Pawn 101: Check under the hood

13 years ago

Here's a story that every pawn shop operator can give personal testimony about. A man brought us a book to…

Subdividing your pawn loan

13 years ago

The other day, a customer came in with a problem that could have easily been avoided with a little forethought.…

A campaign high point

13 years ago

Every campaign deserves a memorable hula, and kumu hula Patrick Makuakane delivers with the "Birth Certificate Hula." If you follow…

A sordid crime

13 years ago

From India, a story about pawn customers murdering a 14-year-old assistant in a pawn shop: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/2-arrested-for-murder-of-boy-in-pawn-shop/articleshow/17012776.cms As usual, the complete…

We don’t take collars any more

13 years ago

Pawn shops will consider a loan on anything of value (unless, as we say, it eats), but fashions have pushed…

Dumb criminals

13 years ago

From Florida, a story about a burglar who thought he'd fence the sterling silver he'd robbed at a pawn shop.…

Are you too slow to vote?

13 years ago

At the very least, you should vote because that other guy who's for all the wrong things is voting this…

Things you’d rather do on Lanai

13 years ago

Get dumped in the ocean when your $8-million America's Cup sailboat crashes. However, it did happen in San Francisco Bay.…

They say the whales are here again

13 years ago

Does it seem like every year the whales return from Alaska a little earlier than the year before? http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/566031.htmlttp:// At…

Sad news — a good customer lost

13 years ago

From England, a story about a minor celebrity pawn customer. Mary Unwin was featured on a British TV show about…