Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry has been a Macon fixture for nearly two decades. Discover what sets this pawn shop apart from the rest.
As a family-owned business in Macon, GA, Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry has been taking care of its customers since
2001. Howard Reed was born and bred in Macon and is committed to the community he calls home. He got his start working in the pawn
business to after attending Mercer University here in Macon.
Howard spent twenty years at Arvin’s Pawn in downtown Macon, where he learned the ins and outs of the industry.
In 2001, Howard started looking for a place to call his own. When the owner of J.D.‘s Pawn passed away, it became
available, and seeing the opportunity, Howard purchased the existing property and turned it into Howard’s Pawn and
Jewelry. It was beneficial to take over an existing business with a built-in customer base in an area with lots of
walk-in traffic.
Original Focus
As a family-owned
business in Macon, GA, Howard’s Pawn and
Jewelry has been taking
care of its customers
since 2001.
Howard Reed was born and bred in Macon and is committed to the
community he calls home. He got his start working in the pawn
business to after attending Mercer University here in Macon.
Howard spent twenty years at Arvin’s Pawn in downtown Macon, where
he learned the ins and outs of the industry. In 2001, Howard started
looking for a place to call his own. When the owner of J.D. Pawn passed
away, it became available, and seeing the opportunity, Howard
purchased the existing property and turned it into Howard’s Pawn and
Jewelry. It was beneficial to take over an existing business with a built-in
customer base in an area with lots of walk-in traffic.
The Gun Business
Guns have become a booming
business for Howard’s.
A combination of aggressive trade-in value, great pricing, new
products, class three firearms, and custom orders has helped our gun business grow
over the years to be one of the things we are known for.
What Else Does Howard’s Sell?
As the jewelry business remained steady and the firearms business grew, other items began to
come into the shop.
In Howard’s years in the pawn business, he became an expert in more than
just jewelry and guns. He is now an expert in coins, collectibles, and
antiques. Though guns and jewelry make up a big percentage of sales, you’ll
find a wide variety of items at Howard’s shop.
What’s Important to Howard’s Pawn and Jewelry?
Helping people is the top priority for
Howard and his staff.
Providing low-cost, quick, easy loans is one way they like to help the people in their community. These loans benefit working folks who might be in between paychecks, have an unexpected expense, or face a medical or household emergency, and they just don’t have the funds to cover them. Howard’s works hard to offer a fair loan for a collateral item and has flexible terms for repayment.
They also help people find things they’re looking for. Specialty items, one of a kind pieces, and items you might not be able to find anywhere else can all find a home with Howard’s customers. Value for the customer is another top priority for the shop.
Howard’s takes pride in paying a fair price for trade-ins and pricing sale items competitively. Customers can expect to save anywhere from 10–80% on certain items. And the staff takes great care in making sure everyone is treated right and gets what they need, whether that’s a loan or a long-sought-after item.
Howard started his business to help people and to sell items at a fair price. The shop isn’t looking to make huge margins on what they sell, but to provide much needed financial assistance to some while keeping customers coming back for the unique and reasonably priced items they have in stock. Howard started with one employee and an idea of how to make the pawn business better. The shop now has 14 employees, and business is thriving.