Maui gold buyer

Education of a pawnbroker

In principle, pawnbroking is simple. The borrower presents some portable collateral and the lender gives him money. Later, they settle…

13 years ago

Crying all the way to the pawn, shop, no doubt

So many people -- 5,000 a day -- want to check out the "Pawn Stars" store in Vegas that it's…

13 years ago

Big dog

Here at Kamaaina Loan And Cash for Gold, we often brag about being Maui's biggest pawn shop. But that's big-frog-in-small-pond…

13 years ago

Arizona loves to pawn

Nationwide,  about one American in 5 uses a pawn lender to raise cash, according to the private financial regulator FINRA.…

13 years ago

Fair’s fair

You may not realize it, but Hawaii law requires second-hand dealers to follow the same rules as pawnbrokers -- keep…

13 years ago

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

And soon, a daily pawn show in cable TV

America's thirst for pawn shops shows appears to be limitless. History, truTV and TLC already produce a variety of weekly…

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