Maui gold buyer

Annals of dumb crooks

And a not-too-bright employer, as well. This story about a minor fiddle (total value to crook: $507.93) leaves us with…

12 years ago

Banks abandon the average Joe

I cannot say I think much of this New York Times Dealbook story about changes in the pawn business. It…

12 years ago

Mean streets

As Kamaaina Loan blog has noted many times, a pawnshop is a stupid place to try to fence stolen goods,…

12 years ago

‘Marketplace’ explores pawn business

National Public Radio's Kai Ryssdal decides to see if the ups and downs of pawn business are useful in tracking…

12 years ago

More good press for pawn shops

A ReutersMoney feature discovers (again) that well-to-do people use pawn shops for short-term loans. Pawnbrokers like to emphasize this, because so…

12 years ago

Thoughts about buying gold now

Is now a good time to buy gold? Maybe. The price is the lowest it's been in about three years.…

12 years ago

Real secrets of reality TV pawn shows revealed

One of the newer entries in the unending stream of pawn shows, Hardcore Pawn: Chicago, started out its latest program…

12 years ago

‘I didn’t know you were legit’

Les Gold, the Hardcare Pawn guy, is promoting his new book, so he's all over the interview shows this week.…

12 years ago

‘Is Pawn the new Prada?’

It is in Miami, according to this press release from the Jiminez Group. (Full disclosure: our Maui pawn shop, Kamaaina Loan…

13 years ago

How your old gold becomes new again

crucibleGold is recycled more than any other substance. Here is a 9-minute video showing how old jewelry is turned back into…

13 years ago