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Our History

Best Collateral traces its roots over a century ago back to 1903 in San Francisco, California. The company operated continuously and incorporated under the name Best Collateral in 1993, with two stores serving San Francisco. Robert, our current owner and president, started as the Chief Financial Officer and helped to grow Best Collateral’s footprint, adding stores to serve thousands of customers throughout the Sacramento and San Francisco Bay Areas. He then purchased Best Collateral in 2001 and has been leading the company ever since.

Pawnbroker shop with traditional sign - three gold balls

With professional, highly-trained staff in eight stores in the Sacramento/Marysville area and throughout the entire San Francisco Bay Area, Best Collateral has grown to become the largest pawn shop operator in all of Northern California. We are very proud of our long history serving each of the local communities in which we operate, and we pride ourselves on delivering the same honest values and outstanding customer service we have offered for over 120 years.