell some gold, met Ross who was very friendly, informative and helpful. The transaction was dealt with efficiently and the money was in our account the same afternoon.
I would recommend highly.
A great company sold my Jewellery they…
A great company sold my Jewellery they were very helpful no waiting for the money on the spot deal and a good price was given thank you will def deal with you again such lovely people to do business with
David smith
Very kind
Very kind, knowledgable and helpful!
Helped with a watch I needed to store :)
Thank you so much! :)
Warm welcome and great service from the…
Warm welcome and great service from the team. Excellent price for my items.
Would definately use again.
Kieran was super helpful- 10 Stars
Kieran was super helpful and patient throughout my transaction. He cleaned a ring I had bought PLUS one of my own that I wanted to wear it next to. I will definitely be recommending and coming back often. Thank you Kieran!
Steve was fantastic
Steve was fantastic, I’ve never been into a pawnbrokers before & it was totally not what you think! I brought in a gold bar that I wanted to advance some cash on for a week , I got an amount they would advance , the interest rate & what it would cost me for a week & if I didn’t pick it up for 6. It was cheaper than getting the cash out of my credit card, for the 7 days I needed the cash but obviously 6 month worked out a lot more. But short term advance was really good & easily sorted all in 15 mins!!
Thanks Steve I know where you are if needed again
Lovely place to sell your gold
Lovely place to sell your gold, great prices. Brilliant service by Steve the manager and Justin. Very professional.
Thank you for your lovely service.
Amazing service
Amazing service, lovely staff very helpful and genuine!
Especially Steve the manager & Justin.
Superb team …
Always a pleasure to visit Hove Branch in George Street. Excellent customer service, fair prices and i wouldnt trust anyone else with my jewellery when it needs repairing i did once go elsewhere and i immediately regretted it and had to take it to gold arts to sort out the mess. Dealt with the manager today who is super friendly welcoming and very fair, even putting up with my noisey 2 frenchies who he made of fuss off. Well done gold arts youve got a superd team run by a superd manager 10 out of 10 to you all!!!
Always a good experience.
The staff are all very professional and helpful. I always am made to feel welcomed. I trust them to be completely honest and fair.
Experience acceptional
My Mother-in-law (Joan Caille) has requested me to provide feedback for her. Her experience was amazing & very professional with GA jewellers . Natalie Holt was very considerate & appreciative in the handling of our transaction.
I was very impressed with the work…
I was very impressed with the work carried out by Stephen on my wife’s wedding and engagemsent rings. A real craftsman.
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