Famous Jamaican Reggae artist shops at our Margate Location!
Seen in the picture is Brian from GNCPAWN and Dalton Lindon (AKA Screwdriver) making the Jamaican peace symbol. Screwdriver is a famous Jamaican Raggae artist since 1989 with his first single hit "No Mama". He has since traveled throughout the Caribbean, Canada, and the USA. Now that his music career has settled down, he has time to shop at GNC PAWN! Thanks for your purchase Dalton.
GNCPAWN is proud to have one of its staff as a member of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
A phenomenal volunteer with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida for over 15 years. German Participates in all aspects of volunteering.
IN 2000, he was recognized for his tremendous contributions as the recipient of the Vikki Rissman Award, an aware that goes to a wish-granting volunteer who has served the Foundation for many years and achieves a standard of excellence set forth by Vikki.
In 2003, German received the Wish Granter of the Year Award when he reached his 100th wish (an accomplishment only a small handful of volunteers have achieved). In addition, he has found time to volunteer at more than two dozen special events.
"The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida depends on an army of volunteers to help make children's wishes come true. German has been an outstanding volunteer for many years and possesses qualities that all non-profit organizations hope to have in a volunteer. Amount other qualities, he is passionate, versatile and reliable. German is someone that we know is always the very best ambassador of our mission" says Norm Wedderburn, President/CEO of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.
German participates in other organizations such as Camp Boggy Creek, Broward.org, Friends of the Horse Ranch, and Plant-A-Tree Day. An honorably discharged Marine he has worked in the Jewelry industry as a wholesaler for 27 years, and is now part of the GNCPAWN team!
Our ENTIRE inventory is now available for purchase through our website! Let us ship it to you.
GNCPAWN has taken a huge leap in its retail efforts. Not only is our entire inventory viewable on our website, but anyone from the comfort of their home can now purchase items from us online. Just add any and all items to your shopping cart, check out with any major Credit Card, and let us ship the items direct to your home.
This is just the next step for us, not the last. We will be improving the online shopping experience every day. Check with us for constant great deals!!
GNCPAWN supports local children's soccer leagues!
In their second season as Gold N Connection as a proud sponsor, the Tiny Kickers Kids Soccer league in Boca Raton now wears red shirts coming into the spring season. Community development is important to the Gold N Connection team and we are very proud to have our youth wearing our logo!
Check out our new signs at our Fort Lauderdale Location!
Gold N Connection is making great efforts to re-brand itself as "GNCPAWN" and as you can see, successful in its efforts. Our store in Fort Lauderdale has just changed its main pole sign displaying in BIG letters what we do best... PAWN! Stop by and say hi, let us know our sign is working and we just might be willing to give you an extra discount.
Check out our new Box Truck Wrap!
GNCPAWN's Box Truck has been wrapped again! Our new logo is BIG and can be seen driving by in any direction. If you see our truck on the road give us 2 honks so we know you love us!
GNC Pawn supports local philanthropy and charity in Broward County!
This years Community Campaign Celebration was a great success, partially in thanks to GNC PAWN. The event celebrates a wonderful year of philanthropy and charity in Broward County. GNC Pawn is proud to give back to the community and was thanked at the event with a plaque which was presented to co-owner Adam Davis by Broward County Commissioner Suzanne Gunzburger.
We now offer our complete inventory online for the public to view!!
GNC Pawn can now separate it self even further from our competition (and Craigslist). We now have available our complete inventory from all of our stores online!
Most of the items will include at least one real picture or more. These pictures are taken from our staff and are not stock images. What you see, is what you'll get!!
We offer two ways to browse our Inventory. The first is a general search by category and the second is a simple search by phrase. From there you can narrow down your results by store if you like and view more details about the item in question.
This is our first step in a move towards an online store in which our customers can purchase items from the comfort of their homes.
Check out our complete inventory for your self and see how good we really are!
GNC Pawn of Hollywood has again a massive billboard on 441. Just can't miss it!
For our second time GNC Pawn now occupies the CBS billboard just south of Griffin Road on 441. This billboard stands right above the entry to our parking lot, so you just can't miss us! If you see our billboard around, stop in and say hello to our friendly staff and let them know the billboard is working!
GNC Pawn was interview by MSNBC nightly news on national television for Christmas Shopping Specials at the Pawn Shop.
Just two days before Christmas, and people were still looking for bargains this year at the local pawn shops. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports from GNC Pawn's Fort Lauderdale Location on Oakland Park Blvd. Co-owner Josh Davis was interviewd.
GNC Pawn's Grand Opening BBQ at our newest Location Formerly the Happy Hocker.
For the first time in over 3 years, Gold N Connection was able to gather together all of our staff for a non-work related event.
In celebration of our 5th location opening, we opened our doors to the public and family for a BBQ. It was nice getting everyone together. Many of our staff rarely see their co-workers and this was just the thing we all needed.
Adam was on the BBQ making us all Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, and Chicken Patties. Everyone left on a full belly, even some of our customers who stopped by for a little bit of fun.
Maybe next year we will have a bigger BBQ. That is, only if YOU come!
Gold N Connection helps to start a Rock Band. Group 'The Goddamn Hustle' met at one of our stores and did business there!!
Here is a snip-it from the full article:
Ashley Reda: Before GDH, the only legit, show-playing, music-recording bands I was in were Madelyn, when I was in high school, and Chasing Manhattan, which was actually when Chris Ament and I started making music together. We moved to Gainesville for a while and started what eventually became this band. When we came back to Lauderdale, we started hanging out with Adam Guagliardo, who we knew of from school but never talked to. His bass was at Gold-N-Connection Pawn Shop with my guitar, and upon finding that out, I knew it was perfect. We came across Derek Jerome on a hunt for a full-time drummer. We found him on Craigslist, and he had some goofy picture, and it said he liked beer and some random sick bands, and after two days, he learned our set and it was done.
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Gold N Connection assumes control of the famous Happy Hocker Pawn, located right off I-95 and Prospect Rd.
On November 7th, brothers Josh and Adam Davis purchased the historic and iconic Happy Hocker Pawn Shop located at 4525 NW 8th Ave in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After opening its doors in 1979, The Happy Hocker soon became one of the most well known pawn shops in South Florida. It was also the birthplace of Comp-U-Pawn, today's most highly regarded pawn shop software.
When Josh and Adam arrived in South Florida 3 years ago, they were intent on opening a successful chain of pawnshops. In that time they have worked hard to open 5 highly-regarded pawnshops in Broward County.
When the Davis Brothers announced that their company, Gold N Connection, was purchasing one of South Florida's most iconic pawnshops, nobody was surprised. On the same day they also launched their new and improved website www.GNCPAWN.com and revealed their rebranding as GNC Pawn. "We've been expanding at a nice rate so far, when this opportunity presented itself we jumped on it", said Adam, "we've had our eyes on this location for a while. Its high visibility makes it an excellent addition to our locations for attracting new clientele."
Since it opened in 1979, the Happy Hocker has been a fixture in South Florida. The large yellow sign along I-95 has always been hard to miss. Even if you have never been in a pawnshop before, you know where the Happy Hocker is located. "The location is phenomenal," says Josh, "we're very excited to meet all of our new customers!"
The company and staff pride themselves in treating their customers like family. It is this customer service oriented approach that has made them stand out from their competitors. "We give more, and charge less" has become something of a company motto. Customers of the Happy Hocker will be pleased with the changes the Davis brothers bring to each pawnshop they acquire. "Our goal is to create a retail atmosphere in the pawnshop that is neat, clean, orderly, and friendly" says Adam.
The days of dusty shops with ancient merchandise, surly employees, and poor attitudes are gone. GNC Pawn looks forward to the future of the industry, and their newest location will be its biggest example yet. The brothers plan on bringing their years of experience, and extensive knowledge of the industry to improving their newest acquisition. They both attribute the majority of their knowledge and success to the tutelage of their father, Jeff, who has been a pawn industry veteran for 35 years. Both brothers continue to work closely with their father Jeff, as he continues to offer knowledge and inspiration to their growing company.
GNC Pawn plans on bringing the Florida Pawn scene to new levels. You can find them on Twitter, Ebay, Facebook, Craigslist, and even Youtube. Their state of the art website offers customers additional ways to stay in touch with their pawnbroker; they can see their transactions online, submit their wish for items they wish to buy, and see what's new in stock.
It's great to see young faces modernizing and progressing this ancient industry. If you are in need of financial help, you want your lender to make your situation better. It is obvious that the Davis Brothers and their staff are working hard to make sure that is always the case. "Our customers are our business", says Adam, "without them we are nothing".
