Last year we published a great blog article on the History of Pawn Shops when we unveiled our Pawn Shop Directory on our website where people could easily locate reputable Pawnbroker services in their area. Since the business of pawning is so fascinating to so many, we decided to share an awesome infographic from our […]
Pawnbroker Symbol
Here’s a little Trivia for our Pawn Shop fans: Do you know the origin of the Pawnbroker’s Symbol? The pawnbrokers’ symbol is three spheres suspended from a bar. The three sphere symbol is attributed to the Medici family of Florence, Italy, owing to its symbolic meaning of Lombard. This refers to the Italian province of […]
Tips for Selling to Pawn Shops
Everyone knows selling goods to a Pawn Shop isn’t the best way to maximize your profit (if any), but when the need for cash arises, here are some tips that may help give you some leverage with the Pawnbroker. 1. Do your Due Diligence In any business transaction, it’s important to first do your own […]
Feature Interview with Lou’s Jewelry & Pawn
We recently set out to learn more about some of the exciting current industry trends that have positively impacted Pawn Shop businesses across the country. Our feature interview is with Lou’s Jewelry & Pawn of Darby, PA. Here’s what the family owned and operated business had to say: Tell us a little about your business […]
Enough Excuses, Stop Procrastinating
If you had the opportunity to take advantage of everything that was free in this world that would help your business grow or help you personally, would you? The sad thing is, most people don’t. Mostly it’s for reasons unknown, but in reality it’s laziness, procrastination and inability to want to try new things. Hesitation […]
Pawn Shops Find Success Online, Too
We recently interviewed several Pawn Shop owners from across the country to learn how some of their success had been attributable to their online business and sales. We asked what online sites (other than their own shop’s) they were using to find sal…