Pawn 101

Wash that smartphone!

All good things come to an end, and when that happens to your smartphone, you should wash it. And, no,…

9 years ago

Semi-good advice about pawning

For such a simple idea that people have been using for thousands of years, pawning seems baffling to many people.…

10 years ago

The war on pawn (and used cars)

OK, we get it. Pawnshops are not among the best-loved of businesses -- except by our customers, who value us.…

10 years ago

We are on the fringe and proud of it

Pawnbrokers are sometimes called "fringe bankers." Well, we are called worse things. The people who call us "fringe" bankers are…

10 years ago

Better endowed

Two women came into a Jacksonville, Florida, pawn shop. One was well-endowed when she came in, but she was even…

10 years ago

Another thing to worry about

From Florida comes a report of another way for pawnbrokers to lose money. In this case, $30,000 to a crooked…

10 years ago

Backing off the pawn reporting law

This is something we haven't noticed before. Across the country, there has been a wave of local ordinances requiring collection…

10 years ago

Is pawn lending fringe or mainstream?

For years, students of pawn lending have described it as an alternative to regular banking or -- in the words…

10 years ago

Trouble for diamonds

The following post should concern you even if you are not a diamond miner, which we assume most of our…

11 years ago