A pawnshop is a business that offers cash in exchange for items of value like jewelry, firearms, electronics and furniture. Its a way for people to get a fast short-term loan. When you bring in an item to a pawnshop, the owner will offer you money for it in exchange for a set term with documentation (often called a pawnshop loan ticket). If you don’t pay back your pawn shop loan within a specific time frame, the pawn shop will keep your item to sell.More info :ezpawn.com
In general, pawn shops are great places to go for quick cash. Most of the things they sell are not brand new and can often be bought for much less than what you would expect to pay at a regular secondhand store or on the internet. But a pawn shop can also be a great place to find some rare or hard-to-find items that may not be available anywhere else.
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Pawn Stars is a show that follows the day to day operations of a real pawn shop in Las Vegas. It’s a pretty fun show to watch mostly due to the interaction of the three main employees. Alton and JJ have a good working relationship and Chumlee is the perfect idiot to make the show entertaining.
I do have some issues with the show though, especially when it comes to pricing. Often times the experts in the show will give a price that is from this to this (like from $1,000 to $5,000) which is a pretty broad estimate. This allows the pawn stars to lowball the seller and still be able to make a profit.