Mountain Man Trading Post Pawn — Local services in Butte

I lived in the same neighborhood as Mountain Man until '16, my sister lived two blocks away. I never shopped there until long after I moved uptown. I'm a thrift store shopper by bargain type but a friend from Missoula was in town and she loves pawn shopping. Mid '19, so four years ago, the second pawnshop I was ever in. The first was a bit earlier on the same day across the street at Shopper's Pawn. I'm going to review them next. My friend likes buying movies and electronics affordably, while I'm always looking to upgrade my kitchen equipment, wall art and power/yard tools. They had it. They continue to have it and we're kinda frequent flyers these days. This shop is neighborly, the staff is professional, they're familiar with their patrons and their inventory. For a TV off the top shelf or a lawnmower to the back of your truck, they strike a deal and do the heavy lifting. Cheerfully too, they seem to love their jobs. Here's the funny part, we pulled in by accident the first day. We were across the street for about fi-minutes. We asked about a deal on the movies and the owner said "The price is marked. If you find a better bargain, you should buy them there." Wow. Nobody expected snacks or a restroom attendant, but they're more accurately described as begrudging rather than selling. My friend was driving a bit more frantic then we're used to Butte, jmo. She reversed, (tried) on to Harrison but ended up just backing all the way over to Mountain Man. Trying to turn around we realized we were at another pawn shop, so we went ahead in. We were there quite awhile, got a lot of stuff, and hilariously saw the jerky guy gazing from his lonely parking lot across the street, watching us leave, loaded with bags and carryout help. So...driving North on Harrison, you turn right just past Dominoes, back in, load up and cross the street for a pizza or get a beer at Dano's. Makes for a...

"Rob G" is a joke and scam artist . He takes advantage of your disadvantage and is not a man to his word nor integrity . Took my Ipad in for a loan $75 plus $15 interest.. Made consistent payments and did not faulted on due dates. When it was time to get my Ipad they said it was lost. Soon to find out they sold it on the floor even though I did my part paying back my loan ..... Was reassured that .... "I got you, I'll make sure your taken care of" me being reasonable agreed to this... I was indeed the ONLY owner of this ipad had my videos photos notes EVERYTHING on it .... Now being handed some refurbished and used ipad with a nasty case dirty and gross..... I started I wasn't satisfied... Where rob met me with hostility a raised voice and anger well that's as good as it's gonna get, that's all I can do for you.... with NO COMPASSION OR UNDERSTANDING .. This in turn got me upset as I started to raise my voice at him .... Like I did my part buddy, YOU need to fulfill your part. Which in turn led to the cops being called of course the cops are completely understanding on my part and witnessed rob taking back every word and trained to lie through his teeth to cover up his actions..... It was disgusting to watch.... A man that I thought had values, Turns out to be just a scam artist. He stated he would pay me $200 in front of the police then he took back his word, took back all the evidence from the text messages just lied through his teeth.... I warn you don't trust him or his staff with any of your belongings... (if you plan on...

The good: The selection. Product here turns over faster than probably any pawn shop in Butte - which is a good thing. Some pawn shops seem to have the same "stuff" for years on end. The bad: The pricing is just... off. The sticker prices are often at or near retail. Sure - they'll come down the customary 25% or so - but then you're getting a used - and nearly always incomplete - product for what amounts to a good sale price? As an example, I went in looking for a used digital camera. Of the 10 or so digital point-and-shoot cameras in the case, all but one were at or above common eBay prices. The difference: eBay listings typically include all of the accessories - cables, manual, case, box. The cameras at Mountain Man, almost without fail, came with....nothing. Not even a cable - which after you purchase will likely put you over retail. Again - MM has a good selection if you're Jonesing for that certain something. But be ready to pay almost...