Throughout history, pawn shops have played a vital role in originating loans and doing business within the second-hand marketplace. Pawn shops can be found an almost any major city around the world and Pawnbrokers are able to cater to a variety of situations form lending money to buying consumer goods and personal property items for […]
What’s it worth?
Be it an attic, basement or garage, chances are you have some items that may hold more value than you think – or less. Have you ever considered checking out what they’re worth? Earlier this week the Today Show aired a short segment called “What’s it Worth?” Members of the Today Show brought in some […]
Pawn Shop Rules
Pawnbroking has existed since the Ancient Greek and Roman Empires. When the economy gets tight, pawn shops become even more popular, so what’s the attraction? Pawning items is a quick way to get some cash, but be sure you become familiar with some of the rules pawn shops must follow: First, how it works: A […]
How to Successfully Pawn or Buy an Item at the Pawn Shop!
Do you want to pawn it or sell it? Most people are just discovering pawn shops due to mainstream media shows such as “Hardcore Pawn”. Pawn shops are not new to society; in fact they have been around for more than 3,000 years. Today’s pawn shops operate like mini, non-traditional banks for people of all […]
Pawn Shop Fun Facts
A Pawnbroker, is an individual or business (Pawn Shop) that offeres secured loans to people with items of personal property they use as collateral. The word “pawn” is derived fromt he Latin ‘pignus’ for “pledge,” and the items having been pawned to the Broker are themselves called pledges or pawns (collateral). There are more than 12,000 […]
Have you ever been inside a Pawn Shop?
If you’re like 95% of Americans, you’ve never even been inside a Pawn Shop. Pawning has existed for centuries dating back to the Greek and Roman Empires. While pawning in Europe has remained popular, in the United States it has a rather checkered reputation. But recently, the wildly popular television shows Pawn Stars and Hardcore […]