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Santa Barbara Loan & Jewelry Pawn shop in Santa Barbara, CA

4.5 ★★★★★ 113 Google reviews

Buys gold & jewelry Musical instrumentsToolsElectronics Jewelry repairLayaway

Santa Barbara Loan & Jewelry is a pawn shop at 136 E Victoria St, Santa Barbara, CA. It has a 4.5-star rating from 113 Google reviews. Customers mention musical instruments, tools and electronics in their reviews.

Sell gold or jewelry here?

Santa Barbara Loan & Jewelry buys gold and jewelry, per the shop's website.

Call before you go and ask whether they pay by weight for scrap gold, and whether you can pawn the piece instead of selling it. Bring a photo ID.

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What customers bring in and buy

Each item is listed only when a customer review or the shop's own website mentions it.

  • Musical instruments

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    “Super clean store , great selection of guitars definitely going back to get one” (Google review)

    Mentioned 6 times in reviews · Listed on the shop's website

  • Tools

    Pawn shops for tools →

    “Store is awesome full of everything that you could ever need whether it’s tools, comic books, games, computers and good general vibe!” (Google review)

    Mentioned 2 times in reviews

  • Electronics

    Pawn shops for electronics →

    “Gone for years now and bought multiple jewelry pieces and MacBooks.” (Google review)

    Mentioned 2 times in reviews

  • Watches

    Pawn shops for watches →

    Listed on the shop's website

Services

  • Jewelry repair

    Per the shop's website

  • Layaway

    Mentioned once in reviews

From Google reviews

Santa Barbara Loan & Jewelry is hands-down one of the coolest shops in downtown Santa Barbara. It’s not the “typical pawn shop” vibe at all—this place feels more like a curated treasure hunt with the energy of a boutique.

★★★★★ Julio, Mar 2026

Best place to go, best prices. Gone for years now and bought multiple jewelry pieces and MacBooks. I’ve also sold many things to them for a fair price. Everyone is friendly and work deals with you depending if you’re nice to them as well. Respect and you will be respected and served with respect.

★★★★★ Jorge, Sep 2025

The crew at Santa Barbara Loan were great! Especially Julio. Def treated me right. Highly recommend.

★★★★★ B-Rock, Mar 2026

I’m incredibly grateful for Santa Barbara Loan & Jewelry. Like anyone, I’ve had moments when I needed a little extra help financially, and they’ve always treated me with dignity and respect. One experience, though, will stay with me forever. A dear friend gave me a guitar she had traveled the world with.

★★★★★ James, Aug 2026

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 113 on Google →

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