Bravo Store Systems · Free Migration Toolkit
The PawnMaster to Bravo Switching Guide
PawnMaster is being sunset, and every un-migrated store needs a plan. This guide walks you through the full move to Bravo: what converts, what it costs (nothing), how long it takes, and how to keep the counter running the whole way.
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Switching software after years on PawnMaster feels daunting, but this is the one migration path built by the same team. Bravo acquired the Data Age products, kept the PawnMaster experts, and has completed 1,000+ migrations. Work this guide section by section and the move becomes a project plan, not a leap of faith.
Section 1 of 4
Before you commit: what to verify
The questions that separate a smooth migration from a painful one.
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Your data converts completely: customers, inventory, loan history, and transaction records.
Bravo’s conversion team migrates all critical PawnMaster data, so years of history are not left behind on a dying system.
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Setup and conversion are free, in writing.
Bravo charges no setup or conversion fees for PawnMaster stores. If another vendor quotes you a conversion fee, ask why.
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You keep read-only access to PawnMaster during and after the move.
Being able to reference old records at any time removes the biggest fear of cutover.
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The people running your migration actually know PawnMaster.
The PawnMaster experts you already know joined Bravo; they have seen your exact setup before.
Section 2 of 4
Plan the timeline
Most stores are fully live within 30 days of saying go.
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Pick a target cutover window in a slower week, not around a sales event or the first of the month.
Loan due-date clusters and busy weekends make a bad cutover day.
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Schedule the data conversion and validation pass with your migration rep.
Your data is converted and checked before you ever ring a live sale.
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Book staff training before cutover: live webinars, 1-on-1 rep calls, and on-demand videos.
A team trained ahead of go-live is productive in days, not weeks.
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Confirm hardware: what carries over, and what (if anything) needs replacing.
Most stores reuse the majority of their existing hardware.
Section 3 of 4
Cutover week
The checklist for the week you go live.
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Final data sync completed, and open loans, layaways, and holds verified in Bravo.
Verify the records your customers will ask about first.
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Police reporting and compliance feeds re-pointed to Bravo.
Daily reporting must not lapse for even a day; your rep configures this with you.
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Every clerk has logged in, run a practice loan and a practice sale.
Ten minutes of hands-on beats an hour of watching.
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PawnMaster switched to read-only, not turned off.
Old records stay one search away while the team builds confidence in Bravo.
Section 4 of 4
After go-live: what you gain
The capabilities waiting on the other side of the migration.
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Integrated eCommerce: list to Buya, eBay, UsedGuns.com, Guns.com, and your branded site from the counter.
Forfeited inventory starts selling online instead of sitting on the shelf.
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AI product lookups and price guides: enter make and model or snap a photo.
Faster, more consistent offers at the buy counter protect your margin.
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Mobile apps for approvals, customer chat, and online offers on the go.
Run the store from anywhere, not just from behind the counter.
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Built-in text campaigns, review automation, and digital receipts.
Marketing that PawnMaster never had, running automatically.
The bottom line: the sunset clock is real, but the migration risk is not. Free setup, free conversion, read-only access to your old system, and a team that has done this 1,000+ times. The stores that struggle are the ones that wait until support ends and then rush the move.