Tales from a Pawn Shop

Funny, we get along with the hair salons

From the Des Moines Register, a story about a suburban enclave that denied a business application from a pawn shop, in…

13 years ago

Star gazing: Rick to get hitched

"Pawn Stars" honcho Rick Harrison is getting married to his longtime girlfriend -- who he has said will never be…

13 years ago

Tales from a Pawn Shop: Our coin maven visits

One event we at Kamaaina Loan look forward to each year is Dennis Ryan's winter visit to escape the snows…

13 years ago

The newest pawn on TV entry

"Hardcore Pawn Chicago" has begun showing, in case you cannot get enough via the original Detroit-based "Hardcore Pawn" or "Pawn…

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

A new era for pawn shops in China

According to this article in China Daily Europe, pawn shops are modernizing in China. In China, you can pawn wine. That's…

13 years ago

Stories about diamonds

Perhaps you have seen one of Kamaaina Loan's ads that offers to buy diamonds, "especially wanted, 1 carat and higher."…

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

A sordid crime

From India, a story about pawn customers murdering a 14-year-old assistant in a pawn shop: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/2-arrested-for-murder-of-boy-in-pawn-shop/articleshow/17012776.cms As usual, the complete…

13 years ago

We don’t take collars any more

Pawn shops will consider a loan on anything of value (unless, as we say, it eats), but fashions have pushed…

13 years ago