Tales from a Pawn Shop

150 guitars in a DAY

I'll say we are jealous, but then Maui is not Austin. This piece from the Austin Chronicle is one of…

11 years ago

Save those receipts

A customer came in today with a Niihau shell necklace she was interested in selling.  We, of course, were interested…

11 years ago

‘Pawn Stars Live!’ is dying

The attempt to parody the uber-popular reality show and sell tickets on the Las Vegas Strip has failed. The Las…

11 years ago

Why make a police report?

Here's an unusual story from Wyoming and South Dakota which reinforces the notion that you should always make a police…

11 years ago

Pawn your sneaks? Sure, why not?

You can do it in Harlem now. A 16-year-old kid with 200 pairs of sneakers had the idea. It works…

12 years ago

Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing

As Smokey Robinson so wisely taught us long ago. It appears that the magic of "Pawn Stars" is limited to…

12 years ago

Why they pawn — playing the long iron game

As we often say here at Kamaaina Loan blog, unlike at the bank, you don't have to tell us why…

12 years ago

Boston pawnbrokers save the day

Imaging-resource.com, a website for serious photographers, alerts us to this heartwarming story that will resonate with many, many visitors to…

12 years ago

New but old pawn shop guitar treasures

OK, we love this essay  by Jol Dantzig at PremierGuitar.com, but nowhere does he tell what the prices of these…

12 years ago

Presidential diamonds

At Kamaaina Loan, we like to say we never know what will come over the counter next. But we have…

12 years ago