A bright green building on Southwest Tualatin Valley Highway in Beaverton is easy to spot, and it has housed A Cut Above Pawn since the shop was founded as a family-owned business in 1999. More than two decades later, the store still operates under that same family ownership at 18335 SW Tualatin Valley Highway, a stretch of highway that runs through the heart of Beaverton’s commercial corridor. The shop describes itself as the cleanest, coolest, and oldest pawn shop in Beaverton, a claim backed by its long, continuous run at the same address while newer competitors have come and gone around it.
As a full-service pawnbroker, A Cut Above buys gold and silver jewelry outright, including broken necklaces, unworn pieces sitting in a drawer, and bent rings that customers no longer wear, paying cash on the spot. The shop also extends short-term collateral loans, structured with a 60-day term plus an additional 30-day grace period, giving borrowers a real cushion before an item is considered forfeited. Beyond jewelry and loans, the store handles firearms, including FFL transfer services for a flat 35-dollar fee, along with electronics, power tools, and select antiques brought in by sellers across the west side of the Portland metro area. Staff are members of both the Oregon Pawnbrokers Association and the National Pawnbrokers Association, professional affiliations that reflect the shop’s long-term commitment to the trade rather than a fly-by-night operation.
The sales floor mirrors the range of items the shop accepts. Shoppers can find laptops, televisions, and game systems on the electronics side, guitars, saxophones, and violins for musicians hunting a deal on an instrument, and firearms and ammunition for those who know what they are looking for. The jewelry cases hold engagement rings, watches, and diamond earrings priced well below retail, while a rotating selection of professional-grade tools from brands like DeWalt and Snap-On draws in tradespeople looking to outfit a truck or a shop. Specialty finds turn up too, from authenticated designer handbags to collectible coins and military memorabilia, the kind of inventory that keeps regular browsers coming back to see what changed since their last visit.
A Cut Above Pawn is open seven days a week: Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., hours generous enough to accommodate both a quick lunchtime pawn and a weekend browsing trip. Spanish is spoken at the counter, making the shop accessible to a broader swath of the Beaverton community. Customers can call ahead at 503-277-2274, a number the shop markets as 503-277-CASH, or reach out by email to acutabovepawn@gmail.com with questions about loan terms or firearm transfers. For anyone in Beaverton needing fast cash for gold, jewelry, or valuables, or hunting for a discounted tool, instrument, or firearm, A Cut Above Pawn is a family-run, professionally affiliated pawn shop that has operated from the same green building on TV Highway since 1999.
