Pawn 101

Look who’s pointing fingers

An ad on my Facebook page alerted me to a film coming out this summer to be called "Spent: Looking…

12 years ago

Class acts

A repeated theme here at Kamaaina Loan blog has been the turnaround in the attitude toward pawn shops in the…

12 years ago

According to this Huffington Post story, in the five years 2007-2012, the number of pawn shops in the United States…

12 years ago

Pawn 101: Pawn shop scammed

Here's an odd little story -- in its entirety -- from the Bradenton Herald: MANATEE -- A Manatee County pawn…

12 years ago

Pawn 101: Pawn records aid Maui police in death investigation

Kamaaina Loan's pawn manager Krystal Cabiles is famous in the pawn shop for her steel-trap memory for names, faces and…

12 years ago

Pawn 101: Pawn shops get more respect

As an old newspaperman, it pains me to say it, but TeeVee is capable of performing feats -- so far…

12 years ago

One place pawnshops get respect

Pawnbrokers -- including Kamaaina Loan blog -- often lament that the image of pawnshops with the public is generally low.…

12 years ago

Luxury asset lending

One thing Kamaaina Loan blog hasn't covered much is how pawnbrokers do business with small businesses.  Usually, the actual transaction…

12 years ago

Who is a pawnbroker?

As this editorial from the Wheeling Intelligencer demonstrates, pawnshops and other dealers in secondhand goods sometimes have to surmount poorly conceived…

12 years ago

Who do you trust?

One cool thing about being in the pawn business is that we can (usually) make money on gold whether its…

12 years ago