Pawn shops have been around in one form or another for the past 3,000 years. They offer services similar to those of modern banking institutions including loans, consignments, and storage. A pawn broker has to wear several different hats including merchant, loan officer, banker, and even historian. A good pawn broker buys items for a reasonable price and sells them at a discount. The pawn industry is about making money, and that means repeat business and reasonable dealings. Pawn shops are riddled with bad press and an even worse reputation thanks to Hollywood productions tying pawn shops to seedy neighborhoods and bad dealings. Fortunately, the reality of the pawn industry couldn’t be further from that. A good pawn shop will carry a variety of items including jewelry, tools, antiques, furniture, knives, guns, crossbows, camping gear, and everything and anything you could imagine being of value and sellable. Some pawn shops even buy and sell cars, motorcycles, and aircraft. Yes, aircraft.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:27:09 +0000