Pawn 101

A pawn shop chain moves upscale

Pawn America is one of a couple of large (for the pawn business) chains that started in the past generation.…

13 years ago

Thoughts from a gold refiner

Dillon Gage is a gold refiner that Kamaaina Loan knows well. They put out a press release today -- not…

13 years ago

. . . and what about diamond investing?

With gold breaking back from its 9-year runup -- as this is written, New York spot is $1372 or about…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Stupid pawnbroker tricks

According to the Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, a local pawnbroker was caught accepting stolen goods. In a sting operation, police…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: We buy (almost) anything

So when a customer walked in with a box of old cannon balls and shells, Kamaaina Loan shelled out, so…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: The most common bad news

According to examiner.com, the most common bad news answer that the Pawn Stars stars give to customers is:  "The customer's…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: ‘Rogue’ gold buyers

At the risk of sounding like a broken record (do young people even know what that means?), we are returning…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Fender’s Pawn Shop series

Pawn shops don't get a lot of respect -- tell us about it! -- but from time to time there…

13 years ago

More ‘Pawn Stars’ soap opera

According to Fox News, "Pawn Stars" dumped Oliva Black because she was formerly a model at the Suicide Girls nude…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: Check under the hood

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

13 years ago