Don’t buy that iPhone now!

13 years ago

So say the tech gurus, because (unconfrmed) rumors have it that the iPhone 5 will be out in a month.…

Rolex sues online reseller melrose.com

13 years ago

Rolex has online watch seller melrose.com, alleging it used counterfeit parts in older, pre-owned watches. Melrose told the Los Angeles…

What’s Olympic gold worth in pawn?

13 years ago

An Olympic gold medal is only plate, not solid gold. It's really silver-gilt: thin, nearly pure gold over sterling silver.…

The nationalism of sport

13 years ago

The host Britons are doing exceptionally well at the XXX Olympiad (despite Mitt Romney's doubts), leading to claims by NBC…

Are stocks a Ponzi scheme? How about bonds?

13 years ago

Idly, I wondered about the "Dow 30,000" book I recalled seeing (but never reading) on a day when the Dow…

To mall or not to mall

13 years ago

Some background on the controversy about the Kihei megamall: Less than 30 years ago, the sum total of national retailers…

Tales from a Pawn Shop: The teacher who liked rings

13 years ago

Every day, a pawn shop is the scene of stories that are uplifting, tragic, funny or a combination of all…

‘I learn something new every day’

13 years ago

I bought a fountain pen, so I went to Office Max to get a bottle of ink. The very young…

Learning to go slow

13 years ago

Now that the Final Environmental Impact Statement has been approved, the Wailea 670 project will most likely happen. I had…

Laughing waters

13 years ago

Even if you've never been to Las Vegas, you probably know about the fountains at the Bellagio, which are as…