PawnMaster

RATING:

4.0

(19)

About PawnMaster

Data Age provides point of sale (POS) solutions for pawn shops and other specialty retailers. The systems offer optical identification scanning, barcode/UPC scanning, biometric validation and law enforcement reporting. The system supports pawn retailers of all sizes. Store owners can implement the Point of Sale functionality stand-alone or can purchase a suite of applications that include inventory management and customer management. PawnMaster helps eliminate customer fraud by offering serial number tracking, identity verification and verification checklists for high-end items. The system also includes fingerprint technology to check customer identity as well as prevent employee fraud and barcoding to speed up and streamline inventory management. Data Age also offer...
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PawnMaster Reviews

Overall Rating

4.0

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

4

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for PawnMaster

1 - 5 of 19 Reviews

Roger

Verified reviewer

Banking, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2019

The bets Pawn Shop Software in the USA

We have been running Pawnmaster for 4 years now and have to say we LOVE it

PROS

Ease of use and EXCELLENT customer service!

CONS

Some parts are a little un-intuitive but nothing to worry about.

Jeni-Lei

Retail, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed August 2017

Best decision I ever made for my #goldenballs! Don't waste $ trying to polish any other old system.

Increased productivity and employee efficiency, customer retention, continued business revenue and growth, peace of mind being able to access customer support. Going home an hour earlier at night because I'm not stuck doing paperwork that the system now keeps me compliant on. BTW this survey doesn't list my Industry. I am a PawnBroker so I'm not just Retail, I'm not just a Lending or Financial Institution, I'm not just Firearms or Jewelry, I'm not just.... I have the biggest #goldenballs and my industry sports three of them because our history is rich and listed in scrolls before Christ. My class, My Industry, is Pawn Broker.

PROS

Customer Support ... I knew when I first saw the software it is what I wanted my little shop to have but I didn't think I was big enough nor could I afford it. Now I know I should have started with PawnMaster because my business would be more than just a little shop with big dreams. Over 28 years with trying to get three different systems to run my business and keep me competitive was a waste of money. Had I purchased PawnMaster this old girl wouldn't be trying to learn new tricks but at least the trick is easy to use and the spotters (Customer Support) can handle my flips. Every week we implement a new Feature or Functionality that put us one step closer to moving ahead of not just the pawn competition but the retailers too. Quality- I haven't had a single issue with the software and they even worked with me to help it work on some of my old equipment. Ease of Use -- Each of us has a different learning curve but their Customer Support helped me set up the system with the features I needed for my business. This means that my employees weren't flying blind trying to figure out how things worked and if they had a question Customer Support was right there. Value for Money- Put a price on being more efficient, put a price on customer retention and incentives with the rewards program and many other Features. Looking forward to expanding and growing my revenue and business with the Quality Support system of PawnMaster and the DataAge team!

CONS

I have to be here to run it, LOL, just kidding. I haven't found a real down side yet. I am thankful the sales representative didn't give up on me even after over a year of calling. I am thankful they helped me find options and funding to get the system and make it work for me. The downside has been my stubbornness at not accepting that the change would save and make me money. The thing I like "least" about this software is that some people reading this will still not be convinced that my #goldenballs aren't just trying to con them.

Vendor Response

Jeni-Lei -- Thank you for the wonderful review. I've loved getting to know you through the course of your onboarding. You never fail to make me laugh so don't be a stranger! I hope you can make that trip down to see your BFF soon and of course, fit us in here at Data Age too. :)

Replied August 2017

mike

Retail, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

1

EASE OF USE

1

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed February 2018

not user friendly

all I wanted was a free Godex jewelry label printer as compensation for 6 months of trouble and financial loss. I felt I was done wrong by being pushed around, the printer would have made me feel appreciated as a new customer. Everyone, keep a eye out for my youtube video about all my system's problems.

PROS

customer service talks with great respect and courtesy. The reports are very useful and specific to certain info. Thats all I have for Pros.

CONS

Im surprised my mouse has not wore out. It is increadable how many clicks you have to make in order to do something. It takes me 10 clicks of the mouse just to upload to the DOJ. Log in log out is a pain when you have to find something in the system.I had 6 months of issues in the beginning. I went through every upper level tech. Lost a few amount trying to get the settings right. I asked multiple times for a free printer as compensation, and they said that couldn't be done. Whenever they fix a problem, you have to watch that they didn't accidentally change things. One time they fixed my system, later on that day I noticed the ticket writing fee was lower.The data transfer came with a lot of bugs. One time, I had 4 people working on a problem and the final outcome was an "ANOMALY", no one knew what happened. Callbacks are 50/50, many times I had to call them back and see what was going on. My account manager doesn't always respond to my emails, not that he responds late, he just doesn't respond at all. Unless your computer is dead in the water, good luck on an immediate callback. I put in a request for a small fix, tech called, the line was disconnected. Waited for an immediate callback and nothing. Today is Saturday, I will have to wait another few days before I call back. This happened before, I gave up and called after 2 days of waiting. I hate it when they give me the run around from tech to tech. If the first tech doesn't know, he passes it off to someone else. Then I have to start all over explaining what the problem is. I went through 4 techs one day, all scratching their heads. In the end, I had all four together on the phone trying to figure out what was wrong. That is when I had the "ANOMALY."

David

Consumer Services, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2021

Pawn Master

Without PawnMaster we would not have survived the past 25 years. The ease of use of the reports available are unbelievable. With just a couple keystrokes, I can access anything needed. I would recommend PawnMaster to any Pawnshop new or old. Tech support is stellar with friendly techs to help and solve any issue quickly. With the ease of using PawnMaster your business will strive.

PROS

This software is so easy to learn and use. Very easy to access all my files and reports. In 25 years we have not found a single problem with this system. Employees find it very easy to their jobs without mistakes.

CONS

For us, we found no problems with the software over the years. If anything arose, a phone call was all that was need.

Reason for choosing PawnMaster

My cousin used to help install PawnMaster when it first came out in Seattle to the local shops. He said he looked at other software but said you can't beat PawnMaster.

Lori

Retail, 2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed January 2019

Great software

I trust Pawnmaster. I do not understand how some stores function in this day and age with not using software. As long as we have our store we are staying with Pawnmaster

PROS

The report menu and management menu are a huge help. There is quite a learning curve and we still are learning everyday what we to use to help run our store but customer service and the online tutorials are a great help. A big advantage is you can pick and choose what best fits your store operation when setting up your software and always contact Pawnmaster if change is necessary in the future.

CONS

Some areas of the software need work as far as user friendly - with not being a computer tech savvy person it can be overwhelming making sure you are doing the function correctly but again the customer service we have found is very helpful but a bit slow to respond some days.