Pawn 101

Postmortem on the reality shoot

Bob McCullough of Pawn  Stories says he got enough good footage in 2 days to fill 3 30-minute shows  (with…

13 years ago

Fun, fun, fun

First day of shooting for Pawn Stories is in the can. Nobody showed up with a knickknack from tutu's attic…

13 years ago

‘In Hock’ tells how pawnshops helped build capitalism

IN HOCK: Pawning in America from Independence through the Great Depression, by Wendy A. Woloson. 233 pages, illustrated. Chicago  …

13 years ago

First Portugal, now Gold selling sweeps Italy

A few days ago, we linked to a report that in Portugal, out-of-work citizens have sold almost all their gold.…

13 years ago

Pawn 101: HIgh value pawns

At Bloomberg News, there's a interview at Borro, a London pawn shop that brags it services the well-to-do. The owner…

13 years ago

Don’t buy that iPhone now!

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

13 years ago

Rolex sues online reseller melrose.com

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

13 years ago

To mall or not to mall

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

13 years ago