From a summary of a new episode of "Hardcore Pawn," set on a day when gold has taken a big…
Ian Lind (at ilind.net) has a good report from the trial of the Hawaiiloa Foundation (which is on Oahu although…
Kamaaina Loan blog has often pointed out how stupid a crook has to be to fence stuff at a pawn…
Not at our Maui pawn shop, where gold, watches, surfboards and fine art are accepted. But Kamaaina Loan would need…
From New Mexico, a story about how an alert pawnbroker used a tip from a savvy theft victim to catch…
Don't get your hopes up. By the end of this post, we will not be able to tell you. But…
Yesterday found us around the desk admiring a phony Mexican 50-peso gold coin. A customer had offered to sell it,…
And a not-too-bright employer, as well. This story about a minor fiddle (total value to crook: $507.93) leaves us with…
I cannot say I think much of this New York Times Dealbook story about changes in the pawn business. It…
The piece below about Blackie Gadarian ran in The Maui News. There was much more of Blackie that could have…